# Things to do with kids at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

> 5 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, in the Raleigh–Cary area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Museum Movie Night: Jurassic Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/museum-movie-night-jurassic-park--listing-7faf93c9d182b5447a218854) — Fri, Nov 6 · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Natural Sciences museum's Museum Movie Night pairs a film with science. Before the screening (5:30–7 pm) there is live music, hands-on science stations and food and drinks…
- [Teen Science Café: Rhino Conservation](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/teen-science-cafe-rhino-conservation--listing-b07d63d8537fcb49e9a28b40) — Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Ages 11–17 · Free · checked Oct 24. Teen Science Cafés are free first-Friday evenings for teenagers at the Natural Sciences museum's Daily Planet Cafe. This month Dr. Liz Kierepka, head of the museum's Genomics and…
- [Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Day](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/astronomy-and-astrophysics-research-day--listing-a8ffda3c6f2042e45b3d7890) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · All ages · checked Oct 24. One of the museum's Research Highlight Days, filling the first and third floors of the Nature Research Center with astronomy tables. Visitors can try Spiral Graph: Cluster…
- [Dueling Dinosaurs Sensory Friendly Mornings](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/dueling-dinosaurs-sensory-friendly-mornings--listing-1e3c5b760bbfb11f75a65c43) — Sun, Nov 8 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · All ages · checked Oct 24. Sensory-friendly mornings in the museum's Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit, with reduced noise effects and smaller crowds. The visit is self-guided, but families can talk with the…
- [Science Detectives Homeschool Classes: Coastal Critters, Tropical Biodiversity and Pond Life](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/science-detectives-homeschool-classes-coastal-critters-tropical-biodiv--listing-589eff69c73335f49672aa65) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Ages 5+ · checked Oct 24. Hour-long Science Detectives classes for homeschool and track-out students at the Natural Sciences museum, held in three age bands on the same morning. Coastal Critters (ages…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/north-carolina-museum-of-natural-sciences--listing-b50eada0e37bbe95a3f37a14) — Downtown museum Tuesday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm. Closed 2026 dates in the window: Thursday Nov… · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The largest natural history museum in the Southeast fills two connected buildings in downtown Raleigh. The Nature Exploration Center (east side) holds permanent and special…

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