Every day is a good day to visit the California Academy of Sciences. In addition to more than 20 active exhibits, each day there's a wide range of activities, shows, events, and tours.

The Academy is open every day of the year.

Today, July 27th, 2017

E.g., 2017-07-27
9:30 am
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:00 am

Become a scientist for a day by checking out a field science backpack full of tools and activities.
Junior Scientist Adventure
Coat Check

Come dive into storytime with an ancient twist.
Storytelling Through Time
Science Today Station
10:15 am

Put on your thinking caps and check out live science experiments in action.
Junior Scientist Adventure: Live Science Experience
Front Lobby
10:30 am

Meet our African penguin colony and get your questions answered by one of our Academy biologists.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Planetarium
10:40 am

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
11:00 am

Can you dance like a pterosaur? Lend us your moves for this fun theatrical skit all about pterosaurs.
The True Pterosaur!
Piazza
11:15 am

Join us atop the Academy’s Living Roof for a fascinating peek into the lives of the local pollinators.
Pollinator Power (weather dependent)
Living Roof

Comets, asteroids, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins!
Incoming!
Planetarium
11:25 am

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
12:00 pm

Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Planetarium
12:10 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
12:30 pm

Join us for a fun, experiment-based program as we explore the ocean and its special chemistry.
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Project Lab
12:40 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
12:45 pm

Comets, asteroids, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins!
Incoming!
Planetarium
12:55 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
1:30 pm

Learn about the fascinating adaptations of rays, sharks, and other ocean cruisers.
Sea Cruisers: Rays and Their Relatives
Shark Lagoon

Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Planetarium

Join us in the East Garden for an interactive puppet show.
Children's Puppet Theater
East Garden
1:40 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
2:15 pm

Comets, asteroids, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins!
Incoming!
Planetarium
2:25 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
2:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
3:00 pm

Meet our African penguin colony and get your questions answered by one of our Academy biologists.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Planetarium
3:10 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
3:30 pm

Learn all about Claude, our albino American alligator, and other swamp inhabitants.
Swamp Talk
The Swamp
3:45 pm

Comets, asteroids, and the hard-hitting stories of our cosmic origins!
Incoming!
Planetarium
3:55 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
4:30 pm

Explore the immense scale of the known Universe in this live presentation that leaves Earth far behind.
Tour of the Universe
Planetarium
4:40 pm

The death of the dinosaurs wasn't the only great extinction in Earth's history.
Impacts and Extinctions
Hohfeld Hall
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.
Museum Closes
Entrance
6:00 pm

Hit the open bar with your friends before heading on a behind-the-scenes tour. You'll be a VIP the entire night.
NightLife VIP Tour
6:30 pm

Explore the skies of the season over San Francisco, from sunset to sunrise the next morning.
NightLife Event
Summer Tour of the Night Sky (*passes limited)
Planetarium
7:30 pm

Immerse yourself in new artistic creations for the planetarium from local artists!
NightLife Event
Vortex 2.0 (*Passes limited)
Planetarium
8:30 pm

Immerse yourself in new artistic creations for the planetarium from local artists!
NightLife Event
Vortex 2.0 (*Passes limited)
Planetarium