Discover the world of science and imagination at Arizona Science Center today! Our events and attractions, including the Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater and The W.O.N.D.E.R. Center, give audiences and Guests the chance to embark in hands-on learning and create a memorable experience that will last a lifetime.
Upcoming Events and Showtimes
Open Select Mondays
Presidents Day | February 16
Arizona Science Center is open on select Mondays, including Presidents' Day! Bring the whole family and explore over 300 hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations, and immersive experiences that spark curiosity and imagination.
POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION
On Display Through April 12, 2026
Sybil B. Harrington Gallery, Level 3
POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION examines the lives of residents of Pompeii before and after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. through artifacts on loan from the Naples National Archeological Museum.
Visitors to the exhibition will travel back in time to 79 A.D. when Pompeii bustled as a commercial port and strategic military and trading city. In a media-rich, object-based, immersive experience, they will learn how the people from Pompeii lived, loved, worked, worshipped and found entertainment.
POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION is an add-on experience and requires a separate ticket in addition to your Arizona Science Center admission.
Galaxy Gala 2026
Saturday, February 21 | 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Arizona Science Center’s Board of Trustees cordially invites you to Galaxy Gala 2026—an evening celebrating curiosity, discovery, and the transformative power of STEM education. Join us on Saturday, February 21, for a dazzling cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, immersive program, lively after-party, and an exclusive look at POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION featuring new artifacts and experiences.
Open Select Mondays
Spring Break | March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
After Hours | POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION
March 6, 7, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27
April 2, 10
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Last Entry at 8:00 p.m.
Extend your adventure into the evening with special after-hours access to POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION. Enjoy a rare opportunity to experience the wonder and drama of ancient Pompeii in a relaxed, atmospheric nighttime setting. History awaits.
After Hours Pricing
Premium Ticket: $22.00 | Member $19.00
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CAMP INNOVATION Spring Break
Outbreak Alert! Survival Science
March 9 – 13
Join us for the adventure of a lifetime in Outbreak Alert! Survival Science. Imagine a world where everything has changed, and it’s up to YOU to use science to stay safe and thrive. Learn how to create your own survival gear, build safe shelters, and discover the science behind infectious diseases.
Mindful Moments: "Sounds of the Ocean: A Mindful Underwater Journey" Live Performance
Tuesday March 17, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $65 per Person | Members: $50<
Dive into the deep blue sea with Sounds of the Ocean—a breathtaking fusion of nature sounds, live music, and immersive visual art. This award-winning experience invites audiences of all ages to connect with marine life and find calm in a world of noise.
Mindful Moments: Sound Healing in the Dorrance DOME
Sunday, February 22 | 4:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Sunday March 22, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday April 12, 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $55 per Person | Members $45
Settle into the Dorrance DOME for a sound healing experience that blends deep vibration, guided meditation, and breathtaking projections above. As the instruments resonate through the space, the visuals wrap around you, creating a one-of-a-kind journey that calms the mind, settles the nervous system, and leaves you feeling renewed. This is a 1-hour experience led by Sierra Jiwani of Mindful Resonance.
Mindful Moments: Yoga in the Dorrance DOME
Saturday, March 7, 8:30 a.m.
Sunday March 22, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday April 11, 8:30 a.m.
Sunday April 12, 6:30 p.m.
Flow into a yoga experience like no other within the Dorrance DOME. Surrounded by breathtaking immersive visuals and sound, this class blends movement, breath, and atmosphere to ground your body and expand your mind. Designed for all levels, it’s a practice that invites you to reset, connect, and discover a new sense of balance in an unforgettable setting. Each session is led by Sharon Ducati from Sharon Rose Yoga.
A limited number of yoga mats are available. Guests are welcome to bring their own mats and water.
Dorrance DOME After Hours:
The Psychedelic Mixtape: The Visionary Experience
Saturday March 7, 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.
Saturday March 14, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Friday April 3, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 4, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Friday April 10, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 per person | Members: $7
Embark on a mind-altering journey within, where the self dissolves and music is your guide. In The Psychedelic Mixtape: The Visionary Experience, renowned DJ, artist, and founder of Fascinated by Everything Chris Holmes weaves an immersive fusion of light, nature, and iconic tracks from musicians like David Bowie, Radiohead, and Juliana Barwick into an experience beyond space and time. Step into a realm of transcendent unity. Ignite your sense of awe and reach a higher state of mind in Shared Reality.
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Orbital
Saturday March 7, 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 12, 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Thursday March 19, 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Saturday March 21, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 2, 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Friday April 10, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday April 30, 5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 per Person | Members: $7
Voyage beyond the planet and experience our home through the eyes of Astronauts. Orbital is an epic animated journey from the Big Bang to the flourishing of life on Earth, to low Earth orbit. A new film by Guy Reid and Planetary Collective, Orbital transports you through an abstract landscape of light, inspired by bioluminescent earthly beings and atmospheric aurorae. Guided by the astronauts of Constellation Coalition who have looked back and experienced the awe of our place in the universe, you will feel your own “Overview Effect” as you meditate on our planet in Shared Reality.
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Worlds Beyond Earth
Thursday March 12, 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.
Friday March 13, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday March 19, 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.
Saturday March 21, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 2, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday April 30, 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 per Person | Members: $7
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Worlds Beyond Earth tells the story of the surprisingly dynamic worlds that orbit our Sun. Based on authentic scientific data from groundbreaking space missions, Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating adventure through our cosmic neighborhood. Immersive visualizations showcase the solar system with unprecedented accuracy, including a landing on the cratered surface of our own Moon, a dramatic flight through the swirling rings of Saturn, and soaring encounters with distant worlds of active volcanoes and buried oceans. Featuring breathtaking visuals and cutting-edge science, Worlds Beyond Earth is a dazzling celebration of the Age of Exploration and the unique conditions that make life on Earth possible. Worlds Beyond Earth was created by the American Museum of Natural History, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, and the Hayden Planetarium.
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Supervolcanoes
Friday March 13, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday March 14, 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 per person | Members: $7
The scene was 74,000 years ago, on the island of Sumatra. A volcanic eruption triggered the sudden and violent collapse of a vast regional plateau. Toba, as the volcano is known today, was the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years. But Earth has seen far larger. 250 million years ago, an eruption in what's now Siberia lasted a million years and was probably responsible for the greatest episode of mass extinction in Earth's history. The award-winning Supervolcanoes looks back at rare classes of eruptions that have marshaled the energy that lurks, like a sleeping dragon, beneath the surface of planet Earth. The program moves beyond Earth to explore the impact of giant volcanic eruptions around our solar system. Audiences will fly down to Neptune's frigid moon Triton, and onto the ultimate volcanic world: Jupiter's moon Io. On a visit to a legendary North American hot spot, Yellowstone National Park, the film asks: Can a supervolcano erupt in our time? Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Girls in STEM
She Codes: Byte by Byte
March 14 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Join a high-energy Girls in STEM day of robotics and coding—with robot races, pixel art, and genetic coding fun!
This event is generously sponsored by SIM Arizona!
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Little Eve
Saturday March 14, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday March 21, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday April 2, 4:00 p.m.
Friday April 10, 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 per person | Members: $7
Planet Earth is a truly fascinating place. The only known world where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? That’s what Little Eve, the young bear in Krutart Studio’s new film, is about to discover. A story kids love, and parents enjoy just as much. Eve is small, but her problems feel huge. She’s worried about the wolves who won’t leave her alone. Luckily, her mother is there. She shares three thrilling stories from the history of life on Earth—where even the smallest can outsmart the mighty. Take our very own planet. It’s not the largest like Jupiter, not the brightest like Venus, and not the most beautiful like Saturn. Yet it is the only one with life, a life that began with a tiny, determined cell. Over time, it grew into something more, starting with the first spark of existence and leading to a clever ancient squirrel that outlived the mighty dinosaurs. So what if Little Eve is stronger than she ever imagined?
Bad Art Night: Spring Edition
March 20 | 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Calling all Makers! CREATE at Arizona Science Center®’s Bad Art Nights are artfully awesome opportunities to connect with your creative community. Explore art in all forms with a fresh twist, transforming up-cycled artwork into something new in time for the Spring season
CAMP INNOVATION April Break
STEM Sleuths
April 3 or April 6
At STEM Sleuth Camp, curious minds become junior detectives! Campers will dive into hands-on investigations, solve exciting mysteries, and use real-world STEM tools and techniques to crack the case
Art 360: KPOP Demon Hunters
Friday April 3, 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
Saturday April 4, 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person | Members: $16
Step into a world where K-pop power meets epic fantasy! The Dorrance DOME erupts with pulsating beats, jaw-dropping visuals, and anime-inspired projections—transforming every corner of the 8K LED dome into an electrifying stage.
This is not a screening of the film, but a spectacular immersive experience where songs from the movie are synced to stunning creative visuals. Feel the energy of each track as it’s reimagined through breathtaking animation, dynamic light, and larger-than-life storytelling.
Experience a high-octane fusion of music, mythology, and spectacle—where every song hits harder, every story feels legendary, and the adventure unfolds all around you.
Open Select Mondays
Easter Monday | April 6
Arizona Science Center will be open on Easter Monday, inviting guests to enjoy hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations, and our giant-screen theater for a fun-filled day of science in downtown Phoenix.
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Cosmic Treasure Chest: Unveiling the Universe with Rubin Observatory
Thursday April 16, 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
Thursday April 23, 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 Per Person | Members: $7
Step into a new era of sky-watching in the Dorrance DOME as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils its first images and discoveries—from sweeping nebula mosaics and galaxy swarms to thousands of newly found asteroids captured in just hours. Join us on this live, presenter-led journey as we decode how Rubin’s 3,200-megapixel camera will create the highest resolution timelapse of the Universe ever produced, transforming how we find supernovae, near-Earth asteroids, and clues about the very fabric of existence.
Dorrance DOME After Hours: Moonbase: The Next Step
Thursday April 16, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Thursday April 23, 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $14 Per Person | Members: $7
Moonbase: The Next Step is the story of human endeavor, pushing scientific and technological advances to the limit. Traveling 250,000 miles and surviving the hostile and alien conditions of reduced gravity, extreme temperatures and toxic lunar dust, we explain the science and technology of the Artemis missions. Follow our story filled with awe, danger, trepidation and share the wonder of the lunar environment. Prepare for a hostile and breath-taking lunar experience.
Nature Observations 101: Using iNaturalist for the Greater Phoenix City Nature Challenge
Saturday, April 18 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
CREATE at Arizona Science Center®
Do you like observing nature? Then help science and make your observations count! The City Nature Challenge is a friendly worldwide competition among cities to see whose residents can spot and identify the most wildlife. Join Arizona Science Center on April 18 to learn how to use the iNaturalist app, sharpen your observation skills, and become a community scientist in preparation for the Greater Phoenix City Nature Challenge April 24-27. Visit GreaterPhoenixCNC.com for more information on The City Nature Challenge.
Sustainability Fest
Saturday, April 25 | 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
Learn How to Live an Eco-Friendly Life
Discover how to live life more sustainably at Arizona Science Center’s Sustainability Fest! Explore topics like rising seas, how to reduce your carbon footprint, composting and recycling, seed germination, and more! Engage with hands-on activities, interact with community partners and vendors and enjoy a full day of sustainable science!
All Sustainability Fest activities are included FREE with admission. Children under 3 are always FREE.
Sustainability Fest is generously supported by SRP
Girls in STEM: Deep Blue Discovery
Saturday, May 29 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Dive into discovery and learn all about the mysteries of the ocean! Participants will perform a real squid dissection, explore cutting-edge research in a marine science lab, test their silent communication skills like deep-sea divers, and become deep dive detectives as they investigate the chemistry of seawater. A full day of hands-on marine biology, ocean exploration, and STEM-powered curiosity!
Open Select Mondays
Memorial Day | May 25
Arizona Science Center is open on select Mondays, including Memorial Day! Located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona Science Center features more than 300 hands-on exhibits, a five-story giant-screen theater, live demonstrations, traveling exhibitions, and exciting science programs.
Open Select Mondays
Labor Day | September 7
If you’re searching for fun things to do in Phoenix this Labor Day, look no further than Arizona Science Center. With four levels of permanent and traveling exhibitions, Guests of all ages never tire of exploring our 140,000 square feet of air-conditioned amazement
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Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth
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Daily | 11:00 a.m.
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Planet Earth is a truly fascinating place. The only known world where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? That’s what Little Eve, the young bear in Krutart Studio’s new film, is about to discover. A story kids love, and parents enjoy just as much. Eve is small, but her problems feel huge. She’s worried about the wolves who won’t leave her alone. Luckily, her mother is there. She shares three thrilling stories from the history of life on Earth—where even the smallest can outsmart the mighty. Take our very own planet. It’s not the largest like Jupiter, not the brightest like Venus, and not the most beautiful like Saturn. Yet it is the only one with life, a life that began with a tiny, determined cell. Over time, it grew into something more, starting with the first spark of existence and leading to a clever ancient squirrel that outlived the mighty dinosaurs. So what if Little Eve is stronger than she ever imagined?
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Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation
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Daily | 11:15 a.m. | 1:15 p.m. | 3:15 p.m.
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Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater, Level 1
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Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation is a tale of science, culture, and thrilling adventure. Earth is a planet born offire. For billions of years, volcanoes have helped create the world we know. From the continents to the air webreathe and even life itself, all have their origins in fire. These processes have created extraordinary ecosystemsand wildlife habitats. With over 500 active volcanoes, the Earth is bursting at the seams with these forces of massconstruction. The story of volcanoes is the story of the planet’s creation, and the story of us.With intrepid explorer Carsten Peter, dodge boulders at the edge of an active volcano in Indonesia, descend toa lava lake in Vanuatu and visit the incredible mineral deposit fields in Ethiopia. Travel across the globe to seethe archaeological ghost town of Pompeii and witness the devastating effects of the recent Kilauea eruption inHawaii. Audiences will be on the edge of their seats as they discover molten worlds and exploding craters in this adrenaline-filled, immersive experience that only IMAX®/Giant Screen films can provide.
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Worlds Beyond Earth
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Daily | 12:00 p.m.
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Dorrance DOME
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o, Worlds Beyond Earth tells the story of the surprisingly dynamic worlds that orbit our Sun. Based on authentic scientific data from groundbreaking space missions, Worlds Beyond Earth takes viewers on an exhilarating adventure through our cosmic neighborhood. Immersive visualizations showcase the solar system with unprecedented accuracy, including a landing on the cratered surface of our own Moon, a dramatic flight through the swirling rings of Saturn, and soaring encounters with distant worlds of active volcanoes and buried oceans. Featuring breathtaking visuals and cutting-edge science, Worlds Beyond Earth is a dazzling celebration of the Age of Exploration and the unique conditions that make life on Earth possible. Worlds Beyond Earth was created by the American Museum of Natural History, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, and the Hayden Planetarium.
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T.Rex
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Daily | 12:15 p.m. | 2:15 p.m.
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Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater, Level 1
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For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster statusin museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king—atyrant lizard king. With leaps in CGIwizardry and revolutions in tyrannosaur paleontology over the past twenty-five years, the time has cometo revisitrexin the world's prestigious museum cinemas.Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleoand visual effects artists, GSF's original giant screen production on this iconic dinosaur—and itscarnivorous Cretaceous cousins—aimsto be the most dazzling and accurateT. rexdocumentary evermade.With hat tips to famous specimens, landmark discoveries, and wild cinematic depictions over the lastcentury, the film will explore the interplay between speculation and evidence, and reveal how theprocess of science refreshes and reimagines our understanding of this legendary dinosaur.
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Astronomy Tour: Arizona
Daily | 1:00 p.m.
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Dorrance DOME
Join us on a captivating, presenter-led planetarium journey through the dark skies of Arizona—one of the best places on Earth for stargazing. This immersive show explores Arizona’s rich astronomy heritage, breathtaking celestial sights, and groundbreaking space science that make the state a true stargazer’s paradise. Perfect for all ages, this live tour blends science, history, and stunning night skies.
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SuperVolcanoes
Daily | 2:00 p.m.
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Dorrance DOME
The scene was 74,000 years ago, on the island of Sumatra. A volcanic eruption triggered the sudden and violent collapse of a vast regional plateau. Toba, as the volcano is known today, was the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years. But Earth has seen far larger. 250 million years ago, an eruption in what's now Siberia lasted a million years and was probably responsible for the greatest episode of mass extinction in Earth's history. The award-winning Supervolcanoes looks back at rare classes of eruptions that have marshaled the energy that lurks, like a sleeping dragon, beneath the surface of planet Earth. The program moves beyond Earth to explore the impact of giant volcanic eruptions around our solar system. Audiences will fly down to Neptune's frigid moon Triton, and onto the ultimate volcanic world: Jupiter's moon Io. On a visit to a legendary North American hot spot, Yellowstone National Park, the film asks: Can a supervolcano erupt in our time? Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Orbital
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Daily | 3:00 p.m.
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Dorrance DOME
Voyage beyond the planet and experience our home through the eyes of Astronauts. Orbital is an epic animated journey from the Big Bang to the flourishing of life on Earth, to low Earth orbit. A new film by Guy Reid and Planetary Collective, Orbital transports you through an abstract landscape of light, inspired by bioluminescent earthly beings and atmospheric aurorae. Guided by the astronauts of Constellation Coalition who have looked back and experienced the awe of our place in the universe, you will feel your own “Overview Effect” as you meditate on our planet in Shared Reality.
Dazzling Demonstrations
Daniel Cracchiolo Theater, Level 1
Join Arizona Science Center for live, daily demonstrations that inspire, educate and engage curious minds! Each 15-minute show is available every hour starting at 10:20 a.m. and is included with your Arizona Science Center Membership or general admission
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arizona Science Center's Dazzling Demonstrations are generously supported by DMB Associates.
Member-Only Weekend Hours
As a thank you to our beloved Members, The Center will open at 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays exclusively for Members. General admission begins at 10:30 a.m.
Not a Member? Become an Arizona Science Center Member today!
Seasonal
Explore seasonal wonders at Arizona Science Center! Enjoy holiday-themed exhibits, special events, and interactive activities that delight and inspire visitors of all ages. Join us for unforgettable experiences this season!
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