Enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission (recommended donation amount is $10), a festive, family-friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall.

Cameras at the ready! Explore our brand-new exhibit Neighborhood Naturalists, talk to scientists, dance to the beat in Dinosaur Hall and more!

FOOD AND DRINKS

• Parkway
  Humpty's Dumplings Food Truck
• Dinosaur Hall, Lobby Level
  Lula’s empanadas
• Science Live, First Level
  Nini B’ Sample

THINGS TO DO

Auditorium, Level One

Special Edition Story time with Authors Mark and Ryan Bryson
5:30 & 6
Join Authors Mark and Ryan Bryson as they read their bug-themed books The Gnatural and Beeball.

Live Auditorium Show 6:30:
Dinosaurs continue to inspire awe in people of all ages, but how exactly do we find them? How do we study them? Join Academy educators as we take you back in time to when these ancient reptiles ruled the Earth. Find out what fossils are and how we get them from the field back to the museum. In addition, learn about some of the ways dinosaurs survived the cold.

North American Hall, Level One

Sponsor: Green Mountain Energy
Winter and Science: Talk to Academy scientists about their research

Butterflies Classroom, Level One

Origami Workshop: Join us for an origami workshop led by Ben Friesen of Taro’s Origami Studio. This workshop is fun for all ages.

Mezzanine

The Big Dig: Unearth a dinosaur fossil just like a real paleontologist.

Africa and Asia Hall, Level Two

Downy Dinosaurs: How do we know dinosaurs had feathers and how do we know that feathers are good for cold weather? Find out the answers to this and more and make your own feathered dinosaur to take home.

Rabble with a Macaw: Come learn how Macaws chill in cooler winter temperatures. What fowl features help them survive?

Level Three

Outside In: Inquisitive minds of all ages can investigate animal habitats, explore science and the natural world and discover how we all have a role to play in our ecosystem.