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.

Today, February 16, 2019

E.g., 2019-02-16
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

Spark creativity with nature-inspired crafts for the whole family.
Family Nature Crafts
The Swamp
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

Help a clueless detective character find the identity of a skull during this interactive theater program.
Skull Mystery Theater
Piazza
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

Explore your burning questions about light, color, and spectroscopy with our planetarium presenters.
Learning from Light
Hohfeld Hall
12:30 pm

Put on your thinking caps and check out live science experiments in action.
Junior Scientist Adventure: Live Science Experience
Naturalist Center

Come take a seat and join us for a seasonally themed puppet show that's fun for the whole family.
Children's Puppet Theater: My First Winter
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
Science Today Station
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

Explore your burning questions about light, color, and spectroscopy with our planetarium presenters.
Learning from Light
Hohfeld Hall
2:00 pm

Become an ocean chemistry expert in this interactive exploration of the connection between sea, sky, and humans.
Ocean Action: The Power of pH!
Nature Now
2:15 pm

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

Explore your burning questions about light, color, and spectroscopy with our planetarium presenters.
Learning from Light
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

Witness the explosive origins of Earth in this hard-hitting planetarium show narrated by George Takei.
Incoming!
Planetarium
5:00 pm

The museum closes at 5 pm today.
Museum Closes
Entrance

Special Offer 2/1-5/5/19 details

*Join or renew by May 5, 2019, and receive up to three complimentary general 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 one year from date of purchase of new or renewing membership and have no cash value. Offer is not retroactive and may not be combined with other offers.