Second Saturdays
2023-08-12 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Join us on Aug. 12th for Second Saturdays with Bubble Making. The themes change each month, so be sure to visit the website for current details.
If you are new to Second Saturdays, it is a day that offers hands-on art workshops for the entire family.

Mushroom Talk with Mycologist Briana Boaz
2023-08-05 13:00 - 15:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Learn about the wonderful world of fungi from yeast and chanterelles to zombie-inducing cordyceps. You will also have the opportunity to receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the new exhibit, “Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi.” General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free, and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.
About the Mycologist:

Briana Boaz fell in love with fungi while attending the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF).
She then completed a Master’s at UC Berkeley, researching plant ecology, mycology, and soil science. She studied the symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi of pine species such as invasive lodgepole pines in New Zealand and ancient bristlecone pines in the White Mountains of California (oldest living organism in the world!).
Briana is currently the Natural Resources Professor & Program Coordinator at Santa Rosa Junior College in Sonoma County. When not professing, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, and mushroom hunting.

Concert in the Courtyard
2023-08-03 17:00 - 21:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
The San Bernardino County Museum is lovely during the day, but it’s even cooler after dark! Join us for Concert in the Courtyard as part of our Summer Nights series on Thursday, August 3rd from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Listen to the sweet sounds of live music by the VA Strings Group & Sweet Tidings Gospel Band along with DIY instrument stations. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free, and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi Exhibit Opening
2023-07-30 08:00 - 17:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Mushrooms: Keys to the Kingdom Fungi is an exhibit vividly portraying the intriguing lives and important roles of fungi in our environment. While the Fungi Kingdom includes more than one million species, this exhibit primarily focuses on the mushroom-producing fungi, but will touch on the idea of other fungi – including molds and yeasts – as well. The exhibit is based around 30 photographs of mushrooms (the fruiting bodies of fungi) in the wild, taken by Northern California plantspeople and naturalists, John Whittlesey and Jennifer Jewell.

Trivia Night
2023-07-20 17:00 - 21:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
The San Bernardino County Museum is lovely during the day, but it’s even cooler after dark! Join us for Trivia Night as part of our Summer Nights series on Thursday, July 20th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come solo or bring a team! All players of all levels are welcome. Tasty treats provided by Unikorn Elotes y Esquites and trivia starting at 7pm.
The San Bernardino County Museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military/senior), $7 (student), and $5 (children ages 6 to 12). Children 5 & under and Museum members are free. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Coffee & Cake with Curators
2023-07-06 17:00 - 21:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
The San Bernardino County Museum is lovely during the day, but it’s even cooler after dark! Join us for Coffee & Cake with Curators as part of our Summer Nights series on Thursday, July 6th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Have a burning question for one of our museum curators? Want to get up close with our museum’s collections? Join us for a fun, interactive, and educational night! We will have our museum curators stationed inside with objects from their respective collections and cart talks with volunteers from the museum’s Education Department highlighting educational objects and materials. Our curatorial program will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. throughout our museum spaces. Coffee, cakes, and crepes will be available for purchase in the courtyard by The Conscious Cakery, Jr.’s Crepes, and a coffee and tea vendor!
The San Bernardino County Museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military/senior), $7 (student), and $5 (children ages 6 to 12). Children 5 & under and Museum members are free. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Cosmic Nights
2023-06-24 19:00 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Join us for Cosmic Nights with our partner, the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers (SBVAA), featuring telescope viewing starting at 8pm. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Museum galleries will be open during the event. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under are free. Museum Association members receive a 50% discount on admission. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

The partnership helps SBVAA, founded in 1958, achieve their goal of introducing the community to astronomy, to organize amateur astronomers in the San Bernardino Valley area, and to increase knowledge and excitement in astronomy.

Cosmic Nights
2023-06-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Join us for Cosmic Nights with our partner, the High Desert Astronomical Society (HiDAS), featuring telescope viewing starting at 8pm. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Museum galleries will be open during the event. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under are free. Museum Association members receive a 50% discount on admission. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Based at the Luz Observatory in Apple Valley, HiDAS was formed to provide trained, volunteer astronomers to operate and maintain the Center’s astronomical equipment.

Ahead of His Time: The Life and Art of Ramón Contreras Exhibit Opening
2023-06-22 16:00 - 19:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Victor Valley Museum announces the opening of its newest exhibition, “Ahead of His Time: The Life and Art of Ramón Contreras” which will feature five exclusive works of art and a large-scale mural by Mexican muralist and artist Ramón Contreras this Thursday, June 22nd with a FREE evening reception sponsored by SBCM Association Board Member, Manny Serrano from 5 to 7 p.m. The evening will include dancing by Ballet Folklorico Tierra Flor Y Canto, music by Mariachi Rayos Del Sol, complimentary balloon art by Matt Babajan, and aguas frescas and food from Aguas Compita y Teriyaki for purchase. Museum admission for this reception is FREE thanks to the support of the High Desert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Kicking off the Power of the Press Black Voice News @ 50 Exhibit Opening
2023-06-16 18:00 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Commemorating 50 years of service as a source for community news and information in the Inland Empire, Power of the Press: Black Voice News @ 50, documents the transformation of the Black Voice News from a printed community weekly newspaper to a digital solutions focused, data reporting news organization.
The exhibit highlights not only the organization’s work as local government watchdogs but as recorders of Black life in the Inland Empire, including profiles of leaders making a difference in communities across the region, coverage of community events, mapping community assets, and reporting on the fight for social justice and racial equity.

Train Days
2023-05-27 11:00 - 2023-05-28 16:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Calling locomotive lovers of all ages! Train Days is chugging into town at the Victor Valley Museum on Saturday, May 27th and Sunday, May 28th. This popular annual family event features intricate, operating model trains, educational programming, and provides aspiring little engineers and their families the opportunity to take a mini train ride.

Train Days
2023-05-27 11:00 - 2023-05-28 16:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Calling locomotive lovers of all ages! Train Days is chugging into town at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, May 27th and Sunday, May 28th. This popular annual family event features intricate, operating model trains, educational programming, and provides aspiring little engineers and their families the opportunity to take a mini train ride.

Pollinators: Keeping Company with Flowers Exhibit Opening
2023-05-21 09:00 - 17:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Pollinators: Keeping Company with Flowers is an exhibit portraying the relationship between flowers and pollinators. The exhibit is based around 70-some photographs of pollinators in wild and garden settings, primarily taken by Northern California plantsman and naturalist, John Whittlesey. These images vividly portray the intriguing lives of many kinds of pollinators. While many people recognize the European honeybee as an important pollinator, Keeping Company with Flowers primarily highlights native pollinators, which play a key role in the ecology of California.

Call for High Desert Artists
2023-05-14 08:00 - 2023-06-04 00:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
We are looking for talented artists to participate in the High Desert Open Arts Exhibition hosted by Victor Valley Museum in collaboration with our partner, Arts Connection. Call for Artist submissions now being accepted now through June 4, 2023. Victor Valley Museum and Arts Connection welcomes submissions from high desert artists and students for the upcoming High Desert Open Arts Exhibition from July 8 through October 8, 2023. Students and artists can enter in multiple categories but are limited to one piece per category. Artists and students will need to submit one submission form per category. Categories include painting, printmaking/graphic design, drawing, mixed media, textile, photography, and sculpture.

8th Annual Bucky Ball Fundraiser
2023-05-13 17:30 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
The San Bernardino County Museum Association announces its eighth annual Bucky Ball taking place on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.

The Association is the fundraising, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the San Bernardino County Museum and its high desert branch, the Victor Valley Museum. The fundraising event supports the Museum’s mission of developing appreciation and sparking curiosity in regional cultural arts, history, and natural and earth sciences through exhibits and educational programming.

This year, the lively event will be held in the outdoor courtyard of the San Bernardino County Museum where guests will be able to reconnect and engage in conversations celebrating the Museum’s service to county families and support for increasing the number of youth pursuing art and science education and careers. As in the past, the event will include a social and silent auction of unique items including jewelry, excursions, and more.

Cosmic Nights
2023-04-29 19:00 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Join us for Cosmic Nights with the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers (SBVAA) featuring telescope viewing. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Museum galleries will be open during the event. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

The partnership helps SBVAA, founded in 1958, achieve their goal of introducing the community to astronomy, to organize amateur astronomers in the San Bernardino Valley area, and to increase knowledge and excitement in astronomy.

Celebrate Earth Day
2023-04-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Join us for a full day of family-friendly activities celebrating Earth Day! Make wildflower “seed bombs,” and get creative with spring arts and crafts with the family. All activities are included in the cost of a regular museum admission.

10am-4pm – DIY Seed Bomb Kits
Learn about using seed bombs to help plant native flowers (while supplies last).

10am-4pm – Let’s Get Crafty!
Get creative and have fun with our spring buggy craft supplies (while supplies last).

Celebrate Earth Day
2023-04-22 09:00 - 16:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Join us for a full day of family-friendly activities celebrating Earth Day! Make wildflower “seed bombs,” help us break ground on the revitalization of our native plant and ethnobotany gardens, and stay for a two-hour long paper making workshop (ages 15+ only) with plant material. Two paper making workshops are being offered. All activities are the cost of a regular museum admission.

9am-12pm – “Water you Waiting For? Landscaping with Water-Wise Native Plants” is In partnership with the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District and Inland Empire Resource Conservation District. Help us break ground on the revitalization of our native plant and ethnobotany gardens. Plant seedlings, remove turf, and learn about pollinators and indigenous foodways. Wear comfortable clothes, bring gloves, and your favorite gardening tool!

10am-12pm and 2-4pm – Paper Making Workshops (Ages 15+ only)
Participants will learn how to transform plant materials like palm fronds into one of a kind pieces of paper. All materials are included in the cost of the workshop. Space is limited, early reservations recommended. Register for a workshop at> https://bit.ly/3nJyA61.

9am-4pm – DIY Seed Bomb Kits
Learn about using seed bombs to help plant native flowers (while supplies last).

Artist Talk with Handle with Care Artist, Fred Brashear, Jr.
2023-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Join us on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for an Artist Talk. Brashear’s talk aims to demystify the gap between graduation to having a show in an art gallery/museum. He will discuss the hard skills needed in the art industry, and how to use networking to build an art career. This program is open to the public. Museum galleries will be open during the event. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Seeds: Nature's Artful Engineering Exhibit Opening
2023-03-12 09:00 - 17:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Seeds: Nature’s Artful Engineering is an exhibit vividly portraying the incredible diversity, ingenuity and beauty of seed dispersal mechanism of plants native to California. Seeds and their dispersal mechanisms are one of the final stages in the evolutionary biology of flowering plants. Against many, many odds they are the final step in ensuring the survival of plant life. The exhibit is based around 30 + high-resolution, close up photographs of the seed structures and dispersal mechanisms of California native plants taken in the wild and in garden settings by Northern California plantspeople and naturalists, John Whittlesey and Jennifer Jewell.

Arthropolooza: The Ultimate Bugfest
2023-03-04 11:00 - 16:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
If creepy crawlies don’t give you the creeps, then Arthropolooza: The Ultimate Bugfest will. Join us on Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Victor Valley Museum to celebrate all things creepy, crawly, sticky, prickly, wiggly, yucky, and kind of cute.

The days will be filled with festivities that highlight arthropods as well as a great opportunity for families to have a good time together to develop a love of nature!

General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Cosmic Nights - CANCELLED
2023-02-25 19:00 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Join us for Cosmic Nights with the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers (SBVAA) featuring telescope viewing. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Museum galleries will be open during the event. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

The partnership helps SBVAA, founded in 1958, achieve their goal of introducing the community to astronomy, to organize amateur astronomers in the San Bernardino Valley area, and to increase knowledge and excitement in astronomy.

Arthropolooza: The Ultimate Bugfest
2023-02-18 11:00 - 2023-02-19 16:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
If creepy crawlies don’t give you the creeps, then Arthropolooza: The Ultimate Bugfest will. Join us on Saturday and/or Sunday, February 18-19, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the San Bernardino County Museum to celebrate all things creepy, crawly, sticky, prickly, wiggly, yucky, and kind of cute.

The days will be filled with festivities that highlight arthropods as well as a great opportunity for families to have a good time together to develop a love of nature!

General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Handle with Care Exhibit Opening Reception
2023-02-04 17:00 - 19:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Handle with Care, a special project of the MexiCali Biennial program, Land of Milk and Honey, exhibit researches and explores the use of the Opuntia, a genus in the family of Cactaceae that includes the prickly pear cactus (nopal), as an alternative resource in the struggle against climate change. By exploring the historical, cultural, and biological uses of the cactus, alternative ideas for its use present themselves to help mitigate the effects of weather-related phenomena due to climate change.
We invite our visitors to a FREE exhibit opening reception on Saturday, February 4th from 5-7pm. Abe Sanchez, from Chia Café, will be doing a nopal tortilla demonstration.
The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. Parking is free.

Old West Days
2023-01-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Yee haw! Saddle up, partners, it’s time to roundup your family and take a journey into the Wild West! Unleash your inner pioneer — Old West Days is back for a rootin’ tootin’ good time at the Victor Valley Museum Jan. 21, 2023 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies.

Old West Days
2023-01-14 11:00 - 2023-01-15 16:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Yee haw! Saddle up, partners, it’s time to roundup your family and take a journey into the Wild West! Unleash your inner pioneer — Old West Days is back for a rootin’ tootin’ good time at the San Bernardino County Museum Jan. 14-15, 2023 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies. Nissan’s Titan & Frontier are the Official Trucks of the San Bernardino County Museum’s Old West Days and is proudly sponsored by Metro Nissan Redlands.

George Air Force Base: Commemorating Its Legacy 30 Years Later Exhibit
2022-12-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
The Victor Valley Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new exhibit, George Air Force Base: Commemorating Its Legacy 30 Years Later, Dec. 10, 2022 through Jun. 11, 2023. The High Desert has a long history of community dedication, honor, and service. George Air Force Base played a significant role in that history, and it continues to leave a lasting influence, even thirty years after its closure. This exhibit will commemorate the lasting legacy of the base and honor those who served. We invite the general public for an exhibit opening reception scheduled for Sat. Dec. 10, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under as well as Museum Association members are free. Victor Valley Museum is at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Cosmic Nights
2022-11-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA, 92308, United States
Join us for Cosmic Nights with the High Desert Astronomical Society (HiDAS) featuring telescope viewing. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies.

Based at the Luz Observatory in Apple Valley, HiDAS was formed to provide trained, volunteer astronomers to operate and maintain the Center’s astronomical equipment. The evenings feature telescope viewing, an opportunity to discuss astronomy with the telescope operators, and visitors are also encouraged to bring binoculars or set up their own telescopes. Tickets can be purchased in advance here.

Cosmic Nights
2022-11-05 19:00 - 22:00 | San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA, 92374, United States
Join us for Cosmic Nights with the San Bernardino Valley Amateur Astronomers (SBVAA) featuring telescope viewing. The event takes place outdoors, weather permitting, and guests are advised to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Museum galleries will be open during the event and regular admission applies.

The partnership helps SBVAA, founded in 1958, achieve their goal of introducing the community to astronomy, to organize amateur astronomers in the San Bernardino Valley area, and to increase knowledge and excitement in astronomy. Tickets can be purchased in advance here.

Old Spanish Trail Day
2022-10-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery, 2001 W Agua Mansa Road, Colton, CA, 92324, United States
Travel back in time with the San Bernardino County Museum, in partnership with the Old Spanish Trail Association, Agua Mansa Chapter, the Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, and the Native Daughters of the Golden West Grand Parlor as we venture across the Old Spanish Trail on Oct. 1, 2022 at the Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery. Regular admission applies.

Join us for an adventurous day which will include walking tours of a mock Old Spanish Trail around the cemetery, live entertainment along with demonstrations, and delicious food.
