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Exploratorium Market Days
Exchanging Fresh Ideas on Local Phenomena
3rd Saturdays from June–October • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Exploratorium, Pier 15 Plaza
Free
Exploratorium Market Days kicks off with Local Motion – a celebration of the myriad ways people, machines, and animals get around. Free to the public.
This series of free, open-air mini-festivals brings together museum and community scientists, artists, and educators to present an abundance of encounters with local phenomena ranging from culinary seasonings to “spacecraft” made from upcycled materials.
Each Market Days event features curated art and science demos, hands-on activities, exhibits, and craft displays along the Plaza in front of Pier 15.
Upcoming Programs
Past Programs
Past Programs
Market Days: Toys
Saturday, October 18, 2014 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for a free open-air mini-festival that brings together museum and community scientists, artists, and educators and features curated art and science demos, hands-on activities, exhibits, and craft displays.
Market Days: Homespun
Saturday, September 20 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Get a feel for handmade traditions at Market Days: Homespun. Meet with artisans and entrepreneurs carrying forward crafts such as spinning and Mexican papel picado as well as vintage techniques for making hats and paints.
Market Days: A Breed Apart
Saturday, August 16, 2014 • 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Watch canine contenders demonstrate everything from intelligent disobedience to choreographed dance steps in our Dog Skills and Talent Shows, and explore dog genetics and health with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
