Daily scheduled gallery programs have returned to the Tennessee Aquarium! Among other activities, guests can hear volunteer SCUBA divers answer questions live from inside the colossal Secret Reef exhibit, observe penguin feedings or interact with an entomologist in the Butterfly Garden.
All Daily Programs (free with admission)
Penguins ROCK!
10:30 am & 3:00 pm | Penguins’ Rock (level 2), Ocean Journey Building
Enjoy watching and listening while our animal care specialists check in with and feed our Gentoo and Macaroni Penguins.
Butterfly Keeper Chat
11:00 am & 1:15 pm | Butterfly Garden (level 4), Ocean Journey Building
An engaging discussion about the butterflies and their habitat here at the Tennessee Aquarium. When butterflies are available, guests will be able to get up close while staff release them into the garden.
Diver Chats
11:00 am | Secret Reef (level 2), Ocean Journey Building
Winter Wildlife
12:15 pm | Delta Country (level 3), River Journey Building
Educators will be highlighting cold-weather adaptations of Delta Country animals through interactive programming that runs intermittently between 12:15-12:45pm daily. Join them to learn more about animals that can be found in your own backyard and down to the delta.
Animal Encounter
1 pm | River Journey overlook (top of the escalator), River Journey Building
Educators will be showcasing some of our ambassador animals and answering questions at the top of the escalator in River Journey.
Exhibit Feeding Dive
2:00 pm | River Giants or Tennessee River exhibit*, River Journey Building
*Check the date! Divers will be in River Giants on even dates and Tennessee River on odd dates.
Watch divers interact with species in one of our large freshwater habitats during daily feeding and maintenance dives.
Stingray Touch Experience
All Day | Tropical Cove (level 4), Ocean Journey Building
