Outreach Programs for Festivals and Fairs

Academy teacher-naturalist with a lion skull at an outdoor fair

Enjoy a casual format where your guests come and go as they please while having the chance to ask questions of our expert naturalist and meet up close a variety of live animals or personally investigate artifacts.

  • All ages can be accommodated;
  • 2 hour program length;
  • Unlimited number of participants;
  • Fee $350 ($100 for each additional hour)
    plus travel fee

Programs

Animal Encounters
Participants will get to meet animal ambassadors from our Live Animal Center. Ogle an owl or look at a lizard! Touch beautiful and cool artifacts such as bones, fur, and feathers.
Dinosaur Diversions
Always wanted to hold a real dinosaur fossil? Participants will receive a personal introduction to paleontology as they handle a variety of fossils and engage in fun table-top activities.

Travel Information

  • Depending on driving distance from museum, programs may begin as early as 9 am and end as late as 9 pm (not including set up and break down).
  • Distance determines travel fee. Travel is limited to 80 miles one way.
  • There is a holdover fee of $50 for presentations scheduled more than one hour apart (maximum of two hours between programs).