Now! Several teeth remain to be found!

Shark Tooth Hunt

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 Summer Hours Begin May 27: OPEN Monday through Sunday

Duck Race Benefit

The Museum is delighted to be a partner in the Great American Tobacco Duck Race, part of the FOX50 Family Fest.

Race your duck for fabulous prizes! You can help us keep the Museum a place of wonder that sparks curiosity and ignites a lifetime of learning.

BUY DUCKS NOW!

Buy a duck or a Quack Pack of 6 ducks
and help us reach our $50,000 goal.

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Two Saturdays, June 8 and 22   |   11:30 am

Bug Safari

Take the train to go on a woodland insect safari with the Museum’s entomologist! Explore bug hide-outs, find and identify insects and their habitats. Special limited opportunity to go behind the scenes! $10 per person, pre-registration recommended.

June 11 – August 24, Tuesdays – Saturdays
Extended Lab Hours 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Summer Programs in The Lab

Grab your safety goggles and step into the Lab this summer! Try a different experiment every day, from testing drinks for vitamin C to tinkering with the latest tech toys.

Pick up an official Summer Science stamp card to start earning science prizes, and don’t forget to stop by during our science shows and bi-weekly Meet a Scientist program to talk to professional scientists from around the Triangle.
Free with admission.

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NEW! – Opening June 15

Blast Off!

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June 15–30

Monday thru Saturday   |   10 am – 3 pm
Sunday   |   12 pm – 3 pm

Build-It Bamboo

Make a masterpiece from one of the world’s most versatile plants. Will you construct a shelter to survive on a desert island, or create an abstract art installation? Your imagination is the only limit at our bamboo building bonanza!

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Thursday, June 20   |   6–9pm   |   ADULTS 21+ ONLY

Science of Risk

Cost: $10   |   Museum members get a FREE BEER

July is Morpho month!

A Thousand
Blue Butterflies

Come and be surrounded by the magic of one of the world’s largest and most beautiful butterflies! The Butterfly House is turning blue this month as we release a thousand Blue Morphos.

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Friday, July 12   |    7–10:30 pm

Noche de las Mariposas

Enjoy a wandering feast of foods from
Costa Rica and South America –
home to the Blue Morpho butterfly and partake of: 

• Beer, wine, soft drinks and special cocktails
• Live music
• Nighttime train rides into the cool woods
• Special tasting experiences featuring  the tropical plants and fruits of the Butterfly House Conservatory like the the papaya, cocoa and coffee
• Plenty of open seating, shade and misting stations for your comfort

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July 18 - 20
Thursday thru Saturday   |    10 am – 3 pm

Deep Freeze

Beat the heat with a supercool science event! Chill out with a misty journey through a miniature city made from bricks of dry ice. Cool off with a cup of liquid nitrogen ice cream, made in minutes before your eyes. Giant blocks of ice make great paintbrushes when you’re creating icy artwork! Don’t let your chance to play melt away with the day – visit early to get the full freeze experience. 

Friday, August 2

National Watermelon Day

Saturday, August 10   |    10 am - 4 pm 

Engineers Day

From the science of circuits to the art of fiberoptics, it’s all about engineering at this event. Join professional engineers and students from all over the Triangle for a day of interactive experiments as we celebrate Engineer’s Week. Investigate the latest techie toys and design your own technology in our hands-on workshops.

Black light Insect Hunt

Information coming soon!

OPEN September 2, Labor Day

 Fall/Winter/Spring hours start September 9
OPEN Tuesday through Sunday and select holiday Mondays

Thursday, September 12   |   6:30-9:30pm

Science of Beer

Join us for our 4th Annual Science of Beer! Taste a variety of beers from your favorite North Carolina craft breweries and investigate the Science behind the beer brewing process. Meet homebrew experts and find out how to create your favorite DIY beer. Don’t miss the expansive antique beer can collection on display at the museum and meet the scientists who make yeast, barley and bubbles their life’s passion. Craft a coozie, grab a bite from a food truck, explore exhibits and raise a glass – “To Science”! ”

Cost: $15.00 Museum members / $18.00 general public
For adults 21+ only

September 19–21
Thursday and Friday   |  10 am – 1 pm
Saturday   |   10 am – 4 pm

Bubble Blitz

Great bubbles, green bubbles, small bubbles, square bubbles! Become a bubbleologist as we study the science behind these soapy water spheres. Discover how a bubble defies gravity, and make your bubble sculptures to take home. Launch a fizzy rocket high into the air, and make your own bubbly beverage.

October 13–19   |   2 pm daily

Wolf Awareness Week

Meet an Animal Keeper at the museum's Wolf Overlook to learn about the very rare red wolf, native to North Carolina, of which there are only 300 alive in the world, with 190 in captivity. All are involved in the Species Survival Program which works in conjunction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Red Wolf Recovery Program to help restore the species to its native habitat and increase public awareness of the benefits of biodiversity. Take home a wolf giveaway!

October 17  |  6:00–9:00pm

BRAINS!

This October the Museum is being taken over… by BRAAAAAIN(scientists)SSS!  These scientists will help you 
find out why you think your thoughts and feel your feelings. Grab a beer (and touch a brain) and discover why Zombies think brains are just the tastiest.

Cost: $8 general public and Museum members
Museum members get a Free Beer Ticket!