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Yuma County Library District: Camping 101 – How a Compass Works

Yuma County Library District - Main Library 2951 S. 21st Dr., Yuma

Do you know how a compass works? Could you use one to find your way out of the woods if you got lost camping? Did you know you can make a compass out of common objects? Join us for this fun program for teens ages 13-17. Seating is limited. Supplies will be provided on a...

Free

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Beginning Birders Hike

Hassayampa River Preserve 49614 U.S. Hwy. 60 89, Wickenburg

Join Ranger Kevin for an introduction to birding in one of Arizona’s premiere birding locations.   Enjoy a roughly 2-mile walk on the Palm Lake, Mesquite Meander, Lions, and Willow Walkway trails. We’ll cover birding basics, from tools and equipment to bird identification tips and strategies. Trails are rated easy, although thick sand is possible in...

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Fitness Hike

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Step into your weekend with this challenging morning hike with Ranger Jacque!  Ranger Jacque leads you on a 4.2 mile hike on the Scenic Trail, starting at the Trailhead Staging Area, and looping back to the starting point with the last mile stretch on the Pemberton trail. This is rated moderate with a 278 ft...

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Fossil Discovery Walk Ranger Program

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

This Summer, join a ranger at 9 am for a 45 to 60 minute fossil discovery walk. This is a fun, family-friendly activity. The program is a favorite of Junior rangers who are able to explore a fossil bed and discover brachiopods, sponges, and other marine creatures preserved here in limestone for millions of years....

Free with Park Fee

City of Tempe: Babysitting plus CPR/AED/FA In Person [#80076]

Clark Park Community Center 1730 S. Roosevelt St., Tempe

Age at least 11 yrs but less than 17 yrs Jun 29, 2024 Sat 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM   This one day class provides students with the knowledge and skills to confidently care for infants and young children. Participants learn how to respond to emergencies and illness with first aid, CPR and other appropriate...

$90

National Park Service: Museum Demonstration Lab

Petrified Forest National Park 1 Park Rd, Petrified Forest National Park

Chat with paleontologists at work in the Museum Demonstration Lab and peek in the windows to view the fossils they are cleaning and conserving from Petrified Forest National Park. Free with Park Fee

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Silver Linings – A Perspective on Wildfire

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 6082 Sunset Crater Road, Flagstaff

Join a Ranger on a short, guided walk into the forest to discuss wildfire and how it affects our perspective of the natural environment.   Free with Park Fee

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Junior Ranger

McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills

Learn about the Junior Ranger program and earn your badge by taking the pledge with Ranger Jacque!   Designed for kids, and everyone who is a kid at heart, the Junior...

Free with Park Fee

Pinal County Library District: Dr. T-Rex Science Show

Pinal County Library District - Maricopa Library and Cultural Center 18160 N. Maya Angelou Dr., Maricopa

Science fan Dr. T-Rex brings his fun, informative, and FIERY show to MLCC for the second summer in a row!   An interactive and hands on learning experience that encompasses several basic concepts of Science and allows the audience to take an active role in some of the "hows" of the scientific world. Explore states...

Free

City of Mesa: Astounding Automatas [#76519]

Red Mountain Multigenerational Center 7550 E. Adobe St., Mesa

Age at least 8 yrs but less than 14 yrs Jun 29, 2024 Sat 10:00 AM - Noon   Registration fee: $12 Mesa resident/$14 Non-resident. Contractor fee due first day:...

$47 – $49

Yavapai County Free Library District: Teen Musician Mechanics

Yavapai County Free Library District - Camp Verde Community Library 130 Black Bridge Rd., Camp Verde

Teen Musician Mechanics takes place on Saturdays at 10:00 am in Camp Verde Community Library's Teen Library. TMM will be focused on the nuts-and-bolts side of musical instruments, in a literal sense: repairing, modifying, maintaining, and experimenting. From learning to restring a guitar, to repairing internal wiring, TMM will give newer players agency over their instrument and allow...

Free

Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club

Pima County Public Library - Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson

LEGO s are fun for the whole family! You’ll build with LEGO s 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 LEGO s son divertidos para toda la familia! Construirás con LEGO s de todos los tamaños....

Free

National Park Service: Ranger Patio Talk

Coronado National Memorial 4101 W Montezuma Canyon Rd, Hereford

Join a ranger for a 15 minute talk at the Coronado National Memorial Visitor Center and learn about a variety of park topics including the Coronado Expedition, wildlife, and more! Ask a ranger at the visitor center desk for the topic of the day. Free with Park Fee

Free with Park Fee

Phoenix Public Library: Tie-Dye for Teens!

Teens! Have you ever wanted to DIY tie dye? Come to the library for some tie dye fun! Bring your own clean shirt, pillowcase, or pair of socks and transform it into a one-of-a-kind tie-dye artwork! All tie-dye materials for this program are provided by the library. This activity is targeted for children ages 12-18.

Free

Pima County Public Library: Adventures in the City

Pima County Public Library - Caviglia Arivaca Library 17050 W. Arivaca Rd., Arivaca

We will have a collection of toys comprised of wooden building blocks, plastic cars and trains, people, and road maps for your child to create their own big city or marble racing course. Basic engineering concepts are emphasized by playing with this set.

Free

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Black Holes

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

Where do they come from? Where do they go? Black Holes takes you on a fully immersive journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe: a black hole. Audience: General, all ages Style: Fulldome film and live star talk about black holes and astrophysics Planetarium Tickets Adults: $14 Children (ages 3-15): $10 Children...

Free – $14

National Park Service: Living with Giants (West District)

Saguaro National Park Tucson

The saguaro celebrates events and faces challenges throughout its life. A biologist explains how it provides shelter and substance for wildlife; when it flowers; its growth patterns; and how it fights for survival against drought, lightning, frost, and other dangers. Wheelchair accessible.     Free with Park Fee

Free with Park Fee

Phoenix Public Library: STEAM Time!

Phoenix Public Library - South Mountain Community Library 7050 S. 24th St., Phoenix

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...

Free

Yuma County Library District: Volcano Slime Experiment

Yuma County Library District - Foothills Library 13226 E. South Frontage Rd., Yuma

This program is for scientists ages 6–12 with a caregiver. Watch your volcano erupt, then keep stirring to turn your "lava" into slime. First come, first served, while supplies last.

Free

Glendale Public Library: Tween and Teen Coding Club

Glendale Public Library - Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N. 83rd Ave., Glendale

tart Coding at Your library! We will guide you through some fun projects showing how to build a better world through coding! This program is for 10-18 year olds. Please...

Free

Pinal County Library District: Greater Arizona Puppet Theater – Hotel Saguaro

Pinal County Library District: San Tan Valley Library 31505 N. Schnepf Rd., San Tan Valley

This fun and lively musical educates the audience on the importance of saguaro cactus to the Sonoran Desert. Sammy is a young saguaro and doesn’t know if he wants to be a cactus. His Grandpa teaches him how important the saguaro is to the desert. The puppeteer will provide an entertaining and informative post-show discussion....

Free

Yavapai County Free Library District: Summer LEGO Day!

Yavapai County Free Library District - Paulden Public Library 16 W. Big Chino Rd., Paulden

Come to the library for a Funtastic summer LEGO day! Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd places for our contest!

Free

Pinal County Library District: Sewing Saturdays

Pinal County Library District - Apache Junction Public Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction

Learn to sew. Participants will begin with prepared projects to develop skills using sewing machines, then progress to individual projects. All materials provided. Age 10 and up.  Adults welcome.

Free

Embry – Riddle Aeronautical University: Ningaloo – Australia’s Other Great Reef

Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium 3700 Willow Creek Rd., Prescott

One of the world’s largest fringing coral reefs, Ningaloo Reef is visible from space and stretches along the northwest coast of Western Australia. For this event, we will travel in a two-person submarine, Odyssea, on an underwater adventure. Rich in coral, we will experience this highway for the planet’s largest and smallest fish, including the...

$6.50

Pima County Public Library: Zoo to You – Habitats Around the World

Pima County Public Library - Woods Memorial Library 3455 N. First Ave., Tucson

Join us as we explore how animals survive in the desert, rainforest, and savanna habitats, and how our actions affect their survival. Zoo educators and animal ambassadors will inspire you...

Free

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Expedition Reef

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

​​The Expedition Reef show reveals, in exquisite detail, the breathtaking beauty and biodiversity of coral reefs around the world—and the scientists taking action to restore them. Learn the secrets of...

Free – $14

Pima County Public Library: LEGO Play Program! El Programa de LEGOs!

Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Library 1585 E. 36th St., Tucson

We now have a LEGO Play! program on Saturdays at the library! Stop on by and have fun building up some amazing creations! Ahora, tenemos un programa de LEGOs en los Sabados! Acompáñanos y diviértete hacer los granes creaciónes!

Free

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Introduction to the Sonoran Desert

Lake Pleasant Regional Park 41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Rd., Morristown

Come on down and meet Ranger Olivia at the Discovery Center to learn more about the fascinating world around you – the Sonoran Desert.  Are you visiting Arizona on vacation? Or have you recently moved to the Valley of Sun? Or perhaps you just want to learn more about the desert you live in? Then...

Free with Park Fee

National Park Service: Geology Talk Ranger Program

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

Enhance your afternoon with quick insights into the geologic story of Grand Canyon at our "Geo Glimpse" ranger program - presented daily at 3 pm. Meet in front of Yavapai Geology Museum. Learn how this immense canyon formed and the science behind the landscape. The program is 30 minutes long and is accessible. Grand Canyon is one-mile deep, up...

Free with Park Fee

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium: Touring the Solar System

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

Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! Let's stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique. On our journey, we will be pointing out interesting facts along the way. Audience: General, all ages Style: Live presentation about planets and space exploration   Planetarium Tickets...

Free – $14

National Park Service: Exploring the Endangered Ranger Program

Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim Grand Canyon

Discover pivotal stories of survival, perseverance, and developing threats centered on Grand Canyon’s diverse cultural and natural resources. Meet the ranger at 4:30 pm at the Village Amphitheater, in the Historic District, along the Canyon Rim Trail, between Thunderbird and Kachina Lodges.     Free with Park Fee

Free with Park Fee

Reid Park Zoo: Summer Safari Nights 2024 – Meet Your Zoo Night

Reid Park Zoo 3400 Zoo Court, Tucson

Beat the heat and explore the outdoors with Reid Park Zoo’s Summer Safari Nights on Saturday evenings! Come to Summer Safari Nights, Presented by TMC Health and enjoy the Zoo in the cooler evening hours! Each week will feature keeper chats, animal encounters, artifact stations, giraffe feedings, carousel rides, crafts and games. Face painting and glitter tattoos...

Free – $10.50

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Scorpion Safari

Estrella Mountain Regional Park 14805 W. Vineyard Ave., Goodyear

Join Ranger Derik on a hike after dark where you can Explore the Sonoran Desert and hunt for scorpions along the way.   Hike sections of the Baseline and Gila trails for 2.3 miles. This trail is rated as moderate so expect a few uphill sections as well as trail that can be rocky and loose...

Free with Park Fee

Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Creatures of the Night Walk

Usery Mountain Regional Park 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd., Mesa

Join Ranger Eric on a hike to look for nocturnal wildlife, including scorpions!   Look for and learn about the nocturnal critters of the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Eric! Wildlife may include scorpions, spiders, insects, owls, nightjars, reptiles, and mammals. Hiking will be easy to moderate on occasionally rocky or uneven terrain and will be 1-2...

Free with Park Fee