Cabrillo High School Aquarium

10/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended our Open House last week! We’ll see you at our Sharktoberfest Open House on Oct. 21st, 6-8pm!

09/21/2026

09/15/2026

The Aquarium was honored to host County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Salcido and all district superintendents from throughout Santa Barbara County today! Students gave them a special tour as part of Dr. Salcido’s annual meeting with superintendents, this year held at Cabrillo High School.

09/09/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that the Aquarium has been awarded a $100,000 grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Museums for America grant program! The funds will help support renovations and improvements to five of our existing exhibits. Thank you to the IMLS for their generous support of our students’ work!

The Fiscal Year 2026 recipients of our Museums for America grant program have been announced!

92 grant awards will support projects that provide high-quality learning experiences, address community needs through partnerships and collaborations, and preserve the collections entrusted to their care.

Our full announcement can be found at https://www.imls.gov/news/imls-announces-recipients-largest-federal-museum-grant-program.

Additional award announcements are forthcoming, and our grant programs are scheduled to reopen to applicants soon. Continue following us for updates.

09/05/2026

Our latest episode of Funny Fish Friday features animals who like to horse around in beds of seagrass!

09/02/2026

We’re so excited to share our Open House dates for 2026!

08/21/2026

Feast your eyes on the flapjacks of the sea in this episode of Funny Fish Friday!

08/14/2026

We hope you enjoy this week’s Funny Fish Friday as much as Troy Bolton does!

08/07/2026

It’s back! We hope you enjoy the first episode in the newest season of Funny Fish Friday!!

07/28/2026

Comment below what creatures we should feature this season!!