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 365 days a year.

Today, April 19, 2018

E.g., 2018-04-19
9:30 am

The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
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

Join us for an interactive reading of Marianne Berkes "Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef"
Under the Sea Storytime
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

Learn about our (hungry!) African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am & 3 pm daily.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall

Motions of the Solar System for grades 3-5
School Groups Only
Motions of the Solar System
Planetarium
11:00 am

Learn how fin shapes and other features help fish move through their watery habitats.
Fin-Tastic Fish!
Piazza
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

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
12:30 pm

Children's Puppet Theater in the East Garden (weather permitting*)
Children's Puppet Theater
East Garden

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:00 pm

Meet some of the Academy’s live snakes in-person!
Ssssnake Encounter
Piazza
1:30 pm

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

Explore the ocean and its special chemistry at this fun, experiment-based program.
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Science Today Station

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
1:40 pm

Look at the technologies that would be required for life to travel beyond the atmosphere of our planet
Living Beyond Earth
Hohfeld Hall
2:00 pm

Explore the natural world with our staff as we investigate insects and create with nature (weather permitting)
Nature Play
East Garden
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

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
3:00 pm

Learn about our (hungry!) African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am & 3 pm daily.
Penguin Feeding
African Hall
3:30 pm

Learn all about Claude, our albino American alligator, and other swamp-dwelling denizens. 3:30 pm daily.
Swamp Talk
The Swamp

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
4:30 pm

Embark on a journey into the hidden world of coral reefs in this digital fulldome presentation.
Expedition Reef
Planetarium
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

Take a tour of the Universe with a sprinkling of the hottest news stories from astronomy and the space sciences!
NightLife Event
Universe Update (*Live Show)
Planetarium
7:30 pm

Explore two of today’s greatest cosmic mysteries—dark matter and dark energy!
NightLife Event
Dark Universe (*passes limited)
Planetarium
8:30 pm

Explore two of today’s greatest cosmic mysteries—dark matter and dark energy!
NightLife Event
Dark Universe (*passes limited)
Planetarium

FY18 SP/SU offer fine print

*Join by April 30, 2018, using promo code FREE and receive up to 3 complimentary general admission tickets to the California Academy of Sciences. Offer available for Individual, Individual Plus, Community Value, Teacher, 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 one year from date of purchase of new membership and have no cash value. Offer is not retroactive and may not be combined with other offers.