National Park Service: Fossil Discovery Walk Ranger Program
This Summer, join a ranger at 9 am for a 45 to 60 minute fossil discovery walk. This is a fun, family-friendly activity. The program is a favorite of Junior...
Free with Park Fee
27 events found.
Kids (6 – 8 years)
Events for June 28, 2024
Pinal County Library District: Monsoon Magic with Desert Diggers & Master Gardeners
Come experience what makes the monsoon so magical! We will create a special project, plant seeds and have fun. Learn about desert gardening and why it is so special with Desert Diggers & Pinal County Master Gardeners. www.desertdiggers.org Space is limited and registration is required. Ages 5 and up with an adult....
Free
National Park Service: Museum Demonstration Lab
Chat with paleontologists at work in the Museum Demonstration Lab and peek in the windows to view the fossils they are cleaning and conserving from Petrified Forest National Park. Free with Park Fee
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: The Desert as a Provider (West District)
The Sonoran Desert has been inhabited by humans for nearly 8000 years. Join us at the Tucson Mountain District Red Hills Visitor Center in the theater to learn about several desert plants that helped sustain human life over that time. Free with Park Fee
Free with Park Fee
Pinal County Library District: Adventures in Nature
Kids will have the opportunity to discover nature based hands on activities this summer at the library. Parent/guardian must attend as well. Ages 5+ This will be a four week, one day a week series. Kids will have the opportunity to discover nature based age appropriate hands on activities. All activities are based on Arizona Early Childhood...
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – All About Saguaros
Learn all about our desert’s majestic saguaro cacti with Ranger Nikki. Join Ranger Nikki for a drop-in session to learn all about our desert’s majestic saguaro cacti. Learn about their life cycle from tiny seed to fallen skeleton and all the beneficial things it provides in between. If you plan to hike before or after,...
Free with Park Fee
City of Chandler: The Science of Harry Potter [#4NC110]
Age at least 8 yrs but less than 13 yrs Jun 28, 2024 Fri 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Turn muggles into Wizards with Harry Potter science experiments. Students...
$9 – $13
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger
Learn about the Junior Ranger program and earn your badge by taking the pledge with Ranger Jacque! Designed for kids, and everyone who is a kid at heart, the Junior Ranger program provides a free activity booklet to all who want to learn more about nature and the park! Adults too! Complete at least two...
Free with Park Fee
Pinal County Library District: Dinosaur Dig Adventure
Let's dig for dinosaurs! Step into a world of adventure at the library's Dinosaur Dig! We'll kick things off with a fun storytime that'll take you back to the time...
Free
Pima County Public Library: Noisy Science
Learn what soundwaves are and the varying frequencies at which they travel by creating your own musical instrument. Please be prompt! The show will start on time. If you need to cancel your registration, please go online or call the branch. Ciencia ruidosa Aprende qué son las ondas sonoras y las distintas frecuencias a las...
Free
National Park Service: Ranger Patio Talk
Join a ranger for a 15 minute talk at the Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and learn about a variety of park topics including the Coronado Expedition, wildlife, and more!...
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Living with Giants (West District)
The saguaro celebrates events and faces challenges throughout its life. A biologist explains how it provides shelter and substance for wildlife; when it flowers; its growth patterns; and how it...
Free with Park Fee
Yavapai County Free Library District: STEAM Activity
Join us for a one-hour STEAM activity. Activities will include gardening, bird identification, paper airplanes, bubbles, doodle-bots, and geodes. Ages 7+
Free
National Park Service: Human History of King Canyon and Gould Mine (West District)
Join an Interpretive Ranger in the theater to learn about the 1000-year-old petroglyphs, a 1930’s CCC project, and the historic Gould Mine site developed in 1906. Wheelchair accessible. ...
Free with Park Fee
Pima County Public Library: Code Club
Code Club is a weekly time when kids can come and learn how to make websites, video games, and apps. It’s informal, fun, and very interactive. Come have fun, make friends, and build cool stuff with us! No coding experience required!
Free
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: BUGS! A Rainforest Adventure
This show explains the science and technology we will conquer for a successful moonbase in the coming decades. Follow our story filled with awe, danger, trepidation and share the wonder of the lunar environment made for 360 Fulldome format. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film followed by live star talk Planetarium Tickets Adults: $14...
Free – $14
Pinal County Library District: Make Some Music
Explore the places we are visiting in our Summer Reading adventures. We will make musical instruments and make some noise! Program is "drop-in" style, no registration is required. Ages 5...
Free
National Park Service: Arizona’s Wild Cats! (West District)
This is not about the University of Arizona’s teams nor is it about your mom’s house cat! Join an Interpretive Ranger in the theater to learn about the four types...
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Geology Talk Ranger Program
Enhance your afternoon with quick insights into the geologic story of Grand Canyon at our "Geo Glimpse" ranger program - presented daily at 3 pm. Meet in front of Yavapai Geology Museum. Learn how this immense canyon formed and the science behind the landscape. The program is 30 minutes long and is accessible. Grand Canyon is one-mile deep, up...
Free with Park Fee
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as one of our skilled "Console Captains" gives you a guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in the night sky. Audience: General, all ages Style: Live presentation about constellations and astronomy Planetarium Tickets Adults: $14 Children (ages 3-15): $10 Children ages 2 and under:...
Free – $14
National Park Service: Exploring the Endangered Ranger Program
Discover pivotal stories of survival, perseverance, and developing threats centered on Grand Canyon’s diverse cultural and natural resources. Meet the ranger at 4:30 pm at the Village Amphitheater, in the...
Free with Park Fee
Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University: Ningaloo – Australia’s Other Great Reef
One of the world’s largest fringing coral reefs, Ningaloo Reef is visible from space and stretches along the northwest coast of Western Australia. For this event, we will travel in a two-person submarine, Odyssea, on an underwater adventure. Rich in coral, we will experience this highway for the planet’s largest and smallest fish, including the...
$6.50
Reid Park Zoo: Family PRIDE Night
Celebrate Pride with the whole family at Reid Park Zoo’s first ever Family Pride Night! Show your colors this Pride month with Reid Park Zoo! Bring the whole family out...
Free – $10.50
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Creatures of the Night Walk
Join Ranger Eric on a hike to look for nocturnal wildlife, including scorpions! Enjoy this evening hike as you look for and learn about the nocturnal critters of the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Eric! Wildlife may include scorpions, spiders, insects, owls, nightjars, reptiles, and mammals. Hiking will be an easy grade on occasionally sandy or...
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Grand Canyon Speaks! with Yavapai and Apache Tribal Youth
Meet at McKee Amphitheater — 8 pm Engage in a 45-minute Ranger led interview with youth from the Yavapai and Apache Nations as they reflect on their experience rafting the...
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Star Party (East District)
Drop in at any time to view the starry skies of your Urban Night Sky Park with volunteers from the Tucson Amateur Astronomers Association. Please bring a flashlight. Accessible program....
Free with Park Fee
National Park Service: Astronomy Night – Telescope Viewing with Constellation Talk
Join rangers and astronomers behind Grand Canyon Visitor Center for an evening of telescope viewing and laser-guided constellation talks under one the darkest night skies in the United States! Time: Telescopes available anytime between 9 pm and 11 pm. Constellation talk begins at 9:30 pm. Location: South Rim - Grand Canyon Visitor Center Theater (follow red rope lights)...
Free with Park Fee