Plan Your Visit
Explore artifacts and natural history, learn with hands-on activities, delve into active research and astronomy, or enjoy a show in Idaho's largest planetarium.
Upcoming Events
Monthly Free Star Party
📅 Saturday, September 12th | ⏰ 8:45 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. | Free Admission
Join us in the Centennial Observatory for our Monthly Free Star Party and your chance to see:
- Double/multiple stars
- Deep-sky targes (star clusters, nebulae, galaxies) after end of twilight (9:31 PM)
- Moonless sky
Weather permitting. Clear skies are required for viewing.
Reptile Revue
1st & 3rd Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM | FREE
Get up close and personal with some of the coolest cold-blooded residents of the Herrett Center! Reptile Revue happens twice a month and gives you the chance to meet our fascinating reptiles, learn fun facts, and even interact with them in a safe and educational setting.
Upcoming Reptile Revue Events:
September 15th
October 6th and October 20th
Herrett Forum Lecture
📅 Tuesday, September 15th | ⏰ 6:30 p.m. | Free Admission
Twin Falls Housing: How Can We Ensure Enough?
The Herrett Forum is back! Join Jonathan Spendlove as he breaks down the challenge that Twin Falls faces as it continues to grow. How do we ensure there is enough housing for current residents? How do we ensure there is room for future residents?
International Observe the Moon Night
📅 Saturday, September 19th | ⏰ 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Free Admission
Take a closer look at our nearest celestial neighbor through the observatory’s telescopes as the Moon shines in its waxing gibbous phase (62% illuminated). This phase offers excellent views of the Moon’s rugged landscape, where sunlight casts long shadows across craters, mountains, and valleys along the line between light and darkness. Join us for a detailed look at the lunar surface and discover the features that make the Moon such a fascinating object to observe.
Weather permitting. Clear skies are required for viewing.
Dumpster to Drip Opening Reception and Fashion Show
📅 Tuesday, September 22nd | ⏰ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Free Admission
Dumpster to Drip: Eco-Fabulous Fashion features real, wearble clothes made from consumer, agricultural, or inudstrial waste. Artist Shaun Muscolo re-engineers trash into curvy cocktail dresses, gorgeous gowns, and top-notch tuxedos. Come discover elegant ensembles made from what our society usually calls garbage.
Following the opening reception and fashion show, Dumpster to Drip: Eco-Fabulous Fashion will be on display at the Herrett Center through December 5th.
Mini Scarecrow Building
📅 Saturday, September 25th | ⏰ 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | $10.00
Join us at the Herrett Center on September 25th to create a mini scarecrow! Drop by anytime between 5 PM and 8 PM to build and take home your own scarecrow!
In order to ensure that we have enough materials for all participants, registration for this event will close on September 10th.
Field Trips and Group Tours
Field trips and educational group events are welcome! Choose from our tour options or request a custom theme when you book a field trip.
Accessibility
The Herrett Center for Arts & Science is committed to making our collections, building, programing, and services accessible to all audiences.
Open Caption is available for most Faulkner Planetarium Shows. To request this service, please let the cashier at the front desk know when purchasing tickets.
The Centennial Observatory features one of the world’s largest fully wheelchair-accessible public telescopes. An elevator takes visitors up to the observatory space, once there, a wheelchair elevator is available to take visitors with limited mobility to the observatory deck. The ARE-125, an optical “periscope” designed by DFM, allows unprecedented access to the telescope for wheelchair-bound or limited-mobility visitors.
For questions concerning accessibility prior to your visit, please call the Herrett Center front desk at 208-732-6655.
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