- San Francisco
California Academy of Sciences: Entry Ticket
An aquarium, planetarium, and rainforest under one roof!
California Academy of Sciences: Nightlife Ticket
Embrace the unexpected with an evening full of music, creatures, and cocktails
California Academy of Sciences
Closed today
Opens on Thursday: 09:30 - 17:00
Start time:
18:00
Wheelchair accessible
The Academy is fully wheelchair accessible, welcoming manual and electric wheelchairs.
Duration:
4h
Start time:
18:00
Duration:
4h
Wheelchair accessible
The Academy is fully wheelchair accessible, welcoming manual and electric wheelchairs.
Unique after-hours access to all the Academy's exhibits
Special talks, demonstrations, and performances
Live music and DJs
2 complimentary cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
Complimentary tickets to a Morrison Planetarium show (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
Private bar in the Gems and Minerals Unearthed exhibit (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
Priority entrance to Osher Rainforest and The Shake House (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Academy’s research collections with a guided tour (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
10% discount at the Café and retail stores (Nightlife Plus Ticket)
Explore the nocturnal side of the California Academy of Sciences, the only place on Earth with an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum. Experience these exhibits and more during Thursday’s festive 21+ only NightLife event, and sip on wine, beer, or a unique specialty cocktail available for purchase at bars throughout the museum.
Get the party started with cool science and new unique themes every month. With live DJs, bars, ambiance lighting, and nearly 60,000 live animals (including familiar faces like Claude, our alligator with albinism), the night is sure to be wild.
Meet the newest African penguin chicks, Pogo and Ozzie, and the rest of the colony of playful penguins in African Hall. Catch the latest immersive show in the 75-foot planetarium, taking you on a spectacular journey to the far reaches of the universe, featuring different themes at varying times throughout the night. Step inside a lush, four-story rainforest teeming with life—from free-flying birds to exotic reptiles, amphibians, and more.
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