Upcoming Events

Roar No More: Sensory-Friendly Dino Days will take place on March 30 & 31, and again on April 20 & 21 for a total of four special days when our animatronic dinosaurs will be silenced, but continue to move. These days are designed for guests who experience sensory sensitivities or may find the dino roaring sounds overwhelming. We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable while enjoying Dinos in the Desert.

Roar No More: Sensory-Friendly Dino Days will take place on March 30 & 31, and again on April 20 & 21 for a total of four special days when our animatronic dinosaurs will be silenced, but continue to move. These days are designed for guests who experience sensory sensitivities or may find the dino roaring sounds overwhelming. We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable while enjoying Dinos in the Desert.

We're excited to introduce the Desert Museum's Indigenous Artist Program. Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, we'll be hosting Indigenous Artists to display, demonstrate, and sell their work. Artists and dates vary.

Saturday, April 5, 2025 featured artists: Carrie Cannon, Maria Arvayo, Susana Arellano and Anivella Guiterrez

Gather your friends, family, and fellow nature nerds for a day of searching, scouting and documenting the Wild species at the Desert Museum! We will Party in a day — what surprise animals or plants can you find?

The Desert Museum is joining in the Pima County Nature Challenge (CNC). CNCs have been growing in major cities in the past few years as a way to connect to the outdoors, document biodiversity, build community, and data sets.

We're excited to introduce the Desert Museum's Indigenous Artist Program. Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, we'll be hosting Indigenous Artists to display, demonstrate, and sell their work. Artists and dates vary.

Saturday, April 12, 2025 featured artists during Biodiversity Party: Geneva Acosta, Richard Dawavendewa, Sikuyva Dawavendewa, and Adriana Felix.

We're excited to introduce the Desert Museum's Indigenous Artist Program. Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, we'll be hosting Indigenous Artists to display, demonstrate, and sell their work. Artists and dates vary.

Sunday, April 13, 2025 featured artists: Elena Mendez and Pearl Mendez.

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: April Fools.

We're excited to introduce the Desert Museum's Indigenous Artist Program. Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, we'll be hosting Indigenous Artists to display, demonstrate, and sell their work. Artists and dates vary.

Saturday, April 19, 2025 featured artists: Elena Mendez, Pearl Mendez, Geneva Acosta, Kathleen Vance, Valerie Francisco, and Cheryl Francisco.

Roar No More: Sensory-Friendly Dino Days will take place on March 30 & 31, and again on April 20 & 21 for a total of four special days when our animatronic dinosaurs will be silenced, but continue to move. These days are designed for guests who experience sensory sensitivities or may find the dino roaring sounds overwhelming. We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable while enjoying Dinos in the Desert.

Roar No More: Sensory-Friendly Dino Days will take place on March 30 & 31, and again on April 20 & 21 for a total of four special days when our animatronic dinosaurs will be silenced, but continue to move. These days are designed for guests who experience sensory sensitivities or may find the dino roaring sounds overwhelming. We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable while enjoying Dinos in the Desert.

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: Animal Mothers.

Earth Day Poetry Contest Winners and families are invited to a reading and reception. Grades K-3 reading begins at 2 p.m., Grades 4-6 reading begins at 3:15 p.m., both in the Warden Oasis Theater.

To the desert and beyond! Our hands-on, minds-on camps will open your eyes to the Sonoran Desert region’s diverse land and sea. Campers will explore every nook and cranny of the Museum as they use science to make their own desert discoveries, observe live animals up close, create art, and chill out in our Packrat Playhouse.

To the desert and beyond! Our hands-on, minds-on camps will open your eyes to the Sonoran Desert region’s diverse land and sea. Campers will explore every nook and cranny of the Museum as they use science to make their own desert discoveries, observe live animals up close, create art, and chill out in our Packrat Playhouse.

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: Solstice Celebration.

Discover the many colors of the Sonoran Desert as we observe the world around us through the lenses of culture, art, and science. During the day we will explore the Desert Museum grounds, have up close live animal experiences, learn with Tohono O’odham and NOIRlab teachers, as well as create projects out of natural materials using nature as our inspiration. Each day brings a new adventure as we explore the colors of the desert!

To the desert and beyond! Our hands-on, minds-on camps will open your eyes to the Sonoran Desert region’s diverse land and sea. Campers will explore every nook and cranny of the Museum as they use science to make their own desert discoveries, observe live animals up close, create art, and chill out in our Packrat Playhouse.

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: Santa Rita Overnight Adventure.

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: Migration Exploration.

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

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.

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Coati Kids Club families are invited to a special event in our education classrooms and around the grounds: Migration Exploration.

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!

Become a certified Young Naturalist at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum! Gain confidence, form connections, and explore careers as you learn about the Sonoran Desert. Build skills in plant, animal, and mineral identification, nature conservation, and outdoor safety. Discover ecological relationships through nature journaling. Learn and use your art, science, and nature skills with the Desert Museum. See yourself as a part of the ecosystem around you and earn an official Young Naturalist Certificate!