BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260711T140000Z DTEND:20260711T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Summer Event Series: Insect Day DESCRIPTION:Summer Event Series: Insect Day\n\nSaturday\, July 11\, 2026\n\n10:00 am 5:00 pm\n\nLooking for a chance to perfect your mud pie? Not bugged by bugs? Or maybe feathers tickle your fancy. Either way\, you will have a BLAST(-off) at one (or all!) of our summer events.\n\nCelebrate each day with educator-lead programs\, hands-on drop-in activities\, and community partners!\n\nExplore the hidden world of insects on Insect Day! Did you know that more than half of known species are insects? We think that's something to celebrate! Embrace buggy diversity with all six arms as we investigate these amazing creatures up close and explore their effects on the world around us.\n\nGet Tickets\n\nAll summer events are included with admission!\n\n\nPrograms Schedule:\n\n\n 11:00 am Science Discovery: Insect Story Time\n 11:45 am One World\, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (Planetarium full-dome movie)*\n 12:30 pm Science Discovery: Great Big BUGS!\n 1:15 pm Astronomy Live! Our Night Sky (Educator-led program in the planetarium)*\n 2:00 pm Astronomy Live! Tour of the Solar System (Educator-led program in the planetarium)*\n 2:45 pm Science Discovery: Insect Investigation Walk\n 3:30 pm Passport to the Universe (Planetarium full-dome movie)*\n 4:15 pm Afternoon Astronomy\n\n\nOngoing Activities 10:00 am to 4:00 pm:\n\n\n Bug Bingo\n Insect Inspection\n Camouflage\n\n\n\nCan't make one of our summer events? Don't worry! We always have something new happening outside\, inside\, and onstage\, and The Secret World of Elephants* is open until September 7! While you're here\, remember to join one of our daily planetarium programs*\, take a ride on the seasonal Explorer Express Train*\, or get up and close to our resident otters*.\n\n\n\n* Requires a separate ticket that is not included with admission X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Summer Event Series: Insect Day
\nSaturday\, July 11\, 2026
\n10:00 am &ndash\; 5:00 pm

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Looking for a chance to perfect your \;mud \;pie? Not bugged by \;bugs? Or maybe \;feathers \;tickle your fancy. Either way\, you will have a \;BLAST(-off) at one (or all!) of our summer events.

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Celebrate each day with educator-lead programs\, hands-on drop-in activities\, and community partners!

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Explore the hidden world of insects on \;Insect Day! \;Did you know that more than half of known species are insects? We think that&rsquo\;s something to celebrate! Embrace buggy diversity with all six arms as we investigate these amazing creatures up close and explore their effects on the world around us.

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Get Tickets

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All summer events are included with admission!

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Programs Schedule:

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Ongoing Activities &ndash\; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm:

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Can&rsquo\;t make one of our summer events? Don&rsquo\;t worry! We always have something new happening \;outside\, \;inside\, and \;onstage\, and \;The Secret World of Elephants* is open until September 7! While you&rsquo\;re here\, remember to join one of our daily \;planetarium programs*\, take a ride on the seasonal \;Explorer Express Train*\, or get up and close to our resident \;otters*.
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\n* Requires a separate ticket that is not included with admission

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