# Things to do with kids at Texas Science & Natural History Museum

> 3 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Texas Science & Natural History Museum, 2400 Trinity Street, Austin, Texas 78712, in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Astronomy Afternoons (spectroscopy demos)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/astronomy-afternoons-spectroscopy-demos--listing-d89e8da7ed2966db4ff3018c) — Fri, Oct 30 (+7 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Texas Science & Natural History Museum · From $6 · checked Oct 14. Friday-afternoon live, hands-on spectroscopy demonstrations in the exhibit 'Big Eye on Dark Skies,' which features a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Learn how…
- [Día de los Huesos (Day of the Bones) at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/dia-de-los-huesos-day-of-the-bones-at-the-texas-science-and-natural-hi--listing-0e0e65b9d0b945a34d444126) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Texas Science & Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Texas Science & Natural History Museum on the UT Austin campus gives Día de los Muertos a paleontology twist with Día de los Huesos, the Day of the Bones, on Sunday, November…
- [Amazing Pterosaurs with Girlstart at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/amazing-pterosaurs-with-girlstart-at-the-texas-science-and-natural-his--listing-ea4ad2559f13e6f627f5748b) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Texas Science & Natural History Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. On Saturday, November 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Girlstart educators set up hands-on stations at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum to explore pterosaurs, the flying…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays at Texas Science & Natural History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/h-e-b-free-fourth-sundays-at-texas-science-and-natural-history-museum--listing-c3d47d756d15cc5ca7c6a7ec) — Fourth Sunday of every month, 1–5 p.m. · Texas Science & Natural History Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free admission for everyone on the fourth Sunday of every month at UT Austin's Texas Science & Natural History Museum (Sunday hours 1–5 p.m.). Sponsored by H-E-B.
- [Texas Science & Natural History Museum (UT Austin)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/texas-science-and-natural-history-museum-ut-austin--listing-c86ad3cd5ee0d1311329f2cb) — Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 1–5 p.m.; closed Monday · Texas Science & Natural History Museum · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 14. University of Texas at Austin natural history museum (formerly Texas Memorial Museum) telling the story of life in Texas from the formation of the planet through the age of…

## Recently ended

- [National Fossil Day: Fossil Identification](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/national-fossil-day-fossil-identification--listing-eb7edcd5561bad3fdeb3cea7) — ended Wed, Oct 14

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