December 27, 2023 3:00 a.m.

Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport has announced the relaunching of its highly popular “Sleep in the Deep” program, once again giving guests the opportunity to “sleep with the fishes”.

Communications and Marketing Specialist Courtney Klug said the sleepover program takes place in OCAq’s iconic Passages of the Deep exhibit. Klug said its an underwater tunnel coursing through three unique ocean habitats where guests can snooze while surrounded by sharks, rays, wolf eels, and other sea creatures and join in special after-hours tours and activities.

The Sleep in the Deep program, has remained the most asked-about program at the Aquarium, and resumes in January after a three-year hiatus due to health precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The one-of-a-kind sleepovers will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the first and third Friday of the month. Sleepovers require a minimum of 20 participants and are limited to a maximum of 60 participants total.

Anyone interested in spending the night surrounded by sharks and other sea life can find a full schedule, more information, and reservation forms at: https://aquarium.org/education/sleepovers/