Downtown Raleigh

11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601 United States

919.707.9800

+ Google Map

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

October 2025

Oct 26

Fall Native Plant Gardening for Birds

Oct 26
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Oct 26

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Oct 26
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Oct 26

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 26
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 26

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 26
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 26

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 26
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Oct 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 28
10:15am - 11:00am
Oct 28

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 28
11:00am - 11:30am
Oct 28

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 28
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 28
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Oct 28

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Oct 28
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Oct 28

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Oct 28
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Oct 28

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 28
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 28

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 28
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 28

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 28
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Oct 29

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 29
10:15am - 11:00am
Oct 29

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Oct 29
11:00am - 11:15am
Oct 29

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 29
11:00am - 11:30am
Oct 29

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 29
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 29

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 29
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Oct 29

Incredible Science

Oct 29
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Oct 29

Window on Animal Health

Oct 29
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Oct 29

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 29
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 29

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 29
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 29

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 29
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Oct 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 30
11:00am - 11:30am
Oct 30

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 30
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 30
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Oct 30

Incredible Science

Oct 30
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Oct 30

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Oct 30
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Oct 30

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 30
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 30

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 30
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 30

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 30
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Oct 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 31
10:15am - 11:00am
Oct 31

Story Time at the Museum

Oct 31
10:30am - 11:00am
Oct 31

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Oct 31
11:00am - 11:15am
Oct 31

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 31
11:00am - 11:30am
Oct 31

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 31
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 31
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Oct 31

Incredible Science

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

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Oct 31
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Oct 31

3D Movie: T. REX

Oct 31
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Oct 31

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Oct 31
4:00pm - 4:45pm

November 2025

Nov 1

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 1
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 1

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Nov 1
11:00am - 11:30am
Nov 1

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 1
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 1

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 1
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 1

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Nov 1
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 1

Incredible Science

Nov 1
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 1

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Nov 1
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 1

Incredible Science

Nov 1
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 1

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 1
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 1

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 1
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 2
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 2

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Nov 2
11:00am - 11:30am
Nov 2

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 2
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 2
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 2

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Nov 2
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 2

Movie: Moonbase: The Next Step

Nov 2
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 2

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 2
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 2

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 2
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 4
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 4
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 4
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 4

Incredible Science

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

Window on Animal Health

Nov 4
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Nov 4

Live Animal Feeding: Lobster

Nov 4
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 4

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 4
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 4

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 4
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 5
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 5

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 5
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 5
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 5
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 5

Incredible Science

Nov 5
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 5

Window on Animal Health

Nov 5
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Nov 5

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 5
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 5

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 5
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 6
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 6
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 6
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 6

Incredible Science

Nov 6
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Nov 6

Live Animal Feeding – Snapping Turtle

Nov 6
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Nov 6

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 6

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 6
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 6

Science Trivia

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

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 7
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 7

Story Time at the Museum

Nov 7
10:30am - 11:00am
Nov 7

Live Animal Feeding – Ocean Habitat

Nov 7
11:00am - 11:15am
Nov 7

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 7
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Nov 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 7
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Nov 7

Incredible Science

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

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 7
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Nov 7

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 7
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Nov 7

Museum Movie Night: The Princess Bride (1987)

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

Teen Science Café: Conservation Genetics

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

Marine Mammal Research Day

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

Blue Whales Community Day

Nov 8
10:00am - 5:00pm
Nov 8

3D Movie: Secrets of the Sea

Nov 8
10:15am - 11:00am
Nov 8

3D Movie: T. REX

Nov 8
12:00pm - 2:30pm
+ Export Events