To ensure the best possible guest experience, hourly capacities are limited. We strongly recommend purchasing your tickets or making your reservations in advance to ensure you get to visit on your preferred date and entry time. Popular days and times do sell out. If you wait to purchase tickets at walk-up, you may need to wait hours for the next available entry time or find there is no remaining ticket availability.
With Plan-Ahead Pricing, the further in advance you purchase your tickets, the more you save. Get tickets HERE.
Annual Passholders or Members and undated ticket holders can make reservations HERE.
A reopening date for I-471 south at the Ohio River has not been identified. I-471 North is open with lane closures. These closures and bridge repairs over the next few weeks may impact your travel to Newport Aquarium.
We recommend that you plan extra time for your journey and use GPS navigation for the best alternative route to Newport Aquarium.
If you have any questions, please call 1-800-406-3474 and we’d be happy to help!
The Penguin and Shark Breakfast package is perfect for groups of 30 or more who want to visit the Aquarium before we open to the general public, have a delicious breakfast and enjoy a Biologist presentation.
The breakfast buffet will take place in our Sharky's Café with fluffy scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, warm biscuits, coffee, juice and fountain soda. Your group will partake in a Biologist presentation and then have early admission to view our exhibits in a self-guided tour of the Aquarium prior to opening for the general public.
The Penguin and Shark Breakfast package must be booked 30 days prior to planned visit date.
To request additional information, please contact us by phone at 859-815-1478 or fill out our request form and we'll get in touch.