Special Events & Camps

Explore scheduled events that include a General Admission to the attraction.

Breakfast with a Mermaid

Have you ever wanted to meet a mermaid?

Here’s your chance to meet a real, live mermaid, plus enjoy a delicious hot breakfast and explore the aquarium before it opens to the public! Fuel up with pancakes, southern grits, egg casserole, and more. Then snap a shell-fie with a mermaid and ask them everything you’ve ever wanted to know about life under the sea!

Fin & Tonic Cocktail Class

Craft delicious drinks and savor tasty tapas at our next Fin & Tonic cocktail class!

Led by a Cape Fear Distillery expert, you will create three sea-riously amazing cocktails — a perfect complement to the oceanic wonders at Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach.

Arrive early and enjoy the Aquarium before class starts. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience!