Capture the Magic of the 2024 Holiday Season with Our Photo Opportunity!
Capture the Magic of the Season with Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park's Holiday Photo Opportunity! Looking for the perfect photo opportunity for your 2024 holiday cards? Look no further! On select dates throughout the holiday season, you can get a picture with one of our adorable African penguins! Slots for these photos are limited, so book yours today! General admission is required and must be purchased separately. Available Dates: November 9-10, November 16-17, November 23 – December 1, December 7-8,
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island to Host Family-Friendly Halloween Event Featuring Local Community Partners
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island is gearing up for a thrilling Halloween celebration filled with fun and excitement for all ages. Join in on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 5-8 p.m., for a night of trick-or-treating, live entertainment, carnival games, costume contests, and more! The evening starts with guests receiving a Treasure Map and a Kids Eat Free voucher at The Boardwalk's Main Entrance. Participants will follow the map to visit each merchant for a unique "X," and upon completion, they can drop off their
Gulfarium CARE Center Releases Rehabilitated Sea Turtles, Including Critically Endangered Kemp’s Rid
A heartwarming scene unfolded today at Inlet Beach Regional Access as the Gulfarium CARE Center released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico. Among the attendees were evacuees from Southern Florida, seeking relief from Hurricane Milton’s devastation. For many, the turtle release offered a much-needed moment of hope and inspiration. Locals, tourists, and evacuees alike gathered to witness the triumphant return of these resilient sea turtles to their natural habitat, symbolizing
Gulfarium Offers 2025 Resident Pass For Purchase in October Only
For a limited time only, from Oct. 1-31, you can secure your 2025 Resident Pass for $64.99 and enjoy unlimited visits* to Gulfarium throughout the upcoming year and the rest of this year! But hurry—this fall-exclusive offer is only available until Oct. 31!*Blackout dates apply: November 23, 2024 - December 1, 2024; December 26, 2024 - January 3, 2025; March 15 - April 6; May 24 - September 1; November 22 - November 30. Passes are valid from the date of purchase until December 20, 2025.Claim your pass
Four Endangered Sea Turtles Released Back into the Gulf by Gulfarium CARE Center at Inlet Beach
Today, Gulfarium CARE Center, a leading organization in Florida for rescuing and rehabilitating bycatch endangered sea turtles, celebrated the release of four rehabilitated sea turtles at Inlet Beach Regional Access. The event drew a diverse crowd of beachgoers, volunteers, sea turtle advocates, and school students who came to witness this remarkable marine conservation effort. The Gulfarium CARE Center, based in the Destin-Fort Walton area, regularly conducts releases at locations like Inlet Beach to
Gulfarium’s Patrick Berry Honored as Destin Chamber’s Business Person of the Quarter
During the Destin Chamber’s June 14 Business Before Hours Sponsored by Holloway Yacht Charters, Patrick Berry (left), Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, was honored with the Chamber’s Business Person of the Quarter Award. This award is presented directly from the Chamber’s Board of Directors to a Destin area businessperson showing vision for his or her business and leadership in our community. Berry is pictured with 2024 Chamber Chairman Christian Carlee of
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center 2023 Recap
2023 Year in Review 2023 was a huge year at the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center! With a record number of sea turtles treated, multiple turtles tagged for research, and remarkable rehabilitation stories, this is certainly a year we will not soon forget. We cared for 133 sea turtles in 2023, and successfully released 119 turtles! With 3 turtles still currently in rehab at the C.A.R.E. Center, our overall rehabilitation success rate for the year was 92%! Of those 119 released turtles, 75 were Loggerheads, 31 were
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Officially Welcomes Resident Dolphins to New Habitat
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, located on Okaloosa Island in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is excited to announce that their resident Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are making themselves at home in the long-awaited Dolphin Oasis. Located on the north side of the park, Dolphin Oasis truly lives up to its name, boasting 2.2 acres of sandy dunes, palms, and the stunning emerald waters of the Florida Gulf Coast. After giving the dolphins time to acclimate to their new surroundings, Dolphin Oasis
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Releases Four Rehabilitated Sea Turtles
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center successfully released four more rehabilitated sea turtle patients on Friday, November 17th, 2023 in Perdido Key, Florida. After a record summer of turtle intakes, the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has been relieved with the slowing down of the season. As the weather cools down, sea turtles swim towards deeper, cooler water, and their activity in the shore of the Emerald Coast lessens. This public release was presented by the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center staff and volunteers, and
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center is Awarded Funding by the Sea Turtle Grants Program 2023
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has been awarded a grant for $10,087.09 from the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program. The C.A.R.E Center received the grant to help renovate a designated necropsy suite, as well as additional transport tubs to hold turtles for intake exams, release transport, dry docking after surgical procedures, and holding for necropsy. This grant will greatly increase the efficiency to conduct necropsies in a timely manner and increase the C.A.R.E. Center's knowledge and improve clinical
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Successfully Releases Three More Rehabilitated Sea Turtles
The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released another three rehabilitated sea turtle patients on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Henderson Beach State Park in Destin, Florida. So far this year the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has taken in 91 sea turtles due to strandings, and has released 61 of them. Today, three sea turtles, two Loggerheads and one Kemps ridley, were returned to the Gulf of Mexico. Several dedicated C.A.R.E Center staff team members and their volunteers, as well as numerous beachgoers
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Successfully Releases Six Rehabilitated Sea Turtles
The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released six rehabilitated sea turtle patients on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Inlet Beach in the Florida panhandle. The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has taken in 89 patients this year, and so far has released 58 of them. Today, six sea turtles, four Loggerheads, one Kemps ridley, and one Green were able to return to the Gulf of Mexico. This marks the third release at Inlet Beach in the last month. Several dedicated C.A.R.E Center staff team members and their
Gulfarium Press Announcement - Five Sea Turtles Return to the Gulf
The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released five rehabilitated sea turtle patients on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Inlet Beach in the Florida panhandle. Since turtle season began in May, the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has been very busy with the intake of injured turtles, sometimes receiving three to four turtles per day. The staff at the C.A.R.E. Center are working very hard and around the clock to give these turtles the care they need for a successful release into their natural
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Successfully Releases Three Cold Stun Sea Turtles After Months of Treatment
The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released three rehabilitated cold stun sea turtle patients on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Cape San Blas, Florida. Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center received eight juvenile Kemps Ridley sea turtles back in December 2022 from Cape Cod Massachusetts after a massive cold stun event struck the area. On Wednesday, the C.A.R.E. team was able to release three of these turtles. Daisy weighed 5.5 lbs when she first arrived to the CARE Center and weighed 6.5lbs on the day of
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Successfully Releases Three Rehabilitated Sea Turtles
The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center successfully released three rehabilitated sea turtles on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Topsail Hill State Park, Florida. Grace, an adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, weighs 70lbs. Grace was found entangled in a buoy line on July 23, 2022. Stranding coordinator Tabitha Siegfried paired up with Fort Walton Beach Parasailing to rescue Grace right offshore in front of the Four Points Resort on Okaloosa Island. Grace had been reportedly stuck to the buoy line for over 24
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Hosts Local Foster Families for annual Breakfast with Santa
On Saturday, December 10, 2022, the Gulfarium hosted Breakfast with Santa for the third year in a row for Feed Fosters of Northwest Florida with the First City Church. This event provides foster children a unique opportunity to celebrate the holidays and honor their foster families. The event welcomed foster children and their families in the panhandle area throughout Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties. This year they had 682 kids and their families, totaling 1,037 guests with over 150
Holiday Membership Sale! 20% OFF
The perfect stocking stuffer for the whole family! Give the gift of adventure this holiday season. Purchase onsite or use online code JOYOUS at gulfarium.com. Offer is available November 25 - December 31, 2022. 50 % off admission for military families Saturdays & Sundays now- Feb 26, 2023
