Kids + Families Activities and Programs

Experience new ways to discover the world with your family. Check out our unique events and programs for visitors of all ages and explore the intersection between learning and fun. 

Upcoming Events

Mar
23
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, March 23, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Mar
29
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, March 29, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Mar
30
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, March 30, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
5
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, April 5, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
6
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
12
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, April 12, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
13
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, April 13, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
19
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, April 19, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Apr
20
Explorables: Clothespin Automata
Explorables: Electricity

Saturday, April 20, 2019 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Play with circuits and magnets to build an electronic sculpture and electric motor.
 

Apr
26
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, April 26, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

May
4
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, May 4, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

May
10
Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, May 10, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

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Past Events

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, March 22, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, March 16, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Explorables: Clothespin Automata
Explorables: Play

Saturday, March 16, 2019 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us for three classic Explorables activities exploring sound and motion: Glove-A-Phone, Climbing Bear, and Spinning Disks.

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, March 15, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Community Pi (π) Day

Thursday, March 14, 2019 • 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Celebrate the endless number π with mathematical antics and plenty of pie. Founded at the Exploratorium by our own Prince of π, physicist Larry Shaw, π Day has become an international holiday, celebrated live and online all around the world.

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, March 9, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, March 8, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, March 2, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Friday, March 1, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, February 23, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Tactile Dome Evening Hours
Tactile Dome: Special Evening Hours

Saturday, February 16, 2019 • 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The museum closes at 5:00 p.m. today, but the after-hours interactive fun continues in our Tactile Dome. Journey through total darkness in this twisting, turning, tactile sculpture. 

Explorables: Clothespin Automata
Explorables: Flash Pickling

Saturday, February 16, 2019 • 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Turn vegetables into a delicious pickled snack. Flash pickling is a simple technique that lets you perform the pickling process in under a minute.

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