CMA Membership is ideal for individuals or families who are frequent visitors to CMA and would like to make a one-time purchase for admission to return throughout the year.
Your membership will also support CMA’s mission of marine life rescue, rehabilitation, and release. Members receive admission to Clearwater Marine Aquarium throughout the year. In addition to free admission, CMA membership offers many benefits including discounts on programs, food and beverage, plus free or discounted admission to reciprocal attractions, and more.
Become a Member
Become a member of Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) by purchasing a membership for yourself or your family and your donation will help support the daily operations at CMA, wherever the need is greatest.
*All Family Flex named guests must be 18 years or older. Primary named guests on a Family Membership are required to be 18 years or older; children cannot be named without an adult member on the account.
Support CMA
Become a member of Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) by purchasing a membership for yourself or your family and your donation will help support the daily operations at CMA, wherever the need is greatest.
Your Membership Supports
- Animal care (food, medical care, shelter) for over 50 non-releasable, resident animals.
- Marine life rescue, rehabilitation and release.
- Education for over 10,000 campers each year and support for educational outreach programs.
- CMA’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program that monitors 13 miles of Pinellas County beaches during sea turtle nesting season and continually raises awareness in the community with regard to sea turtle conservation.
- CMA’s efforts to connect with children and adults all over the world who have been inspired by the rescued animals at CMA. Our mission and potential to change lives differentiates CMA from any other aquarium.
- Research efforts to better understand animal behavior, illness, treatment and endangered species protection. Working with scientific and conservation partners, we protect marine animals and their habitats.
*Primary named member is required to be 18 years or older, children cannot be named without an adult member.
A Win-Win Deal
- Ideal for families and frequent visitors to CMA.
- Unlimited admission to Clearwater Marine Aquarium for one year.
- One-time purchase of Family of Four Membership – “$99 for four named members.*
- One-time purchase of Family Flex Membership – $129 for two named members and two unnamed guests. Bring your friends or family when they visit!*
- Family memberships can be customized to cover the number of people in your family.
- Discounts on food and beverage, boat tours, kids’ camps (restrictions apply), animal photo ops and animal experiences.
- 20% discount in the gift shop (Membership must be presented).
- 20% discount on Birthday Parties (Only applied with Family Memberships or Higher.)
- 10% discount on CMA Photo purchases.
- CMA e-newsletter and invitations to special events.
- Free or discounted admission to reciprocal partner attractions.
- Discounted parking in the CMA parking garage.
*Primary named member is required to be 18 years or older, children cannot be named without an adult member.
Reciprocal Benefits
Due to limits on guest attendance to comply with social distancing guidelines, guests are encouraged to pre-purchase their admission tickets on our website or by calling reservations, and we cannot currently accommodate reciprocal admission from other attractions. Please call 727-441-1790 ext. 0 if you have any questions about your membership or booking tickets during this time.
Free or 50% off general admission to the following attractions:
- American Victory Ship and Museum Tampa Bay – 50% Off
- Atlantic City Aquarium – 50% Off
- Austin Aquarium – 50% Off for (2) adults and (2) children
- Bishop Museum of Science and Nature – 50% Off
- Bok Tower Gardens – 50% Off
- Brights Zoo – 50% Off
- Central Florida Zoo – 50% Off
- Dinosaur World – 50% Off
- Flamingo Gardens – Free
- Florida Aquarium – 50% Off
- Glazer Childrens’ Museum – 50% Off (Adults must attend with a child ages 1-11 for admission.)
- Great Explorations – Free
- Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum – 50% off up to six general admission
- Maui Ocean Center – 50% Off
- MOSI – 50% Off
- Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg – 50% Off
- Nashville Zoo – 50% Off
- New York State Zoo at Thompson Park – Free
- Polk Museum of Art – Free
- Salisbury Zoo – Free
- San Antonio Aquarium – 50% Off for (2) adults and (2) children
- Santa Ana Zoo – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Fort Worth – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Las Vegas – 50% Off
- SeaQuest Aquariums – Utah – 50% Off
- St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum – 50% Off
- Sunken Gardens – 50% Off
- Tampa Bay History Center – Free
- Tampa Museum of Art – Free
- Utica Zoo – Free
- Washington Park Zoo – 50% Off
*Primary named member is required to be 18 years or older, children cannot be named without an adult member.