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Past Events
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.

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.

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.

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.

After Dark: Delightful Devices

Thursday, January 17, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Encounter delightful designs, outlandish objects, and astounding apparatuses in this celebration of the closing weekend of Curious Contraptions—hear from artists whose work aims to push mechanical objects into new territories.

After Dark: Tearjerkers

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

Come get in touch with your inner crybaby at After Dark: Tearjerkers—discover the science of tearful emotions, feel all the feels with selections from Cinema Arts, and bring your tissues to Pairings: Onions.

After Dark: Resolution

Thursday, January 3, 2019 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

January is for resolution—that is, greater clarity, which may or may not be the result of self-discipline. See how resolution applies to the worlds of visuals, music, and your goals for the new year.

After Dark
After Dark: Mixing Color

Thursday, December 27, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Are the primary colors really red, yellow, and blue? How can you get yellow from mixing red and green together? Bring your most colorful questions to this vivid evening.

After Dark: Essentials

Thursday, December 20, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

What do we really need to survive? What happens when a key ingredient goes missing? Examine some essential questions surrounding ecology, packing lists, oils, and nutrition, including the element selenium at Everything Matters.

After Dark: Sugar

Thursday, December 13, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Craving some deliciously inspired science? Get a taste for these controversial but always sweet carbohydrates at Pairings and partake in a tempting array of sugar-inspired presentations and activities.

After Dark: Glow

Thursday, December 6, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Excite your atoms at Glow, our annual festival of ebullient lights and subtle glows celebrating the close of the year. Bask in the mesmerizing gleams of special installations and kinetic sculptures, take a shine to illuminating exhibits, and show your sparkle with scintillating activities.

After Dark: Whales

Thursday, November 29, 2018 • 6:00–10:00 p.m.

Here in the Bay Area we are neighbors to a variety of giant marine mammals. Just before gray whales appear traveling south, join us for an evening on all things cetacean—including our shared history.

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