Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Enjoy live music by Halsero during the Radical Reptiles Cool Summer Nights event, which features learning about the Tortoise Adoption Program, meeting available tortoises, and hearing from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
All things reptilian are in the spotlight tonight! Learn about our Tortoise Adoption Program and meet some of the available tortoises in our program, hear from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi, and enjoy live music by Halsero.
Join Herpetology, Icthyology, and Invertebrate Zoology curator Tom Weaver in our air-conditioned theater while meeting some of the Sonoran Desert's amazing reptiles and hearing their unique stories. Discover the adaptations, behaviors, and ecology of these creatures, as well as the environments they call home.
The face of a reptile is often unreadable—still, silent, and mask‑like. But behind that stillness lies ancient intelligence. In Behind the Mask: Inside the Reptile Mind we will explore how reptiles perceive, decide, communicate, and recognize one another, revealing a world of thought and experience we are only beginning to understand.
Get heavy with hands-on mineral and meteorite activities. The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will have a host of mineral activities and giveaways in the Baldwin Education Building.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Join Penny Savoie in the Earth History Room to experience a comparison of Earth and Moon geology.
How do you know if you found a meteorite? Desert Museum geologist Anna Domitrovic can help you figure out the answer.
Round two of celebrating the spectacular starry skies, but this time we're sprinkling in some extra stardust (aka minerals)! View the wonders of the night skies at one of our telescope stations and enjoy space-themed lectures, live rock music, and visiting our friends from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society.
Rock out under the stars with this international "Country Pop/ Zonafolk" recording and performing artist based in Tucson, Arizona with a musical degree in classical guitar and education.
The Tucson House Band is comprised of School of Rock Tucson’s most accomplished youth musicians. They cover a wide range of styles, from the Beatles, to Santana, to Metallica!
University of Arizona Professor, Dr. Kevin Hainline will discuss what we've learned about the Universe from the first five years of science with NASA's amazing James Webb Space Telescope. Join him here to learn about mysterious black holes, ultra-distant galaxies, moons and distant planets.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Discover the Flavors and Traditions of the Sonoran Desert! Sample creative bites from local chefs featuring desert-adapted ingredients and learn about the history and future of desert foodways.
Let’s celebrate incredible insects and amazing arthropods! The Sonoran Desert is a hot spot of insect diversity and this is your chance to meet them. Get a bugs-eye view of many of the million species of arthropods that make the Sonoran Desert their home.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Meredith Willmott is an entomologist, artist, and second year PhD student who seeks to inspire an appreciation for the insect world through social media, scientific illustration, and knitting. She began designing insect themed knitting patterns to highlight the diversity and beauty of these organisms in a non-traditional medium.
Enjoy the multi-genre instrumental tones of this duo.
Monica King presents a fascinating narrative about the current state of beekeeping in the US.
Celebrate all things Mexican Gray Wolf with us, and get a sneak peek of their new habitat that's currently in the works. Learn about the recovery of Mexican Gray Wolves and the vital role they play as a keystone species.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Tucson Masterworks Chorale strives to make the great masterworks of choral literature, from pre-Baroque to contemporary, accessible to singers and audience members from all walks of life. They endeavor to grow musically and to encourage cultural participation in the community.
Coati Kids Club member families enjoy a special event with animal encounters, grounds exploration, and crafts. Today's theme: Saguaro Harvest
Come celebrate the only flying mammals—bats! The evening will be filled with fun, educational activities, talks, and crafts designed to help you better appreciate these amazing aerial acrobats!
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Are bats flying rodents? Are they blind? Do they fly into people’s hair? If you find yourself unsure of these and other bat-related questions, come learn with Crystal Holcombe at this fun theater presentation.
Enjoy the cool of the Warden Oasis Theater during this interactive presentation that covers bat myths, how closely they are like us, how they contribute to our ecosystems, and how we can help.
Rock out under the stars with this international "Country Pop/ Zonafolk" recording and performing artist based in Tucson, Arizona with a musical degree in classical guitar and education.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Come see the REAL Sonorasaurus fossils (only at the Desert Museum) and join us for a journey back in time!
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
With Summer ending and a new school year about to begin, we're closing out the 2026 Cool Summer Nights season by celebrating Teachers and Support Staff! Teachers and Support Staff enjoy free admission (with school employee ID), swag bags, freebies, raffles, and more!
Join the Desert Museum on an extraordinary trip through Northern Spain via slow train! On this tour we learn about Bronze Age castros, Roman gold and iron mining, and Asturian and Cantabrian traditional lifeways.
Coati Kids Club member families enjoy a special event with animal encounters, grounds exploration, and crafts. Today's theme: Saguaro Harvest
Join the Desert Museum in an exploration of the cathedrals, synagogues, markets, farm towns, ancient castles and sunny beaches of Spain as we trace the cultural and agricultural roots of the Southwest. Destinations include Barcelona, Valencia, Toledo and Madrid.
Scouts and parents come for an overnight experience that includes dinner, a live animal presentation, and play and sleep in the packrat playhouse.
Celebrate Indigenous art and culture at the Indigenous Arts Fair! Meet talented artists, watch live demonstrations, and shop authentic handmade jewelry, pottery, paintings, and more.
Celebrate and explore the desert dwellers that call our grounds home. Witness the desert coming alive at night, enjoy Indie Rock/Latin Pop music by Nicosa, and catch Sonoran Desert Animal Spotlight in the Warden Oasis Theater.
Enjoy live music by Halsero during the Radical Reptiles Cool Summer Nights event, which features learning about the Tortoise Adoption Program, meeting available tortoises, and hearing from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
All things reptilian are in the spotlight tonight! Learn about our Tortoise Adoption Program and meet some of the available tortoises in our program, hear from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi, and enjoy live music by Halsero.
Every night of Cool Summer Nights has live music, lectures, and fun, educational activities for families.
Enjoy live music by Halsero during the Radical Reptiles Cool Summer Nights event, which features learning about the Tortoise Adoption Program, meeting available tortoises, and hearing from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi.
Join Herpetology, Icthyology, and Invertebrate Zoology curator Tom Weaver in our air-conditioned theater while meeting some of the Sonoran Desert's amazing reptiles and hearing their unique stories. Discover the adaptations, behaviors, and ecology of these creatures, as well as the environments they call home.
The face of a reptile is often unreadable—still, silent, and mask‑like. But behind that stillness lies ancient intelligence. In Behind the Mask: Inside the Reptile Mind we will explore how reptiles perceive, decide, communicate, and recognize one another, revealing a world of thought and experience we are only beginning to understand.
All things reptilian are in the spotlight tonight! Learn about our Tortoise Adoption Program and meet some of the available tortoises in our program, hear from renowned Herpetologist Craig Ivanyi, and enjoy live music by Halsero.
Get heavy with hands-on mineral and meteorite activities. The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society will have a host of mineral activities and giveaways in the Baldwin Education Building.