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Free Family Summer Saturday, Performances & Demos

Full STEAM Ahead

The sky is not the limit for the last Free Family Summer Saturday of the season. Join fellow scientists for a day of activities at the Heard Museum connected to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Click here for the parking map.

If you and your family love hands-on learning, you won’t want to miss this program. Free Summer Saturday: Full STEAM Ahead is a day of family-friendly fun at the museum.

Activities will be available all day unless otherwise noted:

  • Experience Species of the River digital project with Pascua Yaqui artist, Selina Martinez, creator of Juebenaria
  • Peer at the sun using solar telescopes and make your own personal UV detector with the Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy & Planetary Science
  • Paint your own wooden laser cut and engraved keychain
  • Learn about solar cars with the City of Phoenix Office of Sustainability
  • Hop inside the Phoenix Public Library’s Bookmobile and check out STEAM-related books
  • Complete an in-gallery art search to earn a special prize
  • Make STEAM-based art
  • Discover more about efficiency and electric vehicles with Drive Electric Arizona/Valley of the Sun Electric Vehicle Association and see a few up-close!
  • Meet the award-winning robot from the Bioscience High School’s Dragon Robotics Club
  • Engage the senses as our first tools for learning and connection with ASU School of Art
  • Make STEAM-based art with Lowell Observatory’s Native American Astronomy Outreach Program
  • and more!

Pack your curiosity and observation skills for as we take learning full STEAM ahead!

*Please note that all activities and prizes are while supplies last.

Visitors can also browse items in the Museum Shop and Books & More, enjoy the Kids Menu at the Heard Museum Café or swing by the Coffee Cantina for a grab-and-go coffee, tea, or a sweet treat. Members always get 10% off!

Our sponsors

  • Youth & Family Programming Sponsors:

    The Boeing Company
    Blue cross blue shield Arizona logo.