3/3/2026 6:00pm EST
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

Read Across America, launched by the National Education Association (NEA), is the nation's largest reading celebration! Join us for crafts and a group reading of Inky's Great Escape: The Incredible (and Mostly True) Story of an Octopus Escape by Casey Lyall.

3/14/2026 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037

Join us for a free community science lesson and activity in our Science Discovery Classroom! This week explore Florida Keys ecosystems by examining local animals and plants and learning how they are all interconnected. Discover the unique benefits of each ecosystem.

 

All ages welcome!

3/21/2026 11:00am to 12:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037

Join us for a free community science lesson and activity in our Science Discovery Classroom! Dive into REEF’s ongoing collaboration with the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and scientists from UC San Diego and Oregon State to study and protect the Nassau Grouper, a keystone Caribbean species. Better understand how stakeholders play a role in species protection.

 

All ages welcome!

3/31/2026 6:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

We are thrilled to be joining the Waterlust Trivia Challenge this semester! Put your marine sceince knowledge to the test at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center. The subject matter will span all aspects of marine science- such as marine biology, physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, atmospheric science etc. The questions that will challenge players with a graduate-student level of education, so creating diverse teams with members with a wide variety of knowledge is encouraged. Teams may have between 1-6 participants. 

 

4/7/2026 4:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

Join us and the Upper Keys Business & Professional Women for a fun evening for the whole family! Attendees will gather in the upstairs gallery for facilitated networking activities led by BPW, REEF staff lead interactive art and STEM-focused activities for the kids in the Science Discovery Classroom.

4/21/2026 6:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

A fish as beautiful as it is destructive; invasive lionfish have had dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems due to their high reproductive rate and voracious appetites. These visually stunning fish have characteristic red and white stripes and long, fanlike spines and fins. 

4/28/2026 6:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

We are thrilled to be joining the Waterlust Trivia Challenge this semester! Put your marine sceince knowledge to the test at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center. The subject matter will span all aspects of marine science- such as marine biology, physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, atmospheric science etc. The questions that will challenge players with a graduate-student level of education, so creating diverse teams with members with a wide variety of knowledge is encouraged. Teams may have between 1-6 participants. 

 

5/5/2026 6:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

A fish as beautiful as it is destructive; invasive lionfish have had dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems due to their high reproductive rate and voracious appetites. These visually stunning fish have characteristic red and white stripes and long, fanlike spines and fins. 

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