SharkCon 2017
Date and Time
Saturday Jul 8, 2017 Sunday Jul 9, 2017
Saturday, July 8th-Sunday, July 9th
10:00am-5:00pm
Location
Florida State Fairgrounds
4800 N US Hwy 301
Tampa, FL 33610
Fees/Admission
Child 1 Day: $4.95, 2 Day: $7.50
Adult 1 Day: $14.95, 2 Day: $19.95
Family 4 Pack: $29.90
Website
Contact Information
Shark-Con (941) 539-0833
Description
Presented by The Florida Aquarium - SharkCon is an ocean conservation, scuba, water sports expo. We have something for the whole family. We have speakers like Eli Martinez and Duncan Brake from Shark Week, Anthony Ferrante the director of the Sharknado movies and shark scientist like Dr. Stephen Kajiuru, Hannah Medd, Dr. Alex Antoniou, Dr. Heather Blacktail and Dr.Rick Macpherson. We have the whale activist and author of Salt, Krill Carson. We have the author of Sharks of the Shallow, Dr. Jeff Carrier. We even have Brent Winner from Fish and Wildlife giving a shark and Ray ID presentation. Shark Conservationist and founder of Sharks4Kids, Jillian Morris Brake will be talking about all the projects she is involved in. There are tons of kids activities, exhibits from Fish and Wildlife, Busch Gardens, and the Shark Conservation Center, and water sport clinics. We will also have the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium mobile exhibit on site! In addition there are over 100 marine related vendors. Tickets available online at www.sharkcon.com or at the door. Check page for speaker, event and exhibit announcements. Event parking at the Fairgrounds is $6.
