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San Diego Archaeological Center Youth & Family Programs include family-friendly archaeological activities and hands-on activity booths. The programs feature archaeology activities with the San Diego Archaeological Center and artifact discovery with the San Diego History Center. Youth and families can also take part in interactive activity booths, live science demos, and themed activities such as dry ice sublimation, electrical engineering circuit art, and coding.
• Ages: 3–17 years old
• Schedule: Science & Engineering Night on July 19, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm; museum open Wednesday–Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Price: $17 cost for Science & Engineering Night at the Children’s Museum of Discovery
As part of Science & Engineering Night on July 19, 2025, activities include learning about the science of fires with the Escondido Fire Department, robotics and coding with Magikid Robotics Lab, the physics of soccer with Soccer Shots, biomedicine with ACROBiosystems, and learning about kinesiology through dance with Lovely Leaps Dance Studio. The San Diego Archaeological Center was founded in 1993 as a nonprofit museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 12,000 years. It was the first private nonprofit dedicated to the care, management, and use of archaeological collections. The Center also hosts the North County Archery Club on the last Saturday of each month, with all ages and skill levels welcome and gear available first-come-first-served, and it offers a Fall Camp where participants dig into the science of archaeology. The Indigenous Artisan Market is a free community event hosted by the Center and features handmade artwork, jewelry, textiles, pottery, carvings, and cultural crafts.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
• Ages: 3–17 years old
• Schedule: Science & Engineering Night on July 19, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm; museum open Wednesday–Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Price: $17 cost for Science & Engineering Night at the Children’s Museum of Discovery
As part of Science & Engineering Night on July 19, 2025, activities include learning about the science of fires with the Escondido Fire Department, robotics and coding with Magikid Robotics Lab, the physics of soccer with Soccer Shots, biomedicine with ACROBiosystems, and learning about kinesiology through dance with Lovely Leaps Dance Studio. The San Diego Archaeological Center was founded in 1993 as a nonprofit museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 12,000 years. It was the first private nonprofit dedicated to the care, management, and use of archaeological collections. The Center also hosts the North County Archery Club on the last Saturday of each month, with all ages and skill levels welcome and gear available first-come-first-served, and it offers a Fall Camp where participants dig into the science of archaeology. The Indigenous Artisan Market is a free community event hosted by the Center and features handmade artwork, jewelry, textiles, pottery, carvings, and cultural crafts.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
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