Aquarium After Dark

Fri · Nov 20·10 AM·Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Red pandas chat at Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo, showcasing the cute ring‑tailed “firefox” and its unique traits.

Fri · Nov 20·11:30 AM·African Penguin Coast, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Learn about African penguin adaptations and conservation efforts at the African Penguin Coast exhibit, weather permitting.

Fri · Nov 20·MassArt x SoWa, 460C HARRISON AVE, Boston, MA 02118

Four Venezuelan women artists present paper, video, sculpture, and mixed‑media works exploring memory, displacement, and belonging at MassArt x SoWa, with opening and First Friday receptions.

Fri · Nov 20·Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Letters to Cleo performs two consecutive nights at Paradise Rock Club, with doors at 7 PM and shows at 8 PM, 18+ with ID.

Fri · Nov 20·2:30 PM·Outback Trail, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.

Fri · Nov 20·1 PM·Bird's World swamp exhibit, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Swamp Chat at Bird's World swamp exhibit offers insights into winged creatures and ongoing conservation efforts.

Sat · Nov 21·4 PM – 5 PM·Flora Way Gate (Formerly Bussey St Gate), Bussey Street Gate, Boston, MA

Great Horned Owls call at dusk in Arboretum as horticulturist Brendan Keegan and conservationist Matt Kamm discuss breeding, nesting, owling, may spot owls, for ages 18 and up.

Sun · Nov 1·9 AM – 6 PM·New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA

Boston Family Days at New England Aquarium offers free admission for Boston K‑12 and Pre‑K students plus up to two guests.

Thu · Nov 12·8 AM – 5 PM·New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA

First‑hand look at Atlantic harbor seals and the aquarium’s care practices, plus ways to support their conservation.

Thu · Nov 12·6:30 PM – 7:30 PM·Simons Theatre, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA

Oceanographer Marina Lévy explores the ocean’s carbon machine at the John H. Carlson Lecture in Simons Theatre, presented by the Aquarium’s Lowell Lecture Series and MIT’s Lorenz Center.