Events
Having Fun for a Cause
Dancing the night away at Make WAVEs Gala, swinging for success at Putt for Penguins, cleaning up the Ohio River at River Sweep, and more! No matter your interest, we have the perfect way to spend your day.
Attending events with WAVE directly supports conservation education and the future of environmental stewards in our community.
Putt for Penguins
Ready to make some birdies, take a swing with a local celebrity, and support global conservation while having the time of your life? If you said yes, than Putt for Penguins is the hole-in-one event for you!
Make WAVEs Gala
Make WAVEs Gala is our annual 21+ Aquarium after-hours fundraising event, featuring a diverse array of delicious food and drink vendors, fun activites, sand-santional auction items, and more! All the while, you’ll be shell-ebrating aquatic conservation and education.
River Sweep
Looking for more hands-on conservation work? Our River Sweep events get you outside cleaning up our local waterways, and having fun while doing it!
Community Events
Catch the WAVE Virtual 5k
Run with purpose in our 1st Annual Catch the WAVE Virtual 5k! Support conservation anytime, anywhere.
Career Exploration Panel
Want to know what it takes to work in an aquarium? Our quarterly Career Exploration Panel gives high school and college students a look into different professional surrounding aquatic life and conservation.
Conservation Conversations
Learn from industry professionals about different topics around conservation and aquatic life in our community program series Conservation Conversations.
WAVE Community Hangout
Meet WAVE Foundation at local breweries around NKY and Cincinnati for a night of games, prizes and conservation fun!
Upcoming Events
WAVE always has new events and opportunities available for community engagement. Check out what we have coming up!