UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

The 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is Saturday, February 21, 2026, where museums/collections will open their doors for free to the public. This event aims to inspire young kids to pursue careers in science. This event is free and family-friendly. Free parking is also available at all the institutions.

The following nine UC Davis museums/collections are participating in Biodiversity Museum Day:

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, Habitat Gardens in the Environmental GATEway

• Adjacent to the Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive
• 12pm to 4pm

Anthropology Museum, Wickson Hall (West Entrance)

• 12pm to 4pm

Bee Haven, 1 Bee Biology Road

• 9am to 1pm

Bohart Museum of Entomology

• Room 1124 and main hall of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker
• 12pm to 4pm

Botanical Conservatory

• The greenhouses along Kleiber Hall Drive
• 11am to 3pm

California Raptor Center

• 1340 Equine Lane, off Old Davis Road
• 9am to 3pm

Center for Plant Diversity, Katherine Esau Science Hall

• 10am to 2pm

Design Museum

• Cruess Hall, Room 124
• 12pm to 4pm

Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology

• Room 1394, Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane
• 10am to 2pm

Nematode Collection (part of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology)

• Katherine Esau Science Hall, off Kleiber Hall Drive
• 10am to 2pm

Paleontology Collection, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• 1309 Earth and Physical Sciences Building, 434 LaRue Road
• 12pm to 4pm

Phaff Yeast Culture Collection, Robert Mondavi Institute Brewery and Food Processing facility

• 10am to 2pm