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Join us at the Desert Museum for our signature Spring event, the Desert Gala! 第31届联欢晚会, 沙漠的色彩, will offer local culinary delicacies, 工艺制作, and up-close visits with some famous animal residents, plus live and silent auctions!

Coati Kids Club members meet for a fun event that includes on-grounds exploration, 课堂动物邂逅, 工艺品, 和更多的.

E艺术h Day Poetry Contest Winners read their winning poems, followed by a reception. (2 p.m. K-3年级，下午3:15.m. 等级4 - 6)

去沙漠和更远的地方! Our engaging camps will explore the Sonoran Desert region’s diverse land, sea, animals, and plants. This summer, sign up for week-long day camps for kids entering grades 1-3 or 4-6 in Fall 2024.

Why would a Museum focused on the desert celebrate World Oceans Day? Water is one of the most precious resources in the Sonoran Desert, which includes the Gulf of California. This body of water is a support system – not only to us – but also to the creatures that inhabit it. Help us celebrate the big blue by wearing blue in honor of World Oceans Day! Bring your flashlight and explore, experience live animal encounters, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, 和更多的!

Did you know the Desert Museum has its own Art Institute? Explore the world of the 艺术s throughout grounds. Bring your flashlight and explore, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, or p艺术icipate in special nightly activities.

Have you heard that the Sonorasaurus is officially Arizona's state dinosaur? Based on the fossils, it is estimated that the dino was about 50 feet long and weighed 4,000 pounds. Come see the REAL Sonorasaurus bones (only at the Desert Museum)! You can also become an amateur paleontologist in the fossil dig at our Ancient Arizona exhibit. Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience live animal encounters, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, 和更多的!

Tucson is arguably the best city for stargazing in the United States. View the wonders of the night skies at one of our telescope stations and enjoy space-themed activities! Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, and 了解更多 about star maps from our Docents. Tonight we're staying open an extra hour, until 10:00 p.m.!

The desert comes alive at night as nocturnal animals awake. Bats perform aerial acrobatics in pursuit of dinner, beavers splash around in their pond, and scorpions glow green under black light. Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, or p艺术icipate in special nightly activities.

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Summer day camp for students entering grades 6-8. Discover the many colors of the Sonoran Desert as we observe the world around us through the lenses of culture, 艺术, 和科学. Each day brings a new adventure as we explore the colors of the desert!

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Coati Kids Club members meet for a fun event that includes on-grounds exploration, 课堂动物邂逅, 工艺品, 和更多的.

Incredible lightning storms and the intoxicating aroma of creosote after the first rain are two of our favorite things about monsoon season! Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, and feel the touch of a stingray.

Howl and boogie with the Desert Museum Family Band! Join education specialists Michelle Miner and Kyleigh Sacco — plus special guests like Mr. Nature, Syndenn Sweet, and Eli Beren — in a desert style Singalong at the Warden Oasis Theater. Get your paws on our nature inspired music album! Bring your flashlight and explore, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, and feel the touch of a stingray.

Let’s celebrate incredible insects and amazing 艺术hropods! The Sonoran Desert is a hot spot of insect diversity and this is your chance to meet them. Get a bugs-eye view of many of the million species of 艺术hropods that make the Sonoran Desert their home. Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, and feel the touch of a stingray.

Coati Kids Club members meet for a fun event that includes on-grounds exploration, 课堂动物邂逅, 工艺品, 和更多的. Afterwards they are invited to stay for the CSN activities.

你觉得不舒服吗? Come celebrate the only flying mammals — bats! The evening will be filled with fun, 教育活动, 会谈, and 工艺品 designed to help you better appreciate these amazing aerial acrobats! Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, and feel the touch of a stingray.

Help us close out the final Cool Summer Nights with celebrating 教师及支援人员. 教师及支援人员, enjoy free admission (including Stingray Touch), 赃物袋, 免费赠品, 抽奖活动, 和更多的. We appreciate all the hard work that it takes to inspire and educate our children. Bring your flashlight and explore, grab a local beer and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, and feel the touch of a stingray.

Coati Kids Club members meet for a fun event that includes on-grounds exploration, 课堂动物邂逅, 工艺品, 和更多的.

Coati Kids Club members meet for a fun event that includes on-grounds exploration, 课堂动物邂逅, 工艺品, 和更多的.

Girl Scouts and accompanying adults explore the grounds and complete activities to earn their naturalist badges. Registration is through the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona.

Coati Kids Club members meet for an overnighter in the Packrat Playhouse.