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.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Keep kids busy on a summer morning with a themed hands-on activity, craft or story. Perfect for 4-7-year-olds but open to children of all ages. Free all summer long.
Meet retrievers and reptiles at this family-friendly event held every third Saturday. Learn about these amazing animals and their rescue stories.
We’re marking our 40th birthday with a free, after-hours family-friendly ’80s-themed birthday celebration for our community, featuring live music and dancing, face painting, food trucks, 40th birthday giveaways, a special tie-dye activity and more!
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.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Water play in the courtyard will keep us cool in the summer heat! Featuring a splash zone, reusable water balloons, sprinkler games, and an ice pop station, with the Tucson Fire Department visiting at 6 pm to splash everyone on North Lawn.
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.
Keep kids busy on a summer morning with a themed hands-on activity, craft or story. Perfect for 4-7-year-olds but open to children of all ages. Free all summer long.
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.
Meet retrievers and reptiles at this family-friendly event held every third Saturday. Learn about these amazing animals and their rescue stories.
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!
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.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Keep kids busy on a summer morning with a themed hands-on activity, craft or story. Perfect for 4-7-year-olds but open to children of all ages. Free all summer long.
Come see the REAL Sonorasaurus fossils (only at the Desert Museum) and join us for a journey back in time!
Join us to play with all things smashable and slimey, from oobleck to dough to good old-fashioned SLIME!
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Kids Create! is a day of workshops, music, activities, and refreshments just for kids from infant to age 10 and their parents and guardians. It’s free open to the public , and is a great way to engage children through reading, writing, play, and dance.
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month at Bookmans Speedway for an exciting and heartwarming event featuring two amazing local rescues!
Coati Kids Club member families enjoy a special event with animal encounters, grounds exploration, and crafts. Today's theme: Saguaro Harvest
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Scouts and parents come for an overnight experience that includes dinner, a live animal presentation, and play and sleep in the packrat playhouse.
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month at Bookmans Speedway for an exciting and heartwarming event featuring two amazing local rescues!
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month at Bookmans Speedway for an exciting and heartwarming event featuring two amazing local rescues!
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month at Bookmans Speedway for an exciting and heartwarming event featuring two amazing local rescues!
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
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.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Keep kids busy on a summer morning with a themed hands-on activity, craft or story. Perfect for 4-7-year-olds but open to children of all ages. Free all summer long.
Meet retrievers and reptiles at this family-friendly event held every third Saturday. Learn about these amazing animals and their rescue stories.
We’re marking our 40th birthday with a free, after-hours family-friendly ’80s-themed birthday celebration for our community, featuring live music and dancing, face painting, food trucks, 40th birthday giveaways, a special tie-dye activity and more!
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.
Este programa de alfabetización temprana está diseñado para niños en edad preescolar y sus padres, dando vida a las historias a través de personajes disfrazados, música, movimiento y narración interactiva.
Water play in the courtyard will keep us cool in the summer heat! Featuring a splash zone, reusable water balloons, sprinkler games, and an ice pop station, with the Tucson Fire Department visiting at 6 pm to splash everyone on North Lawn.
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.