NightLife: Smoke & Mirrors

Behold the power of illusion as both humans and animals entertain and mystify your senses for one magical night.

Sounds by Anthony Dragons

Featured Cocktails

• Sleight of Mezcal – Mezcal, OJ, Pomegranate Juice, Triple Sec, Simple Syrup
• Ala-Cosmo – Vodka, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice, Triple Sec, Simple Syrup

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Snake in the Grass
Science Today
8:00 PM

• Sometimes things are not as they seem, especially when you're a snake. Join the Academy’s herpetologist, Erica Ely, as she explains why mimicry isn’t just a cool party trick for these serpentine masters of disguise.

Let it Burn
West Garden
6 - 10 PM

• Learn all about pyrography from our friends at the Museum of Craft and Design, and use a wood burning pen to customize your very own wooden mirror with imagery from under the microscope.

Abra Cadabra
???
7:30 - 9:30 PM

• Prepare to be mesmerized as legendary local illusionist Calvin Kai Ku roams the floor of the museum with interactive illusions that will leave you bewildered.

Now You See Me…
Swamp
6 - 10 PM

• They could be brown, they could be blue, they could be anything you like. Birds we mean. Explore the avian rainbow and learn how birds use color as a means of deception with our Curator of Ornithology and Mammalogy, Dr. Jack Dumbacher.

A few don't-miss NightLife details:

• To help keep staff and guests safe, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative test result from within 48 hours of the event is required for entry, and boosters and indoor masking are strongly encouraged. Feeling under the weather? Please NightLife another time! View health and safety information here.
   
• Last entry into the rainforest exhibit is 7:30 pm—our animals need their sleep.
   
• Morrison Planetarium is now open at NightLife with 4 showtimes. To maximize staff and guest safety, planetarium passes are required and capacity is limited. Passes are available online in advance for an additional $5 while supplies last to reserve a seat at a 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, or 9:30 pm planetarium show. Please see our FAQs for more details. (Please note: A limited number of standby seats will be available for all showtimes as space allows on a first-come, first-served basis. Food and drink are not permitted inside the planetarium.)
   
• Beverages are available at various bars throughout the building, but food must enjoyed outdoors or in the Academy Cafe only.
   
• NightLife is for adults 21+ only. Photo ID required.
   
• Still have Qs? See our FAQs here.