North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences always offers free admission, but you might not be aware of the free and inexpensive events, beyond the exhibits, that it offers. You can view all their events here. Some are free and some have fees associated with them. Here are a few upcoming free and cheap events.
Make sure to check the location.
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation, 1671 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh
- Downtown Raleigh, 11 W. Jones Street, Raleigh
- Nature Research Center, 121 W. Jones Street, Raleigh
Also, click on the links for more details, including age ranges and registration information.
Free and cheap events at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
The Transit of Mercury
Monday, November 11th, 2019
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bicentennial Plaza (in front of Museum)
Free
Join NCMNS astronomers and experienced volunteers in viewing the planet Mercury pass in front of the Sun. The next transit of Mercury is in 2032, making this a rare event you don’t want to miss!
From our perspective on Earth, Mercury is very small, so solar telescopes with special filters will be set up on Bicentennial Plaza to allow you to safely view the event.
Clouds prevent detail from being seen through the telescopes, therefore this event is weather permitting.
Science Cafe: A Primate with a Panda’s Thumb?
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Daily Planet Cafe
Nature Research Center, 121 W. Jones Street, Raleigh
Free
Aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) are among the weirdest, most interesting mammals in the world! So how did scientists overlook their recently discovered finger??
Learn about a new publication describing the complex anatomy of the aye aye’s remarkable “accessory digit” that even has its own fingerprints!
Science Cafe: Science in the Movies
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Daily Planet Cafe
Nature Research Center, 121 W. Jones Street, Raleigh
Free
Science is portrayed in cinema and shapes people’s understanding of science.
Join Science Cafe as they pick an interesting scientific topic, show clips from several films about that topic, and have a panel of experts (both scientists and film scholars) discuss and answer audience questions.
Need dinner? Perfect! The Daily Planet Café will provide drinks and dinner & dessert options available for purchase on the first floor of the Nature Exploration Center outside of the auditorium from 6:00–6:45pm.
Finally Friday: Gremlins
Friday, November 29th, 2019
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
11 W. Jones Street, Raleigh
$5
$2 for museum members
Purchase tickets here
There are three simple rules to follow if you want to have your very own Mogwai: don’t get them wet, keep them away from bright light, and most importantly — NEVER feed them after midnight.
We didn’t follow the rules here at the Museum, and now a horde of Gremlins have taken over our Finally Friday! Come kick off the Holiday season with this crazy, funny and terror-ific adventure in our November installment of Finally Friday: Gremlins.
This month’s expert is the Museum’s very own Amanda Hapeman, Living Conservatory Specialist. She will help us sort out the science behind the movie.
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
11 W Jones St
Raleigh, NC
Nature Research Center (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh
121 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC
Delinds Morehead says
So excited to do these activities with my daughter. Thank you.