Arizona Game and Fish Department: AZGFD Outdoor Expo
Come out to the Outdoor Expo The largest hands-on outdoor expo in Arizona is at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. Free Event & Free Parking Saturday & Sunday,...
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28 events found.
Preschoolers (3 – 5 years)
Events for March 28, 2026
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Thing-a-ma-jigs
Using recyclables plus a dash of imagination, construct a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. You might even find some dino-themed items to build with for Dinosaur Month!
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Measure-a-Saurus!
Step back in time for some dino-sized STEAM fun! In this hands-on activity, young paleontologists will explore the fascinating world of dinosaur facts and measurements, comparing their own height, stride, and even “tooth size” to prehistoric giants. Using tools of measurement and simple math, kids will practice estimation, observation, and data collection as they measure...
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Jurrasic Sandpit!
Step into the Jurassic Sandpit and dig into dino-sized adventures all month long! Young paleontologists can uncover hidden “fossils” using brushes, scoops, and magnifying glasses. This hands-on pretend play experience invites kids to investigate, imagine, and unearth prehistoric treasures right in the Children’s Garden.
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Catch-a-Dino Quest
Keep your eyes peeled… we’ve had reports of dinosaur sightings all around the Museum! You never know where one might pop up – scaling the Climber, stacking blocks, or showing...
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Roar, Stomp, Soar Dinosaurs
Design your own dinosaur and explore simple mechanics as you make it move, wiggle, and groove!
Free with Admission
Reid Park Zoo: Sean Kenney’s Nature Pop!
Part art. Part engineering. Totally amazing! Add a pop of wonder and a pinch of nostalgia to your spring with Sean Kenney’s Nature Pop! Marvel at over 40 wildly creative...
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum of Phoenix: Dino Days – Dino Crew Entertainment
Come and meet some very realistic dinosaurs from Dino Crew Entertainment! They will be hanging out in the Atrium, taking photos, and interacting with guests. Admission into this program is...
Free with Admission
Rio Salado Audubon Center: Nature Explorers
Join us for a fun, family-friendly nature adventure at the Rio Salado Audubon Center! Families are invited to get outside, explore the trails and gardens, and discover wildlife that calls...
Free
Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™
The Cave Creek Museum’s AZ GOLD MINING EXPERIENCE™ is unique with its display of the complete hard rock ore extraction process, with the mine shaft, tramway, ore carts, crushing and extraction,...
Free – $20
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Nature Play
Unplug and Reconnect with Nature! Join us for Nature Play at the Children’s Garden, where families can escape the screens and dive into the wonders of the great outdoors. Every Saturday, from October to April, bring your kids to explore, play, and learn in a safe, engaging environment. Outdoor play isn’t just fun; it’s essential!...
Free with Admission
⭐ Arizona Museum of Natural History: I Love Science Day
Science is dynamic, fun, hands-on, visual, and exciting. Join us for two hours of non-stop science fun at the Arizona Museum of Natural History! See fascinating scientific experiments and participate in science-based activities and crafts while surrounded by dinosaurs, artifacts, and more. All crafts, activities and demonstrations are included with the cost of general admission....
Free with Admission
Liberty Wildlife: Public Open Hours
October through April we are open to the public from 10am until 1pm. Our admission is $10 per adult (18+) and $5 per student (under 18). Children 4 and under are free. We will have daily programs and presentations that will be advertised in the lobby upon your arrival for a different experience each visit.
Free – $10
⭐ Cottonwood Public Library: Verde Valley Comic Expo
Where Comics and Pop Culture Meet! Entry costs $5 or $3 if you donate at least 2 non-perishable food items. Kids 10 and under get in free! Proceeds go to the Cottonwood Bookmarks, Friends of the Library to help support the Cottonwood Public Library's Summer Reading Programs! Arizona SciTech Festival Season is here! We hope to see...
$3 – $5
Liberty Wildlife: GUIDED TOUR of Liberty Wildlife
Sign up for a Guided Tour before our flight and eagle show: https://libertywildlife.org/about-us/plan-your-visit/ Space for 15 people Cost $15 per person paid onsite via cash, check or card
$15
Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club
LEGOs are fun for the whole family! You’ll build with LEGOs of all sizes. Free coloring sheets and bookmarks. LEGO Clubs helps improve math skills, science skills, literary skills, social skills, and problem-solving skills. Club LEGO ¡Los LEGOs son divertidos para toda la familia! Construirás con LEGOs de todos los tamaños. Hojas para colorear y...
Free
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Black Holes
Journey into the mysterious world of black holes in this visually stunning, immersive show. Featuring cosmic simulations and narrated by Liam Neeson, explore star birth and death, colliding galaxies, and a thrilling dive into our galaxy’s core. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film + live star talk All-Inclusive Planetarium Show Tickets Show...
Free – $27
Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Mammal Tour
Are you mammal obsessed? This is the tour for you! Our Private Mammal Tour is a great option to meet some of our furry friends, watch feeding demonstrations, and learn more about the mammal residents at PHS! Your VIP-Inspired Experience Includes: Capybara interaction for the group. Meet, pet, and feed our adorable capybara "Spud"! Opossum interaction...
$350
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: We Are Stars
A fun, beautifully animated fulldome show about cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins—revealing how hydrogen and carbon formed in the universe and how we are, quite literally, made of stars!...
Free – $27
Reid Park Zoo: Giant Tortoise Behind-the-Scenes Experience
Education staff invite you on this special behind the scenes tour to learn about the unique adaptations of some of the largest types of tortoises. Learn about how we care for our largest tortoises at the Zoo and how our everyday actions can help protect tortoises in the wild. This experience provides an opportunity to...
$30 – $35
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Expedition Reef
Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant— and endangered—marine ecosystems. Narrated by Tony Award® winner Lea Salonga, the all-digital Expedition Reef immerses you in the undersea adventure. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film + live Earth science talk ...
Free – $27
Mohave County Library: LEGO Time
Explore the world of LEGO with us every Saturday from 2-3pm. Children of all ages are welcome!
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures
Join Ranger Olivia to talk about venomous creatures such as rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, scorpions, tarantulas, or any other desert dwellers you may encounter. Drop on by for this unstructured, informal come-and-go style ranger table, where you can have a look at some of the venomous creatures behind glass, examine some artifacts, and learn that maybe the...
Free with Park Fee
Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club | Grupo de Jugar LEGO
LEGOs are fun for the whole family and help improve math skills, science skills, literary skills, social skills, and problem-solving skills. Come and build, create and destroy with us at the library! ¡Los LEGOs son divertidos para toda la familia y ayudan a mejorar las habilidades matemáticas, científicas, literarias, sociales y de resolver las problemas....
Free
Mesa Public Library: Building Blocks Club
Come explore your creative side at the library with LEGO®. Children can either follow a monthly theme or build from their imaginations. LEGO® and jumbo blocks will be provided. Ages 5-9.
Free
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Tucson Sky and Beyond
Sit back and relax for this popular live show as one of our Console Captains guides you through the night sky from a Tucson perspective, pointing out stars, planets, constellations, and current celestial events. Then, take a cosmic leap beyond our solar system to explore the universe’s distant wonders. Audience: General, all ages Style: Live...
Free – $27
Fountain Hills Dark Sky Festival
Launch Into Adventure at the Fountain Hills Dark Sky Festival! Get ready to Discover the Night at a festival that’s out of this world! Join us on Saturday, March 28 (4–9 p.m.) at the Fountain Hills Community Center for a jam-packed evening of science and exploration. You’ll get to hear from and meet Susan Kilrain,...
Free
⭐Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory: Astronomy Observation
Come view the stars during the Arizona SciTech Festival! Fun for the whole family, located at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve. East Valley Astronomy Club members staff operations and programming for the Observatory. The observatory houses a 16-inch diameter Meade, modified Richey-Cretien scope, guided by a Paramount ME computer controlled German equatorial mount slaved to The...
Free