Calendar
Each season offers exciting activities, special events, and experiences at the EcoTarium!
There is always something new happening both on our grounds and inside the museum building.
For info on Alden Planetarium shows and showtimes, click here!
For the seasonal Explorer Express Train schedule, click here! (Our train is currently closed for the winter season!)
To book an Otter Encounter, click here!
Featured Event
Lunar New Year February 1, 2025 10:00 am – 5:00 pm The EcoTarium invites you to our Lunar New Year celebration, featuring a live Lion Dance performance by the SUN Lion Dance Team from the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central…
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Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
5 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
7 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
5 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
7 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets Science Discoveries sponsored by:
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
5 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
7 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
5 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Animal Discovery
Animal Discovery
Discover our resident animals! Are you curious about what our otters eat, how fast our snakes slither, or what our birds do in the winter? Get up close with one of our many live critters, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Animal Discovery Programs. Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
7 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Otter Encounter
Otter Encounter
Discover our resident otters! Slydell and Daisy are inviting you to lunch! Get up close to our otters, feed them their favorite foods, and learn how we care for them at our zookeeper-led Otter Encounters. Tickets are not included with the cost of admission. Learn More Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
4 events,
Collection Connection
Collection Connection
Explore our private collection! The EcoTarium has thousands of specimens - fossils, gems, birds, weird things in jars - behind the scenes in our scientific collection. Come see something that isn't on display every day! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Science Discovery
Want more hands-on science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets