Downtown Raleigh

11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States

919.707.9800

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The Nature Exploration Center (NEC) and Nature Research Center (NRC)

May 2025

May 7

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 7
11:00am - 11:15am
May 7

Incredible Science

May 7
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 7

Window on Animal Health

May 7
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 8

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 8
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 9

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 9
11:00am - 11:15am
May 9

Incredible Science

May 9
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 10

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 10
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 10

Museum Untold Tour

May 10
2:00pm - 4:00pm
May 10

Incredible Science

May 10
2:00pm - 2:30pm
May 10

Incredible Science

May 10
3:00pm - 3:30pm
May 11

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 11
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 13

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 13
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 13

Window on Animal Health

May 13
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 14

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 14
11:00am - 11:15am
May 14

Incredible Science

May 14
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 14

Window on Animal Health

May 14
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 15

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 15
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 15

Science Café: Music of the Sandhills

May 15
7:00pm - 8:00pm
May 16

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 16
11:00am - 11:15am
May 16

Incredible Science

May 16
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 16

Adult Nights: Game On!

May 16
6:30pm - 10:00pm
May 17

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 17
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 17

Incredible Science

May 17
2:00pm - 2:30pm
May 17

Incredible Science

May 17
3:00pm - 3:30pm
May 18

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 18
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 20

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 20
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 20

Window on Animal Health

May 20
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 21

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 21
11:00am - 11:15am
May 21

Incredible Science

May 21
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 21

Window on Animal Health

May 21
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 22

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 22
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 23

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 23
11:00am - 11:15am
May 23

Incredible Science

May 23
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 24

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 24
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 24

Incredible Science

May 24
2:00pm - 2:30pm
May 24

Incredible Science

May 24
3:00pm - 3:30pm
May 25

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 25
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 26

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 26
11:00am - 11:15am
May 27

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 27
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 27

Window on Animal Health

May 27
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 28

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 28
11:00am - 11:15am
May 28

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 28
11:00am - 11:15am
May 28

Incredible Science

May 28
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 28

Window on Animal Health

May 28
1:30pm - 3:30pm
May 29

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

May 29
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 30

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 30
11:00am - 11:15am
May 30

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

May 30
11:00am - 11:15am
May 30

Incredible Science

May 30
1:30pm - 2:00pm
May 31

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

May 31
1:30pm - 1:45pm
May 31

Museum Untold Tour

May 31
2:00pm - 4:00pm
May 31

Incredible Science

May 31
2:00pm - 2:30pm
May 31

Incredible Science

May 31
3:00pm - 3:30pm

June 2025

Jun 1

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 1
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 3

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 3
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 3

Window on Animal Health

Jun 3
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 4

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 4
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 4

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 4
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 4

Incredible Science

Jun 4
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 4

Window on Animal Health

Jun 4
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 5

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 5
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 5

Science Trivia

Jun 5
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jun 6

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 6
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 6

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 6
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 6

Incredible Science

Jun 6
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 7

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 7
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 7

Incredible Science

Jun 7
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jun 7

Incredible Science

Jun 7
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jun 8

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 8
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 10

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 10
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 10

Window on Animal Health

Jun 10
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 11

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 11
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 11

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 11
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 11

Incredible Science

Jun 11
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 11

Window on Animal Health

Jun 11
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 12

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 12
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 13

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 13
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 13

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 13
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 13

Incredible Science

Jun 13
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 13

Museum Movie Night: Shrek (2001)

Jun 13
5:30pm - 10:00pm
Jun 14

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 14
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 14

Incredible Science

Jun 14
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jun 14

Incredible Science

Jun 14
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jun 15

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 15
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 17

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 17
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 17

Window on Animal Health

Jun 17
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 18

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 18
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 18

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 18
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 18

Incredible Science

Jun 18
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 18

Window on Animal Health

Jun 18
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Jun 19

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 19
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 19

Science Café

Jun 19
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jun 20

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 20
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 20

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Jun 20
11:00am - 11:15am
Jun 20

Incredible Science

Jun 20
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Jun 20

VIP Reception: Blue Whales

Jun 20
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Jun 21

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Jun 21
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Jun 21

Incredible Science

Jun 21
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Jun 21

Incredible Science

Jun 21
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Jun 22

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Jun 22
1:30pm - 1:45pm
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