Join us for our Summer Maker Series. Come make, share and learn with hands-on activities. Bring your creativity and ideas, we'll supply enough projects to keep you busy making things all summer. This free, family-friendly series for all ages is hosted by Bon Air Center and Marin Maker Mobile.
Explore bugs as you get inspired for our science future! Meet and build Dash, the cardboard origami robot developed here at UC Berkeley, then go on a hunt for real, live bugs. Sponsored by ScholarShare, California's College Savings Plan.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Discover San Francisco Bay with the Marine Science Institute!Saturday, July 25, 1pm and 3pmThe Marine Science Institute invites you to explore San Francisco Bay with us on. Voyages lasting two hours will depart at 1pm and 3pm from Marine Science Institute. Our 90 foot Research Vessel, the Robert G. Brownlee, offers a unique window into the wilderness below ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $30 General, $20 Members
Family Sundown SafariAges; 4 and upGrab your tent, sleeping bag, your family, and a few friends and get ready for an overnight adventure at Oakland Zoo. This unique program includes dinner, a nighttime and morning guided tour of the Zoo, a special behind the scenes, live animal presentations, interactive and educational activities, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $70-$85 per person
Music of the Spheres concert and astronomy lecture - SOLD OUTOur Music of the Spheres Concert series is held annually in the summer. Join us and observe through the Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel Reflector.Performers: Ken EmersonSpeaker: Melissa Graham, UC Berkeley
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 General (see website for other options)
Weighing GalaxiesWe live in a galaxy of about a hundred billion stars, the Milky Way. As the sky over Mount Tam darkens, and the stars in the disk of our galactic home come into view, see how we are mapping out where the Dark Matter is, both in our local group of galaxies and ...