At the Academy, there's always something new to see—and as a member, there's always something just for you to see! Mark your calendars for these upcoming in-person events.
Looking for more member programs? Be on the lookout for upcoming virtual and in-person programs to register for in your Member Update emails!
Upcoming events
Members' Month
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October is Members' Month! Join us for an exciting array of members-only programs at the museum and online.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere
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A large eruption in the low solar atmosphere caught in the act by NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), a solar telescope orbiting Earth since 2013. Earth is shown for scale. When these types of events propagate into interplanetary space they can impact space nearby Earth, causing space weather.
October 7 at 7:30 pm
How does the Sun's magnetic field drive the heating of its 10,000-degree chromosphere and million-degree corona?
SuperNatural
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October 26 at 5:00 pm
On October 26, join us for a fright at the museum at the Academy's annual Halloween extravaganza!
Weekly Member Hour favorites
California Critters Storytime
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June 28 at 10:15 am
June 29 at 10:15 am
June 30 at 10:15 am
July 1 at 10:15 am
July 2 at 10:15 am
July 3 at 10:15 am
July 4 at 10:15 am
July 5 at 10:15 am
July 6 at 10:15 am
July 7 at 10:15 am
July 8 at 10:15 am
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July 10 at 10:15 am
July 11 at 10:15 am
July 12 at 10:15 am
July 13 at 10:15 am
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July 19 at 10:15 am
July 20 at 10:15 am
July 21 at 10:15 am
July 22 at 10:15 am
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July 24 at 10:15 am
July 25 at 10:15 am
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July 27 at 10:15 am
July 28 at 10:15 am
July 29 at 10:15 am
July 30 at 10:15 am
July 31 at 10:15 am
August 1 at 10:15 am
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August 10 at 10:15 am
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August 28 at 10:15 am
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August 30 at 10:15 am
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September 1 at 10:15 am
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September 4 at 10:15 am
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September 6 at 10:15 am
September 7 at 10:15 am
September 8 at 10:15 am
September 9 at 10:15 am
September 10 at 10:15 am
September 11 at 10:15 am
September 12 at 10:15 am
September 13 at 10:15 am
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September 16 at 10:15 am
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September 18 at 10:15 am
September 19 at 10:15 am
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September 24 at 10:15 am
September 25 at 10:15 am
September 26 at 10:15 am
September 27 at 10:15 am
September 28 at 10:15 am
September 29 at 10:15 am
September 30 at 10:15 am
October 1 at 10:15 am
October 2 at 10:15 am
October 3 at 10:15 am
October 4 at 10:15 am
October 5 at 10:15 am
October 6 at 10:15 am
October 7 at 10:15 am
October 8 at 10:15 am
October 9 at 10:15 am
October 10 at 10:15 am
October 11 at 10:15 am
October 12 at 10:15 am
October 13 at 10:15 am
October 14 at 10:15 am
October 15 at 10:15 am
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October 22 at 10:15 am
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October 24 at 10:15 am
October 25 at 10:15 am
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October 27 at 10:15 am
October 28 at 10:15 am
October 29 at 10:15 am
October 30 at 10:15 am
October 31 at 10:15 am
November 1 at 10:15 am
November 2 at 10:15 am
November 3 at 10:15 am
November 4 at 10:15 am
November 5 at 10:15 am
November 6 at 10:15 am
November 7 at 10:15 am
November 8 at 10:15 am
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November 10 at 10:15 am
November 11 at 10:15 am
November 12 at 10:15 am
November 13 at 10:15 am
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November 16 at 10:15 am
November 17 at 10:15 am
November 18 at 10:15 am
November 19 at 10:15 am
November 20 at 10:15 am
Read a story about an animal with a deep connection to California, with the help of a puppet companion! Daily
Penguin Feeding
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February 6 at 10:30 am
February 13 at 10:30 am
February 20 at 10:30 am
February 27 at 10:30 am
March 6 at 10:30 am
March 13 at 10:30 am
March 20 at 10:30 am
March 27 at 10:30 am
April 3 at 10:30 am
April 10 at 10:30 am
April 17 at 10:30 am
April 24 at 10:30 am
May 1 at 10:30 am
May 8 at 10:30 am
May 15 at 10:30 am
May 22 at 10:30 am
May 29 at 10:30 am
June 5 at 10:30 am
June 12 at 10:30 am
June 19 at 10:30 am
June 26 at 10:30 am
July 3 at 10:30 am
July 10 at 10:30 am
July 17 at 10:30 am
July 24 at 10:30 am
July 31 at 10:30 am
August 7 at 10:30 am
August 14 at 10:30 am
August 21 at 10:30 am
August 28 at 10:30 am
September 4 at 10:30 am
September 11 at 10:30 am
September 18 at 10:30 am
September 25 at 10:30 am
October 2 at 10:30 am
October 9 at 10:30 am
October 16 at 10:30 am
October 23 at 10:30 am
October 30 at 10:30 am
November 6 at 10:30 am
November 13 at 10:30 am
November 20 at 10:30 am
November 27 at 10:30 am
December 4 at 10:30 am
December 11 at 10:30 am
December 18 at 10:30 am
January 1 at 10:30 am
January 8 at 10:30 am
January 15 at 10:30 am
January 22 at 10:30 am
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February 5 at 10:30 am
February 19 at 10:30 am
February 26 at 10:30 am
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April 30 at 10:30 am
May 7 at 10:30 am
May 14 at 10:30 am
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June 4 at 10:30 am
June 11 at 10:30 am
June 18 at 10:30 am
June 25 at 10:30 am
July 2 at 10:30 am
July 9 at 10:30 am
July 16 at 10:30 am
July 23 at 10:30 am
July 30 at 10:30 am
August 6 at 10:30 am
August 13 at 10:30 am
August 20 at 10:30 am
August 27 at 10:30 am
September 3 at 10:30 am
September 10 at 10:30 am
September 17 at 10:30 am
September 24 at 10:30 am
October 1 at 10:30 am
October 8 at 10:30 am
October 15 at 10:30 am
October 22 at 10:30 am
October 29 at 10:30 am
November 5 at 10:30 am
November 12 at 10:30 am
November 19 at 10:30 am
November 26 at 10:30 am
December 3 at 10:30 am
December 10 at 10:30 am
December 17 at 10:30 am
December 24 at 10:30 am
December 31 at 10:30 am
January 7 at 10:30 am
January 14 at 10:30 am
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January 28 at 10:30 am
February 4 at 10:30 am
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February 18 at 10:30 am
February 25 at 10:30 am
March 3 at 10:30 am
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April 7 at 10:30 am
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June 30 at 10:30 am
July 7 at 10:30 am
July 14 at 10:30 am
July 21 at 10:30 am
July 28 at 10:30 am
August 4 at 10:30 am
August 11 at 10:30 am
August 18 at 10:30 am
August 25 at 10:30 am
September 1 at 10:30 am
September 8 at 10:30 am
September 15 at 10:30 am
September 22 at 10:30 am
September 29 at 10:30 am
October 6 at 10:30 am
October 13 at 10:30 am
October 20 at 10:30 am
October 27 at 10:30 am
November 3 at 10:30 am
November 10 at 10:30 am
November 17 at 10:30 am
November 24 at 10:30 am
December 1 at 10:30 am
December 8 at 10:30 am
December 15 at 10:30 am
December 22 at 10:30 am
December 29 at 10:30 am
January 5 at 10:30 am
January 12 at 10:30 am
January 19 at 10:30 am
January 26 at 10:30 am
February 2 at 10:30 am
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February 16 at 10:30 am
February 23 at 10:30 am
March 2 at 10:30 am
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March 23 at 10:30 am
March 30 at 10:30 am
April 6 at 10:30 am
April 13 at 10:30 am
April 20 at 10:30 am
April 27 at 10:30 am
May 4 at 10:30 am
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June 1 at 10:30 am
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July 6 at 10:30 am
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August 3 at 10:30 am
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August 31 at 10:30 am
September 7 at 10:30 am
September 14 at 10:30 am
September 21 at 10:30 am
September 28 at 10:30 am
October 5 at 10:30 am
October 12 at 10:30 am
October 19 at 10:30 am
October 26 at 10:30 am
November 2 at 10:30 am
November 9 at 10:30 am
November 16 at 10:30 am
November 23 at 10:30 am
November 30 at 10:30 am
December 7 at 10:30 am
December 14 at 10:30 am
December 21 at 10:30 am
December 28 at 10:30 am
Learn about our African penguin colony from an Academy biologist during this member program. Sundays, 10:30 am.
Passport to the Universe
June 30 at 10:30 am
July 7 at 10:30 am
July 14 at 10:30 am
July 21 at 10:30 am
July 28 at 10:30 am
August 4 at 10:30 am
August 11 at 10:30 am
August 18 at 10:30 am
August 25 at 10:30 am
September 1 at 10:30 am
September 8 at 10:30 am
September 15 at 10:30 am
September 22 at 10:30 am
September 29 at 10:30 am
October 6 at 10:30 am
October 13 at 10:30 am
October 20 at 10:30 am
October 27 at 10:30 am
November 3 at 10:30 am
November 10 at 10:30 am
November 17 at 10:30 am
November 24 at 10:30 am
December 1 at 10:30 am
December 8 at 10:30 am
December 15 at 10:30 am
December 22 at 10:30 am
December 29 at 10:30 am
January 5 at 10:30 am
Discover your place in the cosmos in an exhilarating planetarium show.
Missed it? We recorded it!
Member Talk: The Making of California: State of Nature
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July 10 at 3:00 pm
July 11 at 3:00 pm
Go behind-the-scenes during this Member Talk into the making of California: State of Nature!
Member Talk: Secret Lives of Snakes
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June 3 at 3:00 pm
June 4 at 3:00 pm
Watch the recording of this Member Talk and learn all about the Secret Lives of Snakes!
Member Talk: The Galápagos Islands
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March 20 at 3:00 pm
March 21 at 3:00 pm
Watch the recording of this Member Talk to learn about the Academy's long history in The Galápagos Islands!
Happening at the museum now!
BigPicture: Natural World Photography
Grand Prize winner: The Forest of the Monarchs by Jaime Rojo
Embark on a visual odyssey of the year's best nature, wildlife, and conservation photography—now open daily.
California: State of Nature
A colorful new exhibition reveals the surprising ways people, places, and species are connected in California.
Habitat Earth
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Explore the ever-expanding web of life—and our place in it—in our original planetarium show. Now playing daily.
Member Hours
Academy members enjoy exclusive access to the museum every Tuesday (8:30-9:30 am) and Sunday (10-11 am). Guests are welcome—please purchase additional tickets as necessary.
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