Academy Of Natural Sciences

BugFest 2026

Bug Fest returns to the Academy of Natural Sciences in August

Penn Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences slash summer camps due to revenue constraints

Penn Museum camps

Dinos After Dark returns Sept. 26 at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Dinos After Dark

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Bug Fest returns next month with roach races, nature walks and insect eating

Bug Fest 2025

Shakespeare at Clark Park, Christmas in July and after-hours dinos: Your weekend guide of things to do

Shakespeare Clark Park

Roach races are back during Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Bug Fest Academy

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Live sloth, tortoises featured in new rainforest animal exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences

Rainforest animals exhibit

Flannel Fest, park cleanups and an ice rink: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide ice rink

350-million-year-old fossil discovered by Drexel researcher on display in new exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences

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Halloween parties and trick-or-treating: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide trick or treating

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Dinos After Dark brings a Halloween-themed beer garden and costume party to the Academy of Natural Sciences

New Fishtown mural will highlight Philadelphia's birds

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See creepy-crawlies up close during Bug Fest at Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences

bug fest

Your guide to Earth Day in Philly — from neighborhood clean-ups to sustainable shopping

Earth Day philly

Exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences to explore how humans impact the world's oceans

Academy of Natural Sciences Ocean Bound exhibition

Academy of Natural Sciences seeks to raise awareness about plastic pollution through art

Plastic Free Philly

Community led study will measure urban heat, air pollution in effort to help fight climate change

Urban Heat Philadelphia

Audio exhibit to explore Schuylkill River watershed at Academy of Natural Sciences

Schuylkill River Audio Exhibit

Five Museums in Philly announce 6-week closure amid pandemic surge

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James Bond has a Philadelphia connection that may surprise you

James Bond No Time To Die movie trailer

Academy of Natural Sciences has special admission offer for federal workers

Carroll - Extreme Bugs Exhibit Academy of Natural Sciences

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