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After Dark Thursday Nights

After Dark
After Dark Thursday Nights
Unlimit Yourself
Every Thursday Night • 6:00–10:00 p.m.  
 

Meet us at Pier 15. No kids allowed—but you can still act like one. Unplug and play with 700+ interactive exhibits exploring science, art, and perception. Encounter the unexpected with programming that invites you into the worlds of the thinkers and creators changing our communities. Journey through total darkness in our twisting, turning, world-famous Tactile Dome. Get inquisitive and grab a drink. With 75,000 square feet of conversation starters, you'll never run out of things to talk about.

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A man in a yellow jacket leans against an exhibit with a net, while his companion plays with it with a pair of viewing glasses pressed to her face.
After Dark: See for Yourself
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Come play with 700+ interactive exhibits that explore the scientific phenomena all around us, and dive deeper with some of our most iconic exhibits, including Buckyball and Listening Vessels.
Two visitors interacting with a sound exhibit made of grey plastic tubes and red horns
After Dark: Listen
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Discover the science behind sound through our interactive exhibits and a screening of The Last of the Nightingales, a film about pioneering sound ecologist Bernie Krause.
Aerial view of a residential neighborhood with houses, trees, and roads.
After Dark: Land Use
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Hear from UC Davis researchers on climate response at our After Dark conversation series Open Question, and explore the relationship between humans and the environment at our bayfront Observatory.
Two beaming visitors in colorful clothing play with an exhibit about bubbles
After Dark: See for Yourself
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Where else would you kick off Halloween season? Join us for an evening of perspective-shifting fun, accompanied by spine-tingling scores performed by Awesome Orchestra.
A large tree with twisted, gnarled branches stretching across the image, set against a backdrop of a grassy meadow and a cloudy sky.
After Dark: Life Cycle
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Celebrate the journey of life at After Dark through stunning artworks and performances, including Elderflora, a powerful song cycle about a tree’s existence from seedling to log.
Visitors pass by a yellow wall with "Self and Society" in black writing
After Dark: Decision Time
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Explore the psychology and sociology behind elections, voting, and collective decision-making.
Two dark-haired visitors stand in front of an marigold-adorned display
After Dark: Incantation
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Join the Marigold Project at After Dark, where we’ll celebrate the joy of life through poetry, pageantry, music, and dance, rooted in the signature Day of the Dead Festival of Altars traditions.
A jack-o-latern face glows against two plan walls
After Dark: Creepatorium
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Cocktails, costumes, and a creepy good time—After Dark has everything you need for a hair-raising Halloween. Show up in your most phenomenal garb and explore the Creepatorium if you dare!