Become a member in April 2025 and enter to win Special Access to the Seymour Center Before Open Hours! 

Are you a current member? Visit the Seymour Center in April 2025, and you will be entered into the giveaway!

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Special Access to the Seymour Center Before Open Hours! Giveaway details:

  • The winner will have special access to the Seymour Center for one hour before we open to the public for a group of up to 20 people
  • One giveaway entry per membership purchased (new, renewal, or upgrade) from April 1 – April 30, 2025, are eligible
  • On a mutually agreed-upon date from 9 am – 10 am Tuesday – Friday in May, August, or September of 2025
  • All giveaway winner guests will receive free admission to the Seymour Center on the day of their experience
  • The winners will be announced on May 7, 2025.

NEW Giveaway! Become a member before April 20 and enter to win a Private Hands-on Lab Investigation! Giveaway details:

  • The winner will enjoy exploring live invertebrates and hands-on lab investigations with Youth Programs Director, Kevin Keedy
  • One giveaway entry per membership purchased (new, renewal, or upgrade) from April 11 – April 20, 2025 are eligible
  • Giveaway Prize Details: One 30-minute experience / Up to 8 people / Minimum age of 6 / Onsite at Seymour Center / Mutually agreed-upon date and time in June, July, or August of 2025
  • All giveaway winner guests will receive free admission to the Seymour Center on the day of their experience. If your experience is on a day we are closed to the public, we will provide guest passes to your group
  • The winners will be announced on May 7, 2025.

Your Impact

Your membership allows kids to experience transformative marine science moments and fuels educational programs that create future scientists and environmental advocates.

Join the Seymour community and help to care for our planet’s most important asset—our oceans­­.

Plus free admission for one year and 10% off in our gift shop.

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Click HERE if you’re a UCSC AFFILIATE or a SENIOR for a 10% discount on select memberships. 

Click HERE for a GIFT Membership.

View Membership Levels & Pricing
    Annual Fees Benefits
Individual $50 Standard Benefits, plus
– Two (2) one-day guest passes
Dual/Family $80 Standard Benefits, plus
– Free family admission (two adults and your children or grandchildren 18 years and under)
– Two (2) one-day guest passes
Discoverer’s Circle $115 Standard Benefits, plus
– Free family admission (two adults and your children or grandchildren 18 years and under)
– Four (4) one-day guest passes
– Reciprocal memberships in the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association (1,400+ member institutions)
Explorer’s Circle $250 Standard Benefits, plus
– Free family admission (two adults and your children or grandchildren 18 years and under)
– Six (6) one-day guest passes
– Reciprocal memberships in the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association (1,400+ member institutions)
Researcher’s Circle $500 Standard Benefits, plus
– Free family admission (two adults and your children or grandchildren 18 years and under)
– Six (6) one-day guest passes
– Reciprocal memberships in the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association (1,400+ member institutions)
– One time 20% discount shopping spree at the Ocean Discovery Shop
Leadership Circle $1,500 Standard Benefits, plus 
– Free family admission (two adults and your children or grandchildren 18 years and under)
– Six one-day guest passes
– Reciprocal memberships in the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association (1,400+ member institutions)
– One time 30% discount shopping spree at the Ocean Discovery Shop
– Invitations to exclusive receptions, presentations, and events

Online application not working? Mail a completed membership application to:

Seymour Center Membership
100 McAllister Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Photo Credit: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel