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Arizona Game and Fish Department: AZGFD Outdoor Expo

Ben Avery Shooting Facility 4044 W. Black Canyon Blvd., Phoenix

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, March 28 & 29 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Outdoor Expo will feature everything from wildlife exhibits and...

Free

Reid Park Zoo: Sean Kenney’s Nature Pop!

Reid Park Zoo 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson

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

Children's Museum of Phoenix 215 N. 7th St., Phoenix

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 paid Museum admission.

Free with Admission

Rio Salado Audubon Center: Nature Explorers

Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center 3131 S. Central Ave., Phoenix

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 Rio Salado home. Enjoy an easy walk with plenty of chances to spot birds, insects, plants, and more. After the walk, stick around for hands-on...

Free

Cave Creek Museum: The Arizona Gold Mining Experience™

Cave Creek Museum 6140 E . Skyline Dr., Cave Creek

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

Boyce Thompson Arboretum 37615 E. Arboretum Way, Superior

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

Arizona Museum of Natural History 53 N. Macdonald, Mesa

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

Liberty Wildlife 2600 E. Elwood St., Phoenix

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...

Free – $10

⭐ Cottonwood Public Library: Verde Valley Comic Expo

Cottonwood Recreation Center 150 S. 6th St., Cottonwood

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

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Black Holes

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson

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...

Free – $27

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary: Mammal Tour

Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary Actual location given after reservations, Phoenix

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...

$350

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: We Are Stars

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson

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

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Expedition Reef

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson

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...

Free – $27

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Tucson Sky and Beyond

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson

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,...

Free – $27

Fountain Hills Dark Sky Festival

Fountain Hills Community Center 13001 N La Montana Dr, Fountain Hills

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

Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd., Gilbert

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