Programs


Family Programs

Share your birthday with dinosaurs, have a sleepover with a polar bear, or meet an iguana during summer camp. More.

Adult Programs

Experience the museum after hours, attend an Academy Town Square, or have a drink in the Dino Drafts Beer Garden. More
entomologist talk with museum visitors during Bug Fest

Festivals and Special Events

Talk to real scientists, look through a microscope, touch live bugs, shop for shells, or search for fossils. More
featured panel during an environmental program

Academy Town Square

Find out the latest on the Marcellus Shale, urban agriculture, or how Philadelphia can become more livable and green. More
 

Upcoming Academy Events:

  • Nature at Noon: Three Logan Garden “Red Square” to Sister Cities Park

    Thursday, November 20, 2025

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    SE corner of 18th and Cherry St (39.95603948668817, -75.16915302433758)

    • Everyone

    For this one-hour outing, we will meet at the SE corner of 18th and Cherry St., or you can plug this location into your map (39.95603948668817, -75.16915302433758). This is a reliable time of year and location for American Woodcock’s travelling through Philadelphia. After checking for woodcocks we will make our way to the Sister Cities Park and Logan Circle.

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  • Dinos After Dark: November 21

    Friday, November 21, 2025

    5:00 PM-8:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    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.

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  • Holiday Weekend Hours

    Friday, November 28, 2025

    10:00 AM-5:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Join us for the holiday weekend and enjoy dinosaurs, fossils, bugs, animals and more!

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  • Drop In Science Workshop: How is a turkey like a t-rex?

    Friday, November 28, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    How is a turkey like a T-rex? What answers can you find in the bones? Come find out the answers to these questions and more.

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  • Holiday Weekend Hours

    Saturday, November 29, 2025

    10:00 AM-5:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Join us for the holiday weekend and enjoy dinosaurs, fossils, bugs, animals and more!

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  • Drop In Science Workshop: How is a turkey like a t-rex?

    Saturday, November 29, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    How is a turkey like a T-rex? What answers can you find in the bones? Come find out the answers to these questions and more.

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  • Holiday Weekend Hours

    Sunday, November 30, 2025

    10:00 AM-5:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Join us for the holiday weekend and enjoy dinosaurs, fossils, bugs, animals and more!

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  • Drop In Science Workshop: How is a turkey like a t-rex?

    Sunday, November 30, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    How is a turkey like a T-rex? What answers can you find in the bones? Come find out the answers to these questions and more.

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  • Dinosaurs in Your Backyard: Hadrosaurus foulkii and Other Local Marvels

    Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    6:00 PM-7:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Haddy has returned! The new mount of Hadrosaurus foulkii, the first dinosaur skeleton ever publicly displayed in the world, is back on view in the Academy of Natural Science’s Dinosaur Hall.

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  • Drop In Science Workshop: Slimy Suspension

    Saturday, December 6, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Where do frogs frolic in the winter? Do toads toddle away to different climates?

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