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California Academy of Sciences: Nightlife Ticket

Embrace the unexpected with an evening full of music, creatures, and cocktails

  1. Start time: 18:00

  2. Duration: 4h

  3. Wheelchair accessible The Academy is fully wheelchair accessible, welcoming manual and electric wheelchairs.

Registered address: 55 Music Concourse Drive, 94118, San Francisco, US
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Included

  • 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)
  • Golden Gate Park

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.

  • Present your ticket and valid photo ID for quick and easy entry
  • Last entry into the rainforest is 7:30 pm
  • Planetarium passes are not included with NightLife admission and are sold separately for $5 each
  • All food and drink must be enjoyed in the Academy Café or outdoors

Getting There

  • Streetcar: N-Judah Muni Metro (wheelchair-accessible) to 9th Avenue and Irving Street
  • Bus: Line 44 O'Shaughnessy to Tea Garden Drive, or Line 5 Fulton to 8th Avenue and Fulton Street

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09:30 - 17:00
Friday
  • Cancellation is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.

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