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Festivals and Special Events
Animal Superhero Weekends
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Dinos After Dark
Video Game Weekend
Paleopalooza
Dino-mite Summer
Totally Turtles Weekend
Xtreme Science Days
Wild Wizarding Weekend
Philadelphia Science Festival
The Philadelphia Shell Show
Saturday, April 20, 2019
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
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.
Monday, April 22, 2019
10:00 AM-4:30 PM
11 a.m.: Earth Day Story Time with Marty the Moose
Saturday, May 4, 2019
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel Univeristy 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103
On Saturday, May 4, admission to the Academy of Natural Sciences is pay what you wish in celebration of the Philadelphia Science Festival Science Carnival!
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Plug in the console, grab your controller and step up to the screen for an innovative new experience at the Academy.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Come out of your shell to celebrate all things turtle, tortoise, and terrapin! Discover how this amazing order of hard-shelled survivors lived in the past and thrives in the present. From pizza-loving cartoon ninjas to real-life turtles that call the Academy home, learn all about these “heroes in a half shell” with special crafts, demonstrations, and touchable specimens. Turtle power!
Sunday, June 23, 2019