Events

Paleopalooza
Every February, the Academy celebrates all things prehistoric during Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of fossils. We offer new and exciting activities each year, along with our most popular and recurring attractions.
Saturday Feb 14 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Overnight for Adults
Pack a sleeping bag, put on your pj’s, and leave the kids at home—this overnight is for adults only!
Saturday and Sunday Mar 7 & 8 6:30 PM-9:00 AM

Upcoming Events

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Mega-Bad Movie Night On Tour: Them!

Thursday Jan 29 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Join the Academy after hours for a special edition of Mega-Bad Movie Night held at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. It’s the same live commentary you love about Mega-Bad Movie Night except in a theater at BMFI!
Titanoboa: Monster Snake Opening Day

Saturday Feb 14 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Join us for opening day of our new exhibit, Titanoboa: Monster Snake!
Paleopalooza

Saturday Feb 14 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Every February, the Academy celebrates all things prehistoric during Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of fossils. We offer new and exciting activities each year, along with our most popular and recurring attractions.
Paleopalooza

Sunday Feb 15 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Every February, the Academy celebrates all things prehistoric during Paleopalooza, a two-day festival of fossils. We offer new and exciting activities each year, along with our most popular and recurring attractions.
Mega-Bad Movie Night: Anaconda

Thursday Feb 26 5:30 PM-9:00 PM
Join us at the Academy after hours to watch an “awesomely awful” movie. Witty experts will be onstage to offer their quips and sidesplitting comments on the many scientific absurdities—think Mystery Science Theater 3000!
Overnight for Adults

Saturday and Sunday Mar 7 & 8 6:30 PM-9:00 AM
Pack a sleeping bag, put on your pj’s, and leave the kids at home—this overnight is for adults only!
Tapping our Watershed: The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership: From the Headwaters to...

Monday Mar 16 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
At this edition of Tapping our Watershed, Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, presents, "The Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership: From the Headwaters to the Delaware via Streets and Tweets."
Mega-Bad Movie Night On Tour: Mega-Shark vs Giant Octopus

Thursday Apr 16 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
Join the Academy of Natural Sciences and PhilaMOCA for Mega-Bad Movie Night: On Tour!
Titanoboa: Monster Snake Final Day

Sunday Apr 19 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Join us for the final day of Titanoboa: Monster Snake!
SEPOS International Orchid Show and Sale

Friday Apr 24 12:00 PM-6:00 PM
On April 24–26, 2015, the International Orchid Show will transform the Academy into a spectacular world of orchids.