Earth Day Celebration
April 18 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Celebrate Earth Day with Eugene Science Center. Activities and planetarium shows will be offered throughout the day to explore ways to protect our only home, Earth.
Admission at the Door:
Members: Free (Add Planetarium Show $4)
Non Members: $10 (Add Planetarium Show $6)
All activities (except planetarium shows) are included with admission.
All Day:
All Day:
Exhibit Gallery is open
Scavenger Hunt: Earth-friendly objects inside and outside Eugene Science Center
Electric Vehicle on display
Self-led science activities
Electric Vehicle on display
Self-led science activities
10:00
Science Field Weeding/Upkeep (until 12:00)
Seed Planting: Take home your own special Earth Day plant (until 12:00)
Water Quality Testing with UO Students (until 2:00)
Water Quality Testing with UO Students (until 2:00)
11:00 Planetarium Show: The Little Star that Could
12:00 Planetarium Show: We Are Guardians
12:30 Butterfly Release
12:30 Butterfly Release
1:00
Leave No Trace Activities (until 4:00)
Earth Day Science Demonstration
S.A.R.A.’s Treasures (until 4:00)
Earth Art (until 4:00)
Planetarium Show: Beyond the Sun
Earth Day Science Demonstration
S.A.R.A.’s Treasures (until 4:00)
Earth Art (until 4:00)
Planetarium Show: Beyond the Sun
2:00
Planetarium Show: The Little Star that Could
Seed Planting: Take home your own special Earth Day plant (until 4:00)
Paper Making (until 4:00)
Paper Making (until 4:00)
3:00 Planetarium Show: We Are Guardians
4:00 Planetarium Show: Beyond the Sun