BE ADVISED: Monday, February 16, the north entrance on Exposition Blvd will be closed. Visitors may access the Natural History Museum via NHM Commons or the south entrance, facing the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.

Programs

We're more than dinosaurs and nature! We offer a diverse range of programming year-round.

Two dinosaur skeletons with green and purple light projected over them and First Fridays projected on the wall behind them

First Fridays

Explore NHM at night as science, music, and cocktails set the tone for a lively after-hours experience across the Museum.

Black and white dinosaurs facing each other above a saber-toothed cat facing a bear, against a red stripe on a cream background

Prehistoric Fight Nights

Join us February 20 and 21 for an epic battle to crown the toughest champions of the dino and Ice Age eras, alongside Rextooth Studios’ Ted Rechlin and experts from NHM and La Brea Tar Pits.

Earth Day 2024 art

Earth Day 2026

This coming Earth Month, celebrate the planet with NHM at our annual Earth Day Festival!

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Bug Fair

Join us May 16 and 17 for the 40th annual Bug Fair, our two-day festival celebrating our bug-eyed and multi-legged friends!

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Adventures in Nature Camps

Whether it’s exploring dinosaurs or the nature all around us in new ways, Adventures in Nature Camps provide hands-on experiences–giving campers up-close access to 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.