April Vacation Earth Celebration

April 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Event Series: April Vacation Earth Celebration
$2 – $5

April Vacation Earth Celebration

Saturday, April 18 – Friday, April 24, 10 AM-4 PM
RWP Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Discover our dynamic planet, past and present! Enjoy activity tables and daily planetarium shows. From the ground under your feet to the sky above, join us at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Roger Williams Park to explore the wonders of our incredible Earth. Museum admission is $2 | Free for Museum Members and children under age 4. Planetarium shows (includes Museum Admission) are $5 | Free for Museum Members. Children must be age 4 or older to attend the planetarium show.

 

Daily Activities | Saturday, April 18 – Friday, April 24
10am–4pm | Earth Family Fun
Explore a variety of family-friendly, hands-on activities highlighting our local and global ecosystems.
Cost: Free with Museum admission. 

2pm | Our Place in Space Planetarium show
There’s no place like home! Begin your journey on Earth and travel through our solar system and beyond. Explore the craters of Mercury, the storms of Neptune, and discover what makes Earth unique before venturing into nebulae and star clusters of the Milky Way galaxy. Show includes updated visuals!
Audience: General (children must be age 4+)
Cost: Planetarium show ticket (includes museum admission) is $5/ Museum Members Free.
IMPORTANT PLANETARIUM SHOW GUIDELINES:
Tickets are recommended to be reserved online, including for Museum Members. Availability is limited. All sales are final.
Everyone attending the planetarium show needs a ticket.
Children must be age 4 or older; those 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Children must be supervised at all times.
Phones must be silenced, and attendees should remain quiet during the show to help everyone enjoy the full experience.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for check-in, as doors close at showtime and will not reopen—no late entry is permitted for visitor safety once the show begins.

Thursday, April 23 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm
City Nature Challenge Presentation: Bringing the world together for biodiversity
Join Malia Cafasso, TerraCorps Community Engagement Coordinator at Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Stormwater Innovation Center, to learn about how to use iNaturalist and how to participate in the City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge (April 24–27), is an annual international event to collaboratively record as many wildlife observations as possible during a four-day challenge. People from all over the world explore nature in their neighborhoods and cities to find and document wildlife. 2026 marks Rhode Island’s 5th year participating, and needs community members like you to help record as many species as we can.  iNaturalist, a free smartphone app, allows anyone to photograph and identify plants and animals while contributing to real scientific research. Scientists and conservation organizations use this community-collected data to monitor biodiversity and track environmental change. Come learn how your iNaturalist observations can make a difference in Rhode Island’s City Nature Challenge 2026!
Cost: Free (attendees receive Free Museum Admission on April 23)

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