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Red Firecrackers, The Legend of the Lunar New Year Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at New Jersey City Univeristy - 4:00 PM
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Special MLK Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School Five Star Swim School- various locations - 1:00 PM
Scotch Plains Fanwood Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA - 10:00 AM Pick
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA - 10:00 AM Pick
Shake, Rattle, & Read: A Lapsit Storytime at Edison Public Library
Edison Public Library - 10:00 AM Pick
Edison Public Library - 10:00 AM Pick
Sold Out: Movie Screening of Paddington at The Cranford Theater
The Cranford Theater - 12:00 PM Pick
The Cranford Theater - 12:00 PM Pick
Bookscape Babies at Cotsen Children's Library
Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University Library - 11:00 AM Pick
Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University Library - 11:00 AM Pick
Wags & Wiggles at Animal Welfare Association
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Open House Winter Carnival at Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown
Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown - 6:00 PM
Lightbridge Academy of Eatontown - 6:00 PM
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Morris Plains
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Barnes & Noble - 11:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Pixar Putt at Garden State Plaza
Garden State Plaza - various times
Garden State Plaza - various times
Play & Swim at Five Star Swim School - Eatontown - Mom's Group
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Five Star Swim School - 10:00 AM
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
Great Big Game Show- New Jersey
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Great Big Game Show | New Jersey - various times
Antique Toy Train Show at The Museum of American History
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
The Museum of American History at Deptford, NJ - 10:00 AM
Wags & Wiggles at Animal Welfare Association
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Animal Welfare Association - 11:00 AM
Red Firecrackers, The Legend of the Lunar New Year
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at New Jersey City Univeristy
Special MLK Day Open Swim at Five Star Swim School
Five Star Swim School- various locations
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Echinoderm Appreciation Week
Sun Jan 18, 2026 - Sat Jan 24, 2026
- see all dates
Repeating every days through January 24, 2026
Except January 19, 2026.
Except January 19, 2026.
2:00pm to 5:00pm PT
Age: All ages
Price: Included with admission
Location:
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium celebrates Echinoderm Appreciation Week!
First step in appreciating echinoderms ... is knowing what they are. Echinoderm species include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies or "stone lilies". Now you know!
During Echinoderm Appreciation Week, CMA visitors can learn more about these amazing marine animals, including their important role in California's coastal ecosystem, how they eat and other fascinating echinoderm facts.
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