Take part in a global conservation movement by walking for wildlife in Reid Park! Join Reid Park Zoo for a fun morning walk in solidarity with rangers protecting wildlife across Africa. After the walk, get to know the species you are helping to protect during Zoo Keeper chats inside the Zoo — Zoo admission for...
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ! Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a butterfly workshop to help you identify and understand butterflies. And several butterfly...
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ! Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a butterfly workshop to help you identify and understand butterflies. And several butterfly...
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ! Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here...
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ! Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a butterfly workshop to help you identify and understand butterflies. And several butterfly...
Join us this year as we team up with the National Recreation and Park Association- Parks for Pollinators BIOBLITZ! Have you ever wanted to learn more about butterflies? Well, here is your chance! The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a butterfly workshop to help you identify and understand butterflies. And several butterfly...
Join us at the Santa Cruz River for a family-friendly morning of nature exploration, science, and art! Discover the wonders of water at a very special place in our desert – the flowing Santa Cruz River. Bring the whole family as we explore the ecosystem, observe critters that live in and around the water (like...
Join us at El Rio Preserve for a family-friendly morning of nature exploration, science, and art! Discover the wonders of water at a very special place in our desert – a riparian ecosystem. Bring the whole family as we explore the ecosystem, observe critters that live in and around the water (like dragonflies!), and create...
Join Arizona State University (ASU), AZ Land, and Audubon Southwest for a fun, family-friendly workshop featuring art, papermaking, and discussions on the future of the Rio Salado habitat. ASU PhD...
Experience the opportunity of a lifetime with our Capybara Encounter! Come meet Chewy or BB and their care team at Shipwreck Cove. This encounter will give you the opportunity to...
Experience the best dressed encounter opportunity at Wildlife World Zoo! Meet one of our endangered African Penguins and their trainers in the Wild and Wonderful aquarium building in front of the penguin exhibit. This encounter will give you the opportunity to find out what it takes to care for these incredible animals. Learn fun facts...
Looking for a fun and deaf-friendly event? Reid Park Zoo is teaming up with Inclusive Pathways to offer a Deaf Community Day. Spend a day exploring your Zoo while enjoying: ASL Interpreters at Zoo entrance, select programs, and activity stations including giraffe feeding Interpreted Zoo Keeper Chats and Experiences Reid Park Zoo welcomes you to...
Have you ever wanted to meet one of our Sea Lions up close and personal? Join us for a WILD encounter at Wildlife World Zoo! Learn what it takes to care for our amazing marine mammals, and see what goes in to training them. You will be able to get an individual or group photo,...
Blast off at the library and explore what’s happening beyond Earth! Kids and adults will learn about space missions, NASA launches - like the upcoming Artemis II launch, and new discoveries, from rockets and astronauts to planets, satellites, and what’s coming next. Appropriate for Ages 6 and above.
Have you ever wanted to meet a sloth? Come meet Luna and her care team. This encounter will give you the opportunity to feed Luna and learn from her care team what it takes to raise and care for such a unique animal. Feel the texture of her hair and take a selfie with our...
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 BUY $16 DISCOUNT TICKETS IN-PERSON
Using recycled materials, create your very own bug hotel to welcome a variety of bugs into your garden. STEAM Time is a pop-up makerspace for kids and teens that provides hands-on opportunities to design, experiment, and invent as they engage in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) through self-guided tinkering. Join us to make, create...
Alan is a hamster scientist who lives in a junkyard. He tries to fit in with the local community of rats, but nobody takes him seriously. One day, Alan hears...
Enjoy a captivating experience at the heart of our mountaintop observatory with our guided daytime tours! Discover the rich history of our unique site, from its origins as a Cold...
Have fun at the museum on Saturday afternoons with AP teacher Karen Maas, from the Gilbert Classical Academy, and her STEM students as they share a STEM learning adventure with participants. GCA students will introduce a variety of activities including 3D printing with both 3D pens and printers, CAD applications using Tinkercad, Makey Makey apps...
Ready for fun? Join us every week for a different family activity, such as STEM, art, games, or brick-building. ¿Listo para la diversión? Familias, únanse a nosotros cada semana para una actividad diferente, como STEM, arte, juegos, o construcción de ladrillos de colores. Ages 6 - 18
The Childcare & Babysitting Safety (CABS) course, helps build confidence, self-esteem and skills necessary to care for infants and children on a daily basis and in emergency situations. Topics include What is a Babysitter, Business Basics, How to do an Orientation, Safety and Supervision, Caring for Kids, Feeding and Diapering, What to do when things...
Deep beneath the earth's crust, hundreds of kilometres below the surface, with no light, no air, and very little water, in pores and fissures of hard rock, scientists have found an enormous biodiversity of micro-organisms that thrive in extreme conditions. The Dark Biosphere challenges everything we thought we knew and challenges us to rethink not...
Design and solder your own robot with eyes that light up and change color when you touch it's heart. This robot workshop is 3 hours and happens in 3 parts. You design your robot using Inkscape while we cover the basics of using vector editors. Next we laser cut the robot parts. Finally we add...
Join us at Cholla Library's MACH2 for an introduction to Cricut Design Space! Create a variety of paper and vinyl crafts on the Cricut Joy or Maker. In this class learn how to create custom stickers from your own copyright-free images! September's craft: Focus will be creating Monarch Butterfly Stickers and a choice to make your own custom...
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...
Up to 10 species of hummingbirds use the green corridor of the San Pedro River as a freeway between their tropical winter retreats and their northern nesting grounds. The public is invited to get a close-up look at these tiny travelers as staff and volunteers from the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory capture, band, weigh, measure,...
Don't like to hike alone and want to learn more about Skyline trails? Join us for a 4-6 mile hike each month with fellow hikers that love the great outdoors. Bring extra water, snack, sun protection, and wear closed-toed shoes. Ages 13+
Experience the universe up-close with our state-of-the-art 24-inch Dyer Telescope. This private, personalized expedition across the stars lasts 75 minutes and offers an exclusive opportunity to view the cosmos through...