The Academy is open 365 days a year! See what's on the day of your visit, or plan ahead. Unless otherwise noted, all events and programs below are included with admission.

Today, October 7, 2024

E.g., 2024-10-07
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.

 Academy of Sciences logo
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:15 am

Read a story about an animal with a deep connection to California, with the help of a puppet companion! Daily

 3 story books with a bee, raccoon, and robin puppet
California Critters Storytime
Science Today Station
10:30 am

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 am and 3 pm.

 Three African Penguins
Penguin Feeding
African Hall
11:00 am

Journey upriver with a salmon puppet and learn their role in the health of ecosystems. Daily, 11 am.

 A Chinook salmon puppet with a river image background
Children's Puppet Theater: Song of the Salmon
Science Today Station
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

 Academy Diver in Philippine Coral Reef Tank
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

 YouTube video poster image
Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
12:30 pm

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea otters in the ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium

Can you design, build, and test a special craft to fly your spider friend to a new home? Mon-Fri, 12:30 PM

 Public Programs Presenter demonstrating flight lab
Spider Flight Lab
1:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

 Academy Diver in Philippine Coral Reef Tank
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef

Explore the outdoors with Junior Scientist Adventure!

 Outdoor exploration tools for Junior Scientist Adventure
Junior Scientist Adventure: Outdoor Explorer
East Garden

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

 YouTube video poster image
Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
2:00 pm

Become an ocean chemistry expert in this exploration of the connection between sea, sky, and you. Daily, 2 pm.

 Presenter in orange vest sanding with chemistry set in front and picture of coral behind
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Science Today Station
2:30 pm

Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.

 Sea otters in the ocean
Habitat Earth
Planetarium
3:00 pm

Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am and 3 pm daily.

 3 African Penguins on exhibit at the Academy of sciences
Penguin Feeding
African Hall
3:30 pm

Meet Claude, our alligator with albinism, and learn why his southeastern habitat is so unique. Daily, 3:30 pm.

 Claude, the Academy
Swamp Talk
The Swamp

Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.

 YouTube video poster image
Spark: The Universe in Us
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Discover your place in the cosmos in an exhilarating planetarium show.

 Artist rendering of the Orion Nebula
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.

 Academy of Sciences logo
Museum Closes
Entrance
7:30 pm

How does the Sun's magnetic field drive the heating of its 10,000-degree chromosphere and million-degree corona?

 A solar prominence compared to Earth.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere
Planetarium
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