Events

Throughout the year, the Rice Museum hosts a range of events and programs.

Visitor talking to experts at tabling event.
Kids playing in bounce castle.

Upcoming Events

STORYTIME: CAN A ROCK GROW?
SAT, SEP 12
11AM

Join us at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, for a special story time with Audrey Sauble featuring Can a Rock Grow? Discover how rocks form, change, erode, and sometimes break apart in an instant. This fun, fact-filled picture book introduces young learners to the rock cycle and the many different kinds of rocks found in our world. This book is recommended for children ages 4-8 years old.

Free for museum members; general admission pricing applies for nonmembers. Books will be for sale in our Museum Store.

GARAGE SALE
SAT, SEP 19
10AM-2PM

Rockhounds, collectors, and makers—don’t miss this one! The Rice Museum’s annual Garage Sale is packed with geological treasures ready for new homes.

Shop tables full of lapidary rough, minerals, and rocks—perfect for cutting, polishing, or adding to your collection.

Unearth unique specimens and hidden gems donated by local collectors and friends of the museum.

Enjoy a fun, community atmosphere while supporting the museum’s mission to inspire curiosity about Earth’s natural wonders.

Come early for the best selection—and don’t forget, museum members get first pick!

Free for members. $5 Garage Sale Only Admission. General Admission for Museum and Garage Sale.

2026 Full Event Calendar

  • Sun, Jan 18th – Intern Celebration and Geosciences Career Day

  • Sat, Jan 24th – Mystery Mineral Day

  • Sat, Mar 7th – A Day at the Beach

  • Sat, Mar 14th – Sip & Stone

  • Sun, Mar 22nd – Garage Sale

  • Sat, Apr 4th – The Great Thunderegg Hunt

  • Sat, May 9th – The Gold Rush

  • Sat, May 16th – Volcano Day

  • Sun, Jun 21st – Space Day

  • Sun, Jul 12th – Mystery Mineral Day

  • Sat, Aug 22nd – Summer Bash

  • Tues, Aug 25th - Party at BearKat Brewing

  • Thurs, Aug 27th - Blood Drive with the Red Cross

  • Thurs, Aug 27th - Star Party with Rose City Astronomers

  • Sat, Sep 12th - Storytime: Can a Rock Grow?

  • Sat, Sep 19th – Garage Sale

  • Sat, Sep 26th – Worldwide Day of Play

  • Sat, Oct 31st – Halloween Rock or Treat

  • Sun, Nov 15th – Diamonds & Diorite: A Minecraft Day

  • Sat, Dec 5th – Nifty Fifties Holiday Celebration

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