After Hours at Vancouver Aquarium: Jelly Invasion
The next Vancouver Aquarium “After Hours” adults-only event will take place Thursday, June 6, 2013 giving grown-ups the opportunity to explore galleries and exhibits without having kids in tow.
Jelly Invasion features over 15 species of jellyfishes hailing from various parts of the globe. These beautiful marine animals are more complex than you might think. Through our new exhibits and interactive displays, visitors can learn how jellyfish hunt, eat, protect themselves and reproduce without having hearts, brains, bones and eyes.
In addition to new exhibits, animals and interactive displays, the June After Hours event will feature Jelly Factor, a fun game show style interpretive program that will allow you to put your jelly knowledge to the test, and a Jelly Deli where the truly adventurous may even get the chance to snack on some jelly delicacies.
Get your hands wet in the Wet Lab, immerse yourself in a 4-D experience: BBC Earth’s The Great Salmon Run, and test your knowledge with Jelly Factor, a game show style interpretive program that puts your jelly knowledge to the test. There will also be a Jelly Deli, where the adventurous may get the chance to snack on jelly delicacies, and other food, beer, and wine* will be available for purchase throughout the evening.
After Hours takes place from 6:00pm to 10:00pm on Thursday, June 6th and from 7:30pm to 8:30pm you can enjoy a presentation of Culturing Jellies, a biologist’s perspective, which provides visitors with a deeper look inside the world of jellies. A full schedule of activities for the night is posted online.
Tickets are only available in advance, not at the door, and they’re selling quickly for $18 (members) and $25 (non-member). This is a 19+ event and photo ID is required for entry.
If you would like to see what After Hours is all about, and have a grown-up night out in a fascinating and unique location, I have two ticket to give away thanks to the Vancouver Aquarium. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Sunday, June 2, 2013. *Alcohol available only with the purchase of food. Must be legal drinking age. Please enjoy responsible and plan a safe trip home. Follow the Vancouver Aquarium on Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Update The winner is Aaron!
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jellyfish are magical and so would a night out with them
Would love to take my wife to this! Love the Aquarium!
Love the jellyfish exhibit! Must be amazing to be there afterhours!
That would be awesome! 🙂 I love the Vancouver Aquarium!
This sounds so cool!!
Jellyfish are fascinating. I could look at them for hours:)
This sounds so cool!
Ive always wanted to go to the aquarium after hours! i missed the sharks though =(
Love the Vancouver Aquarium, it’s been years since I’ve been there though! Would be really cool to experience it this way.
This sounds amazing! I love the jellyfish!
Haven’t been to the aquarium in years. This sounds like a fun event minus kids
I love the Aquarium, but haven’t been in ages!
Ooh. Finally a night out without my son!!
What a great opportunity to learn more about jellyfish!
Sounds like fun!!
I love jellyfish! Would love to win! Thanks 🙂
This looks like a fun adult night out.
Ooh, a chance to actually enjoy the exhibits without having to toddler-wrangle.
Would love this! The aquarium is such a great place!
Would love to go hang with the jellies!
Would love to go!
Love jellyfish!
Sounds like a fun event!
I’d love to win these tickets, the event sounds ace!
I haven’t been to the aquarium in years – would love to go!
Looks like a super fun night!
Would love to go!!!
wow – fun!
I have always wanted to go to an Aquarium AfterHours event, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. The Aquarium is my favourite place in Vancouver, and I’m a proud member!
I haven’t been in so long!! I’d love to go
Adults only, count me in!
It would be nice to not have to trip over small children.
I love the jellyfish exhibits!
Great idea
Amazing event, I’d really like to take part!
jellyfish are amazing
sounds so fun!
This looks so interesting! I’d love to see what this is all about!
Sounds fun!
What a wonderful night out.
Thank you for the contest! It would be a lot of fun to attend.
Looks fun!
No kids? I’m in!
too sweet!!
Awesome! I love kid-free events!
I miss the Aquarium!
I could watch jellyfish all day – or in this case from 6-10pm!
I was just saying yesterday that the aquarium needs adult only time. This is awesome!
I’d love to see these jellyfish! 🙂
Great idea! The Missus and I would love to go.
Would love to win this as a perfect date night!
Kids-free Aquarium? What a fabulous idea!
Yay Aquarium!
Now that my son is an adult, he would be my guest.
I’d like to learn more about jellyfish 😀
jelly fish so cool!
I’ve always wanted to check out jellyfish!
Magical!! Would love to win this. 🙂
I would love to attend this! Jellyfish are awesome
fun!
I love the aquarium!
This sounds like so much fun!
would love to go
this would be a great experience! would love to go!
Wonder what they’ll have at the jelly deli?
LOVE to check it out!
Wow, what a great event! Would love to attend!
Sounds amazing, hope to win
I love these adult nights that are happening at different venues around the city! Such a great idea.
The aquarium is the happiest place on earth!!!
Jellyfish are so cool!
Sounds like fun
would love to go! =D
I love attending any event held at the Aquarium!
This would be such a great date night for the hubs and I….much needed!
This is so cool.
Fingers crossed!
I’d love to attend this!
Love the aquarium!
I’d love to go hang out with the jellies!
REALLY want to see this exhibit-Jellyfish are my absolute favourite thing at the aquarium. I really enjoy photographing them and they are so mesmerizing to watch. If I ever win the lotto, I am going to have a tank in my livingroom. (dare to dream!)
Awesome! I’d love to go!
after hours at the aquarium would be so much fun!
Ahh I was telling my bf about this – I am soo fascinated & want to go soo badly!!!!!
I love jelly fish (even after being stung by a Man O War jellyfish in Mexico)!
Creepy jelly fish. Creepy.
I would love to go see this!
This would be a perfect date for my boyfriend and I!
sound like fun
I would love to go!
This would be great! I have never been to After Hours!
Fun! Love jellyfish!
This would be a fun date night!
I love their colours.
What a great idea. No kids. Yeeeehhh
Jellyfishhhh!!!
I want this!!
I love how the jellyfish just glow. They are so captivating when the move. I’d love to see them in action at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Would be great to enjoy the aquarium, adults only! Great idea!!
Awesome~!
sounds like a really cool and fun evening! would love to go!
I love the vancouver aquarium!
So fun!
I love the aquarium!!
sounds amazing, I love the aquarium
I love the aquarium and was planning a visit anyway.
date night!
Love the aquarium
Money is really tight. Can’t afford this magnificent event but soooo badly wish I could!
Great idea, I’m in.
Sounds like fun!
What a wonderful event, I’d love to go!
it will be a nice night out!
I am ready to see the Jellyfish they are really beautiful, I could stare at them all night!!!
who doesn’t love jellyfish?!
Australians.
I’d love to go see jellyfish!
Thanks for the contest! (@radicalradhika)
jellyfish scare me….. but in a good way
you had me at jellyfish
I’d love to see the jellyfish! Perfect date night.
What an awesome event. Perhaps it will get me over my experience of being a “Golden Girl” after a jelly fish stung me.
I’ve always wanted to go to one of these things. So cool 🙂
My friends were just talking about this!
I would love a night out with the Jellyfish!
Maybe this will help me overcome my fear of jellyfish!
I would love to see the Jelly’s they are my favourite. And having just moved to Vancouver at the beginning of May, I haven’t had a chance to visit the aquarium yet… Winning this would make it happen that much sooner, and let me see my favourite marine animal.
Omg I love jellyfish!!
Yes please! The aquarium is so crowded normally.
Havent gone in about a year and I recently found out about the Afterhours! Would love to surprise my boyfriend with tickets as an early anniversary gift! 🙂 We both LOVE the aquarium!
I love jellyfish and the aquarium. Would love to go!
Would love to go to a kid-free night at the aquarium!
I would love to go to Jelly Invasion!
Love the jelly, reminds me of the scene from Nemo.
Sounds like a great event.
Jellyfish!
Sounds very interesting!
love those little jellies
Thanks for holding this contest! I’d love to enter.
Jellys are beautiful creatures, would love to attend.
I like jelly fish and peanut butter fish too.
Love the Aquarium – will be there!
Sounds like a great night
Jelly Fish are such mysterious animals
After living in the UK for the last 6 months, this would be the perfect “welcome back to BC” event!
Jellyfish rock! Love VanAqua!
Would love to win ticke. funky things those jellyfish
This is such a great idea!