Presented by Sitka Sound Science Center

Octopus Name Drawing

Registration ends Friday, 01/30/2026 11:59pm EST

About This Event

Our giant Pacific octopus is on display and needs a name! 

On Saturday, January 31st, each of the entered names will be written on a card and drawn from a bowl to fill in 16 spots of a 32 seeded double elimination bracket! If selected, your name and your suggested octopus name will appear during voting. Then, over the month of February, Sitkans will be able to vote on which name is the best until only one name remains!

Want to guarantee that your name makes the bracket? Guaranteed name spots are available for purchase.  See diagram for more details.

Buy your name submissions here, before the event, and join us on Saturday, January 31st for a free day of family-friendly octopus fun! Learn about octopus anatomy from specimens, meet our new octo, and solve an eight-armed-mystery! You do not need to be present for your submitted name to be chosen.

All proceeds will go to supporting aquarium care, maintenance, and education. Thank you for your participation!

Once submitted, you cannot request to change the submitted name, although you can purchase more submissions. No refunds will be issued for guaranteed name submissions. If you have entered the drawing and would like a refund, please email Maia Carter at mcarter@sitkascience.org before Friday, January 30th at 11:59 pm for a full refund. No refunds for the drawing will be granted after Friday, January 30th at 11:59pm.

 

 

About This Event

Our giant Pacific octopus is on display and needs a name! 

On Saturday, January 31st, each of the entered names will be written on a card and drawn from a bowl to fill in 16 spots of a 32 seeded double elimination bracket! If selected, your name and your suggested octopus name will appear during voting. Then, over the month of February, Sitkans will be able to vote on which name is the best until only one name remains!

Want to guarantee that your name makes the bracket? Guaranteed name spots are available for purchase.  See diagram for more details.

Buy your name submissions here, before the event, and join us on Saturday, January 31st for a free day of family-friendly octopus fun! Learn about octopus anatomy from specimens, meet our new octo, and solve an eight-armed-mystery! You do not need to be present for your submitted name to be chosen.

All proceeds will go to supporting aquarium care, maintenance, and education. Thank you for your participation!

Once submitted, you cannot request to change the submitted name, although you can purchase more submissions. No refunds will be issued for guaranteed name submissions. If you have entered the drawing and would like a refund, please email Maia Carter at mcarter@sitkascience.org before Friday, January 30th at 11:59 pm for a full refund. No refunds for the drawing will be granted after Friday, January 30th at 11:59pm.

 

 

Getting There

Sitka Sound Science Center- Aquarium
834 Lincoln St
Sitka, Alaska 99835
United States