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Events

  • CollegeFest 2025

    Saturday, September 20, 2025

    10:00 AM-3:00 PM

    Race Street, between 19th and 20th Streets

    • Everyone
     
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  • Members-Only Collections Tours: Dinosaur Hall

    Thursday, September 25, 2025

    11:00 AM-11:45 AM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Dinosaur Hall is one of the Academy’s most recognizable exhibits. Within the Hall, you will find more than 30 species of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles.

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  • Nature at Noon: Rittenhouse Square

    Thursday, September 25, 2025

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM

    Rittenhouse Square entrance located at 19th and Walnut St (39.9501253, -75.1723100)

    • Everyone

    Take a break from your desk and reconnect with the natural world—right in the middle of your workday. Join us for Nature at Noon, a new series of accessible lunchtime nature outings in and around Center City Philadelphia.

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  • Dinos After Dark: Hispanic Heritage Month

    Friday, September 26, 2025

    5:00 PM-8:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission (recommended donation amount is $10), a festive, family-friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall on a special night celebrating Hispanic Heritage!

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  • Drop-In Science Workshops: Dazzling Diatoms

    Saturday, September 27, 2025

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    What is a diatom and what does it tell you about the environment? What diatoms are living in our watershed?

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