The Academy is open 365 days a year, meaning every day is a good day to visit. In addition to more than 20 active exhibits, each day there's a wide range of activities, shows, events, and tours.

Please note: Curiosity Grove will be closed for maintenance on September 25, and the Swamp will be closed beginning September 17 for habitat upgrades. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back to the exhibit later this year.

Today, September 21, 2019

E.g., 2019-09-21
9:00 am

SOLD OUT! Discover how science notebooks can help your students think and act like scientists.
Making the Most of Science Notebooks (grades K-8)
Classroom
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
Museum Opens
Entrance
10:00 am

Check out a backpack with tools and activities! Now available in Traditional Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino.
Junior Scientist Adventure
Coat Check
10:30 am

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

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
11:00 am

Embrace the "ick" factor and see how face mites can enlighten us about the history of humanity. Weekends, 11 am.
Journey to Inner Face
Piazza

Join author Michael Tyler for a reading of his new children's book about social acceptance. Kids welcome!
Book Reading: The Skin You Live In
Science Today Station
11:15 am

Dive into the fascinating world of coral reefs in the Academy's newest original, all-digital planetarium show.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
11:30 am

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. 11:30 am and 2:30 pm daily.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
12:00 pm

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
12:10 pm

Discover the relationships between patterns, science and our understanding of the world around us!
Patterns In Nature
Hohfeld Hall
12:30 pm

A puppet show about a unique animal that has a lot in common with a duck, snake, and kangaroo. Daily, 12:30 pm.
Children's Puppet Theater: Where Do I Belong?
Science Today Station
12:45 pm

Dive into the fascinating world of coral reefs in the Academy's newest original, all-digital planetarium show.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:00 pm

Meet some of the Academy’s most spectacular residents and learn about their surprising survival adaptations.
Ssssnake Encounter
Piazza
1:30 pm

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
1:40 pm

Discover the relationships between patterns, science and our understanding of the world around us!
Patterns In Nature
Hohfeld Hall
2:15 pm

Dive into the fascinating world of coral reefs in the Academy's newest original, all-digital planetarium show.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium

Drop by for an interactive science demonstration
Pop Up Science
Nature Now
2:30 pm

Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. 11:30 am and 2:30 pm daily.
Coral Reef Dive
Philippine Coral Reef
3:00 pm

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

Discover your place in the cosmos in the Academy's exhilarating new planetarium show. Multiple showtimes daily.
Passport to the Universe
Planetarium
3:10 pm

Discover the relationships between patterns, science and our understanding of the world around us!
Patterns In Nature
Hohfeld Hall
3:30 pm

Meet Claude, our albino American alligator, and hear why his southeastern habitat is so unique. 3:30 pm daily.
Swamp Talk
The Swamp
3:45 pm

Dive into the fascinating world of coral reefs in the Academy's newest original, all-digital planetarium show.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Learn about planets and moons near and far in a live tour of our Solar System.
Tour of the Solar System
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.
Museum Closes
Entrance

Special Offer 9/1-10/31/19 details

*Join or renew by October 31, 2019, and receive up to 3 complimentary Daytime Admission tickets to the California Academy of Sciences. Offer available for Individual, Individual Plus, Teacher, Community Value, and Senior levels (1 ticket), Family and Family Plus levels (2 tickets), and Associate level (3 tickets). Not valid on Explorer or higher levels. Complimentary tickets are valid for 1 year from date of purchase of new or renewing membership and have no cash value. Pick up tickets at the Service Desk. Offer is not retroactive and may not be combined with other offers.