by Noella Noelophile®
(Photograph courtesy of the Aquarium of the Pacific, and used with permission.)
Think Santa always travels in a sleigh? Not when he gets to Long Beach.
That’s when Jolly Old Saint Nick dons his scuba gear–to reward all the good little sea otters, birds, sharks and other residents of the Aquarium of the Pacific!
And you’re invited to come and celebrate, this weekend as the Aquarium of the Pacific hosts their annual “Holiday Treats for the Animals” festivities. Santa Diver (in a red scuba suit, of course!) will make special appearances in the Aquarium’s nearly three-story Honda Blue Cavern exhibit, where he’ll deliver special treats to the leopard sharks, barracudas and other deep-sea creatures.
(Photograph courtesy of Hugh Ryono, and used with permission.)
All weekend, Aquarium staff will be treating the seals, penguins and other animals to special Christmastime delicacies. (Sea otters, in their exhibit decorated with “fishmas” treats, get lobster, in the shape of candy canes.)
(Photograph courtesy of the Aquarium of the Pacific, and used with permission.)
Crafts, music, special presentations and photo opportunities will all be a part of this special pre-Christmas weekend at the Aquarium. And so will a “California Christmas” weather phenomenon: snow will fall in the Aquarium’s Great Hall! But, after you’ve enjoyed the wintry white stuff, you won’t have to scrape ice off your windshield.)
“Holiday Treats for the Animals”, the Aquarium of the Pacific’s annual Christmas celebration, takes place this Saturday and Sunday, December 6th and 7th, from 9 am to 5 pm, and is included with general admission. The Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way, near Golden Shore, in Long Beach.