Upcoming Events

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Creepy Crawly Day

📅 Saturday, October 24th | ⏰ 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | $3

Get ready for a frightfully fun tradition—Creepy Crawly Day is back! Join us at the Herrett Center for a family-friendly day of creepy critters, hands-on learning, and Halloween fun.

This annual event is your chance to meet and interact with more snakes, spiders, and other fascinating creepy crawlies than at any other time of year! Get up close with some of nature’s most misunderstood creatures, discover what makes them unique, and enjoy a day of spooky science for the whole family.

Costumes are encouraged but not required, so come dressed in your Halloween best or simply bring your curiosity!

Tickets are available for purchase day of, with sales cutting off at 3:30 p.m.

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The Relic's Curse: A Haunted Basement Experience

📅 Saturday, October 24th | ⏰ 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | $5

Something strange has arrived at the Herrett Center, and we’re not sure how to get rid of it!

This year, the Haunted Basement takes you on an Indiana Jones-style adventure through a collection of creepy artifacts, crawling spiders, beetles, and ancient mummies. After receiving a mysterious donation with a rather unsettling reputation, the Herrett Center is determined to figure out what to do with it. But some artifacts are better left undisturbed…

Are you brave enough to venture into the basement and discover what lurks among the collection? Join us for the Third Annual Haunted Basement and find out if you can survive the adventure!

Support CSI Student Life!
Fifty percent of all ticket sales will go to Delta Psi Omega, a CSI student club, to support their future events. Come experience the scares while helping support student activities!

Online ticket sales close October 23rd at 11:59 PM.

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Reptile Revue

1st & 3rd Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM | FREE

Get up close and personal with some of the coolest cold-blooded residents of the Herrett Center! Reptile Revue happens twice a month and gives you the chance to meet our fascinating reptiles, learn fun facts, and even interact with them in a safe and educational setting.

Upcoming Reptile Revue Events:

November 3rd and November 17th

December 1st and December 15th

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Telescope Tuesday

📅 Tuesday, November 10th | ⏰ 6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | $1.50 or free with Planetarium show

Spend the evening exploring the night sky through the observatory’s telescopes.

Objects you may see include:

  • Neptune 
  • Saturn
  • Uranus (visible after 7:33 PM)
  • Double and multiple star systems
  • Star clusters
  • Nebulae
  • Galaxies

Stop by anytime during the evening to explore the universe through the observatory’s telescopes.

Weather Permitting.

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Monthly Free Star Party

📅 Saturday, November 14th | ⏰ 6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Free Admission

Join us in the Centennial Observatory for our Monthly Free Star Party and your chance to see:

  • Waxing crescent (28% illuminated) Moon (before 7:25 PM)
  • Neptune
  • Saturn
  • Uranus (after 7;16 PM)
  • Double/multiple stars
  • Star clusters

Weather permitting. Clear skies are required for viewing.

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Field Trips and Group Tours

Field trips and educational group events are welcome! Choose from our tour options or request a custom theme when you book a field trip.

 

Accessibility

The Herrett Center for Arts & Science is committed to making our collections, building, programing, and services accessible to all audiences.

Open Caption is available for most Faulkner Planetarium Shows. To request this service, please let the cashier at the front desk know when purchasing tickets.

The Centennial Observatory features one of the world’s largest fully wheelchair-accessible public telescopes. An elevator takes visitors up to the observatory space, once there, a wheelchair elevator is available to take visitors with limited mobility to the observatory deck. The ARE-125, an optical “periscope” designed by DFM, allows unprecedented access to the telescope for wheelchair-bound or limited-mobility visitors.

For questions concerning accessibility prior to your visit, please call the Herrett Center front desk at 208-732-6655.

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