Date: First Saturday of the Month (September - May)
Time: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Join the Wyoming State Museum for our fun (and FREE) Family Day events! Each month we celebrate a different topic, from science and wildlife to history and culture. Gather your little learners and head over to the museum to play games, make crafts, and enjoy tons of engaging educational activities!
You can expect nine amazing Family Days each year, running the first Saturday of the month from September through May. You can also join us for popular special events like Dino Day in the summer and Halloween at the Museum in the fall! We'll be using June, July, and August to meet you at community gatherings like Super Day, Frontier Days, and Plein Air in the Parks.
Family Days are generously sponsored by Scheels in Johnstown, CO, and Wyoming Community Foundation. Thanks to their support, these events are always free and open to everyone!
Get ready for some Spooky Season fun at the Wyoming State Museum!
We’re filling the building with all the weird and creepy animals that people love to fear, and teaching kids and adults alike why we really shouldn’t be afraid. You’ll see bugs, reptiles, amphibians, and bats, and even take your photo with a real (but no longer living) alligator! Meet experts from the UW Biodiversity Institute, UW Entomology, Wyoming Outdoor Rec, Cheyenne Animal Shelter, and local exotic reptile owners. Plus, make your own creepy crawly crafts and participate in fun activities like flinging bugs and making homemade slime!
Celebrate your loved ones that have passed and learn about the traditions and history of the Day of the Dead!
Join us at 9:30 am for an opening ofrenda ceremony, then continue the day with Family Events across town, including a Capitol City Car Club cruise. Learn about and create your own delicious sugar skulls (or “Calaveras”); Create beautiful Papel Picado (or “pecked paper”) decorations to take home; Watch dance performances from Las Angelitas Unidas y los Rayos del Sol; Discover how the annual monarch butterfly migration creates an important connection between the living and the dead; See altars (or “Ofrendas”) set up by community members and students; Create paper cup lanterns for your own altars; Eat delicious foods from local vendors!