Sharktoberfest NightLife

It’s that time of year agai - when toothy sharks and thirsty humans unite for a salute to brews with an aquatic twist.

Shark Talks
(African Hall)

• 7:30pm - Learn what it takes to discover a new shark species with Vicky Vásquez, graduate student at the Pacific Shark Research Center, who named the Ninja Lanternshark.
   
• 8:30pm - Get a crash course in shark behavior with Shark Stewards founder and director David McGuire; great white shark expert Dr. John McCosker, the Academy’s Chair Emeritus of Aquatic Biology; and learn about shark migrations from Tim White, graduate student at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station.

Virtual Shark Tank
(Science Today, East Pavilion)
6:00 - 10:00pm

-----> Drop by the East Pavilion for a 3D tour of a shark, using Lifeliqe’s “mixed reality” HoloLens.
 

Shark Trivia
(Coral Reef)
6:45 & 7:15pm
-----> Down in the Coral Reef, try your hand (or fin) at shark-themed trivia hosted by Ocean Research Foundation.
 

Shark Science
(Project Lab)
6:00 - 9:30pm
-----> Get even closer to sharks as you meet with researchers and reps from Cotton Crustaceans, Ocean Film Festival, Yxlon CT Scanners and Pacific Shark Research Center.
 

Fin Party
(Piazza)
6:00 - 10:00pm
​-----> Join BFF.fm DJs "Right Shark" (DJ Cosmic Amanda) and "Left Shark" (DJ Small Crimes) as they spin the ultimate underwater groove.

Ocean Crusaders
(Front Lobby)
6:00 - 10:00pm
​Rub elbows with the ocean crusaders from Shark Stewards who are working to protect threatened shark populations.

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