Did you know Arizona actually has five seasons? The thunderstorms of Tucson’s monsoon have the power to transform the Sonoran Desert during Arizona’s fifth season: the wet summer! Monsoon Magic...
Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home. This July, we are celebrating grapes! We grow 9 different varieties within Mission Garden. Missionaries of the Spanish colonial empire introduced “Mission Grapes” into Arizona in the late 1690s. In Middle Eastern cuisine...
Plateau Perspectives: Nature Through Art celebrates the profound and evolving relationship between art, ecology, and the unique landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Set amid the natural beauty of the Arboretum at Flagstaff, this exhibition invites artists to explore and amplify the stories of native plants and ecological processes that define this extraordinary region. The exhibition centers...
The Nature Niños open arts & craft activity opens at 10 am and is available until CMOV closure. This activity is related to the story time book of the day and is nature-focused. The indoor space includes exhibits from the original Oro Valley location: Airways, Peek-a-Boo Place, Farmers Market, Fun Mirrors and the Light Table....
Listen along as we read a nature-themed story!
We are all Scientists! CMT’s educators lead hands-on experiments designed to inspire a love of science every weekend at Brain Boost. A STEM program designed for whole-family engagement, kids explore...
Families are encouraged to participate in making and creating at Mesquite. Guided activities will include science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics concepts. Join the family STEAM event every second Saturday...
Beat the heat and explore the outdoors with Reid Park Zoo’s Summer Safari Nights on Friday and Saturday evenings! Come to Summer Safari Nights, presented by TMC Health and enjoy the Zoo...
Howl and boogie with the Desert Museum Family Band! Join education specialists Michelle Miner and Kyleigh Sacco — plus special guests like Mr. Nature, Syndenn Sweet, and Eli Beren — in...
Zoo By Moonlight is an evening event held at Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary from May through September. It provides a great opportunity to see the Sanctuary's nocturnal residents. Enjoy our Clouded Leopards, wolves, coyotes and much more by the light of the full moon. It's a howling good time! Don't forget to bring your flashlights, your curiosity...