Exhibits and experiences for explorers of all ages

2 young girls frolic under indoor snow flurries at the Academys Tis the Season for Science festival
CLOSING JANUARY 7

'Tis the Season for Science

Warm your spirits at our annual celebration of all things frosty! Frolic under flurries, experiment in the Ice Lab, and revel in live music and performances.
Scale model of Argentinosaurus head at entrance to The Worlds Largest Dinosaurs exhibition at the Academy
CLOSING JANUARY 21

World's Largest Dinosaurs

Experience an exhibition 200 million years in the making—and heads and tails above the rest. The largest land animals that ever lived have arrived at the Academy!
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Events and activities to kick-start your curiosity

Digital visualization of a galaxy in space, with wordmark for Spark: The Universe in Us
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Spark: The Universe in Us

Everything we are was written in the stars. Discover the celestial origins of the building blocks of life in the Academy's newest original planetarium film.
A DJ plays in the Philippine Coral Reef exhibition during a NightLife event at the Academy
THURSDAYS | 6-10 PM | 21+

NightLife

Wonder what our animals get up to once the sun goes down? Find out at the Academy’s weekly event that illuminates the unusual intersection of art and science.
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World-changing science starts here

New fish species, Tomiyamichthys elliotensis, pictured resting on the ocean floor
PHENOMENA

153 new species in 2023

Academy researchers roam the world looking for new animal and plant species. Join us on their journey from observation to confirmation to conservation.
Boy excitedly points up at fish in Amazon Flooded Forest Tunnel at California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium
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