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Happy Ramblers

Thu, Aug 28, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.

Rise & Hike

Fri, Aug 29, 2025   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

An easy to moderate hike to explore a variety of trails around the Pajarito Plateau.

National Parks Adventure

Fri, Aug 29, 2025   11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

See stunning scenery in the fulldome film: National Parks Adventure.

Fantastic Fractals

Sat, Aug 30, 2025   2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, $20/family.   registration icon    dollar icon

Watch animated fractals swirl across the fulldome screen to music.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Sep 3, 2025   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Hiking Deer Trap Mesa

Happy Ramblers

Thu, Sep 4, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.

Human Impact on Wildlife

Thu, Sep 4, 2025   6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes
Admission: Free.   registration icon    

Learn how human actions impact wildlife—and what we can do to help.

Rise & Hike

Fri, Sep 5, 2025   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

An easy to moderate hike to explore a variety of trails around the Pajarito Plateau.

Big Astronomy

Fri, Sep 5, 2025   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

See stunning scenery in the fulldome film: National Parks Adventure.

Night Sky in September

Fri, Sep 5, 2025   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.   registration icon    dollar icon

Learn about the night sky in this live planetarium presentation.

Geologic Tour to St. Peter’s Dome

Sat, Sep 6, 2025   8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Explore the geology of St. Peter's Dome on this 1-day tour with Fraser and Cathy Goff.

Seeing!

Sat, Sep 6, 2025   2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, $20/family.   registration icon    dollar icon

Follow the journey of a photon with the fulldome film, Seeing!

Bird Walk at Los Luceros

Sun, Sep 7, 2025   7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings
Admission: Free.     registration icon    

Join local birders for a special early morning birding walk at the Los Luceros Historic Site!

Nature Playtime

Mon, Sep 8, 2025   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime
Admission: Free.    

Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Sep 10, 2025   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Hiking Deer Trap Mesa

Happy Ramblers

Thu, Sep 11, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.

Rise & Hike

Fri, Sep 12, 2025   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

An easy to moderate hike to explore a variety of trails around the Pajarito Plateau.

Black Holes

Fri, Sep 12, 2025   11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Explore Black Holes in this full-dome planetarium film

Tracking Wildlife on the Pajarito Plateau: Part 2!

Sat, Sep 13, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Study wildlife track and sign with certified tracker Ann Hunkins.

Cosmic Mashups

Sat, Sep 13, 2025   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, $20/family.   registration icon    dollar icon

Watch the formation of supermassive black holes in this fulldome planetarium film!

Birding Hike on Pajarito Mountain

Sun, Sep 14, 2025   8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Los Alamos Mountaineers
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Join PEEC and the Los Alamos Mountaineers for a beautiful fall morning bird hike up Pajarito Mountain.

Nature Playtime

Mon, Sep 15, 2025   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime
Admission: Free.    

Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Sep 17, 2025   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Hiking Deer Trap Mesa

Happy Ramblers

Thu, Sep 18, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.

Rise & Hike

Fri, Sep 19, 2025   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

An easy to moderate hike to explore a variety of trails around the Pajarito Plateau.
Audio Universe Tour of the Solar System

Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System

Fri, Sep 19, 2025   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/Adult, $6/Child; $20/Family   registration icon    dollar icon

Experience the Solar System like never before - by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound!

Exoplanets and the Search for Life

Fri, Sep 19, 2025   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child.   registration icon    dollar icon

Learn about exoplanet discoveries and how scientists look for signs of life on these distant worlds.

Daisy Girl Scout!: Animal Observer

Sat, Sep 20, 2025   1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Special Events
Admission: $10 per scout   registration icon    dollar icon

Join a PEEC educator to complete a variety of fun activities and leave with your Animal Observer badge!

The Sun: Our Living Star

Sat, Sep 20, 2025   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, $20/family.   registration icon    dollar icon

Discover the secrets of our star in this planetarium show and experience never-before-seen images of the Sun’s violent surface in immersive fulldome format.

Nature Playtime

Mon, Sep 22, 2025   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime
Admission: Free.    

Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.

Wildflower Walk

Mon, Sep 22, 2025   5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings
Admission: Free, with registration required.    registration icon    

Take a gentle stroll and learn about local wildflowers.

Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Day Hike (In-Person & Live-Streamed LAM Talk)

Tue, Sep 23, 2025   7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Los Alamos Mountaineers
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Ann Satsangi and Jan Velechovsky recount their one-day rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike, sharing preparation tips and reflections from the trail.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Sep 24, 2025   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Hiking Deer Trap Mesa

Happy Ramblers

Thu, Sep 25, 2025   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.

Rise & Hike

Fri, Sep 26, 2025   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks
Admission: Free.    

An easy to moderate hike to explore a variety of trails around the Pajarito Plateau.

Space Out

Fri, Sep 26, 2025   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Turn on, tune in, and space out to relaxing music and stunning ultra high-definition visuals of our cosmic neighborhood.

We Are Stars

Sat, Sep 27, 2025   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Find out about the origins of universe in this animated fulldome planetarium film.

Nature Playtime

Mon, Sep 29, 2025   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime
Admission: Free.    

Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.

Cadette Girl Scout: Night Owl

Sat, Oct 18, 2025   7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Audience: Children    Event Type: Special Events
Admission: $10 per scout   registration icon    dollar icon

Join a PEEC educator on a night hike and leave with your Night Owl badge!

PEEC-A-BOO at the Nature Center

Fri, Oct 24, 2025   4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Audience: Families    Event Type: Special Events
Admission: Free.   

Join us for family-friendly Halloweekend activities at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

We reserve the right to refuse admittance to any of our programs, events, or the nature center.

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