Beat the Arizona heat and enjoy a family-friendly outing during our popular
Cool Summer Nights. So what makes these Saturday evenings so enchanting? The
stunning sunsets, skies speckled with stars, night-blooming plants, and
animals reappearing from their daytime naps.
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, experience a live animal encounter, or participate in special
nightly activities. See the schedule below for weekly themes and activities.
Join the Desert Museum in honoring and celebrating the world's oceans. Enjoy
free sustainable seafood tastings by Fini’s Landing, Primo, Maynard’s,
Hotel Congress and the Desert Museum’s own Craft Culinary Concepts
restaurants. The night also includes special splashy presentations in the
Warden Oasis Theater and interactive ocean activities for all ages.
Tonight’s Activities
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Aquarium
Aquarium 2049 — Come visit the aquarium of the future.
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Sustainable Seafood Tastings
Local restaurants demonstrate how tasty conservation can be with tastings
featuring sustainably harvested seafood.
8:00 p.m. The Shark Guy ~ Shaun Pipes
Sharks of the World!
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Fishy Fun Family Activities
Visit some of our local fin-tastic ocean conservation community partners to
learn about ways you can protect the world’s oceans.
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Edge of the Sea of Cortez – Book Signing
Authors Marilyn Malone and Betty Hupp explored, researched and photographed
the rocky, sandy and muddy shorelines of the Northern Gulf of California with
the goal of putting together fascinating seashore information for families.
This beautiful book includes over 1000 photos and sketches illustrate the
fascinating seashore life available to visiting beachcombers. Books will be
available for sale in the Desert Museum gift shop and Marilyn will be on-hand
to sign your copy!
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Flute Players
Relax, cool off and sample the soothing sounds of Native-American inspired
flute music.
Throughout the Night
Look for Museum Docents around the grounds interpreting live animals,
celestial desert skies, fluorescent minerals, bats, kissing bugs, scorpions,
rattlesnakes, and more!
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Stingray Touch Exhibit
Admission: $2 Members / $3 Non-Members
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!
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Packrat Playhouse
This indoor (air-conditioned) play space allows children to discover the
desert through the eyes of a packrat. Kids can slide down a Gila monster's
tail, climb through prickly pear cactus pads, slither through an oversized
rattlesnake, explore secret tunnels, scramble in giant rope netting, and much
more!
