Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 11:00am to 3:00pm

Hey future inventors, builders, and engineers—this day is for you!

Join us for Discovery Days: Build It! and get ready to design, create, and build your way through hands-on challenges for every age.

Let your imagination soar and see just how big, tall, strong, and creative your ideas can get. Whether love tinkering, problem solving, or just making something awesome, Discovery Days: Build It! will have plenty of opportunities to test your skills and bring your ideas to life.

Building activities include:

  • Structural Engineering: Build the tallest tower with limited materials—how high can you go?
  • Electrifying Creations: Power up circuits to light things up and make sounds.
  • Animal Savior: Design a wildlife crossing to keep creatures safe.
  • Bridge Builder: Can your bridge hold up under pressure? Put it to the test!
  • Trebuchet Trouble: Build a catapult strong enough to knock down towers.
  • Maze Mysteries: Craft a complex and tricky maze for hex bugs.
  • Imagination Creation: Dream up a creature so epic it could rule the world.
  • And much more!

While you’re here, don’t miss out on even more fun! Stop by our newest traveling exhibit, Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs, check out our newest Acheson Planetarium show, Taylor Swift: Dimensions, or plan a trip to the exploreLAB to get up close with dino bones and critters available for an additional fee.

Discovery Days: Build It! activities are FREE with the purchase of general museum admission.

Plan your trip today!