During the weekend of March 5 & 6, each child (ages 3-12) dressed as a pirate or princess and visiting with a paying adult receives free Aquarium admission.
Plus, you can follow a treasure map through the Aquarium, encounter strolling pirates and princesses, learn about real pirates of Long Island Sound, make pirate and princess crafts, and more.
Also, kids can supplement their pirate or princess appearance with creative face-painting by Faces by Wells, available for free with admission both days between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
The Maritime Aquarium’s Toy Boat Workshop takes a special pirate flair during “Pirates and Princesses Weekend.” Raise the Jolly Roger as you design your own pirate wooden boat. (There’s a $5 fee to build a boat.)
Plus, look for fun photo opportunities and “pop-up” pirate sword fights presented by East Coast Combative Arts.
As part of this week the Maritime Aquarium will also be collecting gently used prom dresses. Help girls without ball gowns! Princess & the Prom will be collecting prom dresses and accessories all weekend at the Aquarium. The non-profit organization accepts donations and gives them to high school girls who otherwise may not be able to afford them.
Other activities kids can look forward to this weekend are:
Wandering Princess Photo Ops
Inflatable Slide and Obstacle Course
Arrr! Our Pirates of the Caribbean obstacle course features a jumping area, slide and inflatable pop-ups and obstacles. Bounce around for free with Aquarium admission! (Photo by Funtastic Inflatables)
Pop-Up Sword Fights
Look out for pop-up sword fighting around the Aquarium throughout the day on Saturday from East Coast Combative Arts!
Faces by Wells
Transform into a pirate or a princess! Faces By Wells will be here from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for face-painting. Free with Aquarium admission.