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Presented by National Geographic SHARKFEST at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall July 12-13, 2025 Purchase tickets here!
Presented by National Geographic SHARKFEST at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall July 12-13, 2025 Purchase tickets here!
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Event Opens at 9 a.m.
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Highlights from SharkCon 2023! This Year is our big 10 Year Anniversary! BE a part of the big event.
SharkCon 11
SharkCon comes back bigger and better in 2025 with the stars of the shark world, celebrities, photographers and more!
When you experience SharkCon, you will dive deep into the world’s oceans. Everyone is connected to the ocean, but there are so many more secrets to learn about its amazing inhabitants. SharkCon is an event suitab
SharkCon 11
SharkCon comes back bigger and better in 2025 with the stars of the shark world, celebrities, photographers and more!
When you experience SharkCon, you will dive deep into the world’s oceans. Everyone is connected to the ocean, but there are so many more secrets to learn about its amazing inhabitants. SharkCon is an event suitable for the casual consumer of shark lore, to the most intense aficionado of shark science. If it’s about sharks, it’s at SharkCon!
SharkCon is a full-fledged “Con” in every way. There numerous FREE engaging activities for you and the kids to sink your teeth into, but that’s just where the fun-frenzy begins. There are speakers from Shark Week, National Geographic, and Animal Planet. There are over one hundred vendors of shark and ocean related merchandise, including, but not limited to jewelry, art, clothing, & collectibles. Learn how you can enjoy the ocean even more with indoors scuba diving with professionals as well as other water sports.
SharkCon is more than just a great time. It is an event dedicated to raising awareness about shark and ocean conservation, as well as substainability. It raises money for ocean and shark conservation efforts, which are undertaken by our partners at SharkCon. We want to ensure the health of the oceans for generations to come! All of this great SharkCon wonder is included in the price of admission.
SharkCon has invited groups in the local community, such as Tampa Bay Watch & Florida Fish and Wildlife, as well as global organizations, such as National Geographic. There are numerous free engaging activities for families to sink their teeth into. This year features speakers from this year’s National Geographic’s SHARKFEST as well as scientist and personalities from Aquariums, Field Research, Shark Week, & Animal Planet. There are over 150 vendors of shark & ocean related merchandise & a dozen non-profits to engage guests & show them how they can get involved in saving the oceans. Guests also have the opportunity to have some physical fun by trying indoor scuba diving with trained professionals sponsored by Trilogy Dive Center.
Speakers from the Shark World (scientist, personalities, conservationist, award winning photographers and celebrities!
We will have the largest cast of JAWS Franchise actors ever assembled.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Exhibit
Sea Life Orlando
Megaldon Jaws
45 foot Inflatable Megalodon
Mote Exhibit
27ft. Shark Slide
Shark Tooth Sand Dig
Paddle Boa
Speakers from the Shark World (scientist, personalities, conservationist, award winning photographers and celebrities!
We will have the largest cast of JAWS Franchise actors ever assembled.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Exhibit
Sea Life Orlando
Megaldon Jaws
45 foot Inflatable Megalodon
Mote Exhibit
27ft. Shark Slide
Shark Tooth Sand Dig
Paddle Board / Kayak Clinic
Touch Tanks- Provided by Clearwater Aquarium, and Mote Marine Laboratory.
Trilogy Dive Center Scuba Pool –Everything you need to try scuba diving in a safe shallow environment at SharkCon.
Marine Rescue Exhibit -The Clearwater Aquarium will demonstrate how they rescue marine mammals.
Conservation Organization Activities – We have partnered with several conservation organizations to provide activities & information at each one of their exhibits.
FREE Treasure Map Hunt with PRIZES for the kids.
More added all the time...
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