SCI Solar Parties are held the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9:00-11:00 AM during the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market on the north side of the Science Center near the SCI main entrance. Tickets and registration are not required to take part in the Solar Party activities.
Our youngest visitors can bring their imaginations as an SCI Programs Team member reads under the starry skies.
Get chills and thrills from cryogenic demonstrations.
Help guide a breathtaking journey through our solar system, exploring the unique features, mysteries, and wonders of its most important celestial bodies.
Have you ever wondered what Snippy the Snapping Turtle eats? Come check out a feeding demonstration of one of SCI’s most ravenous reptiles! The snapping turtle feeding may be too intense for some visitors.
Locate constellations and planets, and hear myths of the night sky in this live planetarium program. Program and location subject to change.
Meet and get the chance to touch some of SCI’s resident reptiles and amphibians.
From things that glow to things that explode, this program is a real blast!
This show reveals dark matter's earliest clues, covering the astral choreography of galactic orbits and sensitive detectors hidden deep underground. Program and location subject to change.