NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher offers free admission on MLK Day

KURE BEACH, NC (Press Release) — The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher invites you to enjoy a day at the Aquarium for free on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 15.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is one of two holidays each year the N.C. Aquariums offer visitors free entry. The other is Veterans Day in November. All N.C. Aquariums also offer a discount throughout the year to active duty military and retired military (with ID).

The Aquarium will be accepting non-perishable food to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Appropriate items include canned fruits, vegetables, meats, beans soups; canned pasta with meat, mac and cheese, granola bars, fruit cups, individual juice or milk boxes, individual sandwich crackers, mixed nut packets, peanut butter, infant formula, No glass, expired items or junk food please.