Open 9 am - 6 pm

Ticket options

Regular

Cost: $85/person ($70/member)

Purchase regular tickets

Reserve your spot and pack your sleeping bag, jammies and toothbrush. Please note that air mattresses are not allowed in our regular sleeping area. Check out our VIP areas below for this special perk!

Evening only

Cost: $40/person ($30/member)

Purchase evening only tickets

Join our special activities without staying the night.

Air mattresses and sleeping bags are laid out beneath the curving, floor-to-ceiling glass of the Wild Reef shark habitat during one of Shedd's family overnight events.

VIP (Wild Reef)

Cost: $120/person ($100/member)

Purchase VIP Wild Reef Tickets

VIP guests sleep in premium locations and are permitted to bring one twin-sized air mattress per one or more people, and one queen-sized air mattress per two or more people. You'll sleep in the Wild Reef exhibit, featuring corals, rays and sharks of the Philippines.

A girl in underwater viewing holds a beluga toy against the window, and a whale comes to investigate.

VIP (Oceanarium)

Cost: $130/person ($110/member)

Purchase VIP Oceanarium Tickets

VIP guests sleep in premium locations and are permitted to bring one twin-sized air mattress per one or more people, and one queen-sized air mattress per two or more people. Wake up next to penguins, whales and dolphins! You'll sleep in the underwater viewing area of the Abbott Oceanarium.


More than 15 people in your group?

You can reserve Asleep for the Fishes for your whole group at once! See the "How do I register my group?" FAQ below for all the details. 

Asleep with the Fishes FAQs

Age

Activities are geared for children ages 5 to 12 years. Participants must be at least 5 years old to stay overnight. Participants 4 and younger are invited attend with an evening-only ticket. Adults must attend with a child between the ages 5 and 12. No unaccompanied adults will be permitted to attend the event.

Time

Doors open at 6 p.m. Guests may depart the next day any time before 8:30 a.m.

Pricing

Evening only: $40
Regular:$85 
VIP: $100-130
Members receive discounted pricing.

What Is Included

Admission to Shedd, including all exhibits, as well as a late-night snack and continental breakfast.

Activities

Overnights at Shedd include animal and science activities, an animal spotlight, animal encounters, aquatic crafts, a scavenger hunt and a Caribbean Reef feeding dive.

Questions?

Contact us by email or call 312-939-2438.