A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.
Stake a claim, pan for gold and have your earnings authenticated in our indoor placer mine and boomtown. 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Museum admission, plus $2 per “miner” (more…)
Museum is open from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (more…)
A Halloween party like you’ve never seen! Dare to enter the haunted Spirit of the West exhibit. Family fun for all ages. Costumes encouraged! 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm $10, Members receive 20% discount 2 & under are free Museum café will be open for food and drinks The following Refund Policy is (more…)
During World War II, the U.S. federal government incarcerated 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, about two-thirds of whom were United States citizens. The government used racist propaganda and fear-based arguments to justify their actions. For those who were incarcerated—imprisoned without charge—the experience was life-changing. Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii examines this (more…)
The Miller family has been tending to their garden all summer at the 1904 living history ranch and needs your help to prepare for winter. Dig and clean potatoes to store in the root cellar, press fresh apples into cider and churn butter to make sure the Millers are stocked with the necessities for the (more…)
Last chance to see Desert Reflections: Water Shapes the West (more…)
Join us to hear from Dr. Jim Cane, emeritus Research Entomologist with the USDA Bee Lab in Logan, Utah. Dr. Cane continues to work with aspects of floral use, pollination biology and nesting ecologies of diverse native bees in crops and wildlands, part of a tradition of study extending back 150 years. He will summarize (more…)
The High Desert Museum and other partners of the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon will fill Riverbend Park with interactive, nature-inspired stations for the whole family. 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Free Riverbend Park 799 SW Columbia St., Bend CLICK HERE to learn more! (more…)
This four-hour workshop will teach families about the Oregon spotted frog, watershed health and activities to protect the riparian ecosystem. This workshop is for families with kids between the ages of 7 and 10 years old. It will include hands-on science and art activities, a field trip to an Oregon spotted frog habitat and a (more…)
In this lecture, Emma Marris, a Klamath Falls-based environmental author and journalist, will tell the story of Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River, a water system set to see big changes in the coming decades including dam removal, climate change and changing management philosophies. She will use the Klamath Basin to tell a broader (more…)