• 11:15 AM: Welcome Ceremonies: Halau O'Aulani perform Hawaiian dance accompanied by acoustic music by The Aloha Boys. Representatives from the Tlingit Native community of Alaska welcome visitors (1st Floor, Rotunda) (tentative).
• 11:57 AM: Unveiling of the Sant Ocean Hall (1st Floor, exhibition opening.
• 11 AM-1 PM: Book Signing: Susan Stockdale signs copies of her children's book Fabulous Fishes, which introduces children to all sorts of aquatic animals and their underwater worlds, along with prints from Fabulous Fishes (Ground Floor, Main Museum Store).
• 1 PM: Panel Discussion: Bringing the Ocean to Life: The Sant Ocean Hall core exhibit team -- Carole Baldwin, Deborah Cramer, Brian Huber, Jill Johnson, Elizabeth Musteen, and Mike Vecchione -- offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the exhibition. Moderated by Nancy Knowlton (Sant chair of marine science) (Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium).
• 3 PM: Lecture: Tracking Ocean Giants: Barbara Block (Stanford University marine science professor) discusses her use of electronic tags to track the travels of such species as tuna and albatross (Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium).
• 4-5:30 PM: Book Signing: Deborah Cramer signs copies of her book Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World, in which she argues that all life depends on the ocean (Ground Floor, Main Museum Store).
Free
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall

• 1:45 PM: Cultural Fraternity Pachamama performs pre-historic celebrations such as the Tinku dance of Bolivia, which depicts ritual combat between Ayllus (groups of Native communities).
• 2:05 PM: The Native Nations Dance Theatre, performs dances based on traditional and contemporary American Indian legends, stories, and themes.

Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Free