After Dark

Name: After Dark
Start: 2017-03-17
End: 2017-03-17
Location: Exploratorium

See for Yourself

Every Thursday Night • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

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Free for After Dark Members

Adults Only (18+)

Note: The Tactile Dome and some programs have limited capacity and are available to visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.

Things look different after dark. Lose yourself in over 650 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art, and science. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in everything from a pitch-black dome to a fog bridge, a large-scale kaleidoscope, dazzling light displays, mind-bending mirrors, and more. Or savor adults-only programming featuring unique guest speakers, great music, specialty films, and one-of-a-kind activities. It'll change how you think about the world around you. But don't take our word for it—see for yourself.

Upcoming Events

Jan
24

After Dark: Radioactive

Thursday, January 24, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Warning: Certain atoms are falling apart all around you. Learn about about their occurrence in the universe, how we make use of their decay, and their effects on the human body at this evening of illuminating programming.

Jan
31

After Dark: Closed for Private Event

Thursday, January 31, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

The Exploratorium will be closed for After Dark on Thursday, January 31, 2019, for a private event.

Feb
7

After Dark: Craft

Thursday, February 7, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

In a world increasingly synthetic, robotic, and removed from human touch, commune with the soul of things made by hand—yours or someone else’s—at After Dark: Craft.

Feb
14

After Dark: Chocolate

Thursday, February 14, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Chocolate: it’s everyone’s favorite...bean? Learn how the food of the gods goes from bitter fruit to beloved bar, then taste your way through a flight of delicious demonstrations.

Feb
21

After Dark: In a Flash

Thursday, February 21, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Flash is key to the process of taking pictures. As part of this evening of photography-based programs, learn more about what makes the flash flash—then learn about flash pickling and take home something tasty.

Feb
28

After Dark: Seeing Double

Thursday, February 28, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

When is one not enough? Look again at the surprising ways doubling quantities affects our perceptions and our world. This evening’s program will leave you seeing double.

Mar
7

After Dark: STEAM-Y Stories

Thursday, March 7, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Expand your perspective with an evening of innovative storytelling that illuminates the fluid relationship between art and science.

Mar
14

After Dark: Pi(e)

Thursday, March 14, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Feeling a little irrational? How about transcendental? Excited to taste some math puns? Don’t miss Pi Day, the Exploratorium’s favorite holiday—after all, we made it up.

Mar
21

After Dark: Let's Play

Thursday, March 21, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Introduce your outer adult to your inner child: Take a deep dive with with game creators into the ways they’re infusing play into everyday life.

Mar
28

After Dark: Outer Space

Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

From exoplanets to space biology, what exists outside of planet earth has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. Come catch a glimpse into what lies ahead in the future of space exploration.

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