Downtown Raleigh

11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States

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

March 2026

Mar 20

Story Time at the Museum

Mar 20
10:30am - 11:00am
Mar 20

Museum Movie Night: Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Mar 20
5:30pm - 10:00pm
Mar 21

Family Painting Class: Poison Dart Frogs

Mar 21
10:00am - 12:00pm
Mar 21

Ornithology Research Day

Mar 21
10:00am - 2:00pm
Mar 21

Member Night: Staying Alive

Mar 21
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mar 26

Science Café: Brain Night

Mar 26
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mar 27

Story Time at the Museum

Mar 27
10:30am - 11:00am

April 2026

Apr 1

Artemis II Launch Party

Apr 1
7:30pm - 11:00pm
Apr 2

Science Trivia

Apr 2
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Apr 10

Story Time at the Museum

Apr 10
10:30am - 11:00am
Apr 10

Teen Science Café: Monster Rockets

Apr 10
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Apr 12

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Apr 12
10:00am - 12:00pm
Apr 17

Story Time at the Museum

Apr 17
10:30am - 11:00am
Apr 24

Story Time at the Museum

Apr 24
10:30am - 11:00am
Apr 24

STEM Comedy Night

Apr 24
7:00pm - 8:15pm

May 2026

May 1

Story Time at the Museum

May 1
10:30am - 11:00am
May 7

Science Trivia

May 7
7:00pm - 8:00pm
May 8

Story Time at the Museum

May 8
10:30am - 11:00am
May 10

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

May 10
10:00am - 12:00pm
May 15

Story Time at the Museum

May 15
10:30am - 11:00am
May 15

Adult Nights: Social in the Shire

May 15
6:30pm - 10:00pm
May 22

Story Time at the Museum

May 22
10:30am - 11:00am
May 22

Living Collections Members Night

May 22
6:00pm - 8:00pm
May 29

Story Time at the Museum

May 29
10:30am - 11:00am

June 2026

Jun 4

Science Trivia

Jun 4
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jun 12

Museum Movie Night: The Goonies

Jun 12
5:30pm - 10:00pm
Jun 13

Genomics and Microbiology Research Day

Jun 13
10:00am - 2:00pm
Jun 14

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Jun 14
10:00am - 12:00pm

July 2026

Jul 2

Science Trivia

Jul 2
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jul 12

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Jul 12
10:00am - 12:00pm

August 2026

Aug 6

Science Trivia

Aug 6
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Aug 9

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Aug 9
10:00am - 12:00pm
Aug 14

Museum Movie Night: Galaxy Quest

Aug 14
5:30pm - 10:00pm
Aug 15

Non-molluscan Invertebrate Research Day

Aug 15
10:00am - 2:00pm

September 2026

Sep 3

Science Trivia

Sep 3
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sep 13

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Sep 13
10:00am - 12:00pm

October 2026

Oct 1

Science Trivia

Oct 1
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Oct 11

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Oct 11
10:00am - 12:00pm
Oct 23

Adult Nights: Tales of Woe

Oct 23
6:30pm - 10:00pm

November 2026

Nov 5

Science Trivia

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

Museum Movie Night: Jurassic Park

Nov 6
5:30pm - 10:00pm
Nov 7

History of Science Research Day

Nov 7
10:00am - 2:00pm
Nov 8

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Nov 8
10:00am - 12:00pm

December 2026

Dec 3

Science Trivia

Dec 3
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dec 13

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Dec 13
10:00am - 12:00pm
Dec 13

Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings

Dec 13
10:00am - 12:00pm
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