Join us for the final weekend of our Xtreme Bugs exhibit!

Visitors on the autism spectrum and their families are invited to experience the museum before the crowds.

Join us for the final weekend of our Xtreme Bugs exhibit!

Join us for Dinos After Dark and enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission, family activities and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall!

Discover current research and meet real scientists at Scientist Saturdays. See hands-on demonstrations of scientists’ exciting research and ask all the questions you want from 1 to 4 p.m. The program welcomes guests of all ages to interact with the scientists, who are happy to converse with you about their current research. Come back for new guests each month. Free with general admission. No registration required.

Experience the Academy’s towering dinosaurs—including T. rex—after dark! Your action-packed night at the museum barely leaves room for shut-eye.

Hear ye, hear ye! Let the (science) faire begin! Enjoy an enchanting evening of myths and legends against a backdrop of science and inquiry. Come in costume or come as you as you are. It’s going to be a knight to remember!

Every year, the Academy celebrates all things prehistoric during Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of fossils.

Every year, the Academy celebrates all things prehistoric during Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of fossils.

Experience the Academy’s towering dinosaurs—including T. rex—after dark! Your action-packed night at the museum barely leaves room for shut-eye.