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...
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...
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.
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...
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, that are always on display, but operated only during these events. The highlight is Arizona’s only fully operational ten-stamp ore crushing mill. The ten 1,000-lb...
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!...
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....
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.
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...