The Academy won't be the only place brimming with life! Before or after your visit, enjoy the festivities in the Music Concourse.
Live music and dance, sustainably-sourced delicacies from around the world, green technology demonstrations, and a wide range of art and recreational activities for the whole f amily.
Check out the Opening Weekend lineup below!
Opening Ceremony
 | Saturday, September 27th, 8:30 am To kick things off, Executive Director Greg Farrington, Board Chair Bill Patterson, Architect Renzo Piano, Mayor Gavin Newsom, and other luminaries will commemorate the completion of the new Academy with an opening ceremony. The event will include a Native American blessing and a butterfly release, symbolizing the Academy's transformation from old to new. |
A Green Happening
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At every level, the weekend-long festivities will celebrate the Academy's mission to explore, explain, and protect the natural world. Among other measures, the Academy intends to eliminate plastic water bottles from the event, providing visitors with free water and biodegradable cups at drinking stations throughout the concourse. Additionally, the booths requiring generator power will use biodiesel fuel rather than traditional fuels. |
Performers
 | Saturday Circus Center |
Sunday B Attitudes |
Activities
 | Amateur Astronomers |
Food
 | Alive! |
Performance Schedule
| Start Time | End Time | Saturday, September 27th |
| 9:30 am | 9:50 am | Junkestra |
| 9:55 am | 10:45 am | SF Jazz |
| 11:00 am | 11:30 am | Red Panda Acrobats |
| 11:50 am | 12:40 pm | The Sippy Cups |
| 12:45 pm | 1:00 pm | Junkestra |
| 1:05 pm | 1:35 pm | Circus Center |
| 1:55 pm | 2:25 pm | Chris Molla |
| 2:30 pm | 2:45 pm | Junkestra |
| 2:55 | 3:30 | SF Ballet |
| 3:50 pm | 4:30 pm | Cotton Candy Express |
| 4:35 pm | 4:50 pm | Junkestra |
| 4:55 pm | 5:40 pm | Nigerian Masquerade Drummers (4 drummers) |
| 6:00 pm | 6:30 pm | Capacitor |
| 6:30 pm | 6:45 pm | Junkestra |
| 7:00 pm | TBA | Special Performance |
| Start Time | End Time | Sunday, September 28th |
| 9:35 am | 9:50 am | Junkestra |
| 10:00 am | 10:45 am | Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble |
| 11:00 am | 11:30 am | Parangal Dance Group |
| 11:40 am | 12:00 pm | Junkestra |
| 12:00 pm | 12:45 pm | Nigerian Masquerade Drummers (4 drummers) |
| 1:00 pm | 1:30 pm | Red Panda Acrobats |
| 1:50 pm | 2:20 pm | SF Opera |
| 2:20 pm | 2:35 pm | Junkestra |
| 2:40 pm | 3:10 pm | Circus Center |
| 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm | B'attitudes |
| 4:10 pm | 4:25 pm | Junkestra |
| 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm | Loco Bloco |
Buy a Ticket |
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Sunday the 28th is the Academy's first paid admission day.
Tickets are now available online »
Getting Here |
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We encourage Earth-friendly transportation. Walk, bike, take public transit, or share a ride to the festivities! For more information »
The San Francisco Bike Coalition will provide a large parking area for 2,500 bikes.
If you're arriving by public transit, follow the webbed footprints of the Penguin Path from 9th and Irving, or 8th and Fulton, right to the front of the Academy. It's only a ten minute walk.
Contact Us |
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For more information on Opening Weekend, please email the Academy at openingweekend@calacademy.org.
Presented By |
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Media Sponsors |
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Download Poster |
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Click here to download a commemorative opening day poster
