The Whale Museum is Friday through Monday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm with some exceptions. View our current hours here.
Upcoming Events and Programs:
October 18, 2025: Orca Recovery Day - Dash The Distance!
Dash the Distance, Walk for Whales is a free, family-friendly run/walk that brings this distance to life while raising awareness for orca recovery. This event is at Jackson Beach, San Juan Island. Registration starts at 10:00 AM, the Walk/Run begins at 10:30.
The Whale Museum will be present running a Be Whale Wise booth and a table with fun, family-friendly salmon games and activities!
November 13, 2025: TWM's 2nd Virtual Global Orca Workshop!
The Whale Museum will host its second annual Global Orca Workshop on November 13 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT (this is an updated time). The theme of the workshop is “Understanding orca eco-types around the world: Who are they and what are they facing in today’s changing ocean environments.”
This year’s workshop will be focusing on the orca ecotypes that were not covered in last year’s Global Orca Workshop. Presentations will cover Crozet Orcas, Icelandic Orcas, Australian Orcas, and more! Learn more and register here!
Summer Lecture Archives:
The Whale Museum's Summer Lecture series has concluded, but archived lectures are available on our YouTube channel:
Dr. Shawn Larson, The Seattle Aquarium: Sea Otter Conservation and Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration. Watch a recording of Dr. Larson's talk here.
Dr. Rob Williams, Oceans Initiative: Bright Extinction and a Vision of Hope: Signs of an accelerating decline in Southern Resident killer whales, and what we can do now to start turning it around. Catch a recording of it on this YouTube Link.
Dr. Mike Kuperberg, The Whale Museum: A Tale of Two Cities (Tallahassee to Washington DC to Friday Harbor). You can catch a recording of this talk here.
Note: all times are listed in Pacific Time.