Play it cool at the Desert Museum this Summer! The Desert Museum is lovely during the day, but it’s even cooler after dark. Every Saturday night throughout the summer to beat the heat while learning something neat! 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, jam out to live music, grab a local brew and wander, experience a live animal encounter, scamper in Packrat Playhouse, feel the touch of a stingray, or participate in special nightly activities. See the schedule for weekly themes.
Happening Every Night:
- 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Stingray Touch Exhibit
- Visitors are able to create their own moments with these captivating creatures at the Stingray Touch experience. The pool features cow nose stingrays that guests can interact with. Be touched by a ray!
Admission: $2 Members / $4 Non-members
- 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Packrat Playhouse
- This indoor play space allows children to discover the desert through the eyes of a packrat! Packrat Playhouse may reach capacity. 30-minute reserved play times are available at the Packrat Playhouse entrance.
- 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Live Music
- On the Ironwood Courtyard.
- Throughout the Night
- Look for Museum Docents around the grounds interpreting celestial desert skies, fluorescent minerals, bats, kissing bugs, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and more!
