Family Rally poster: Save the Academy, Saturday September 26, 2 to 6 p.m., 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Come dressed as your favorite dinosaur, insect, animal, or just as yourself.
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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Family Rally

Roar for the Academy 🦕

Join us for an afternoon of arts and crafts, bubbles, face painting, music, dancing and more, right in front of the museum we love. Come dressed as your favorite dinosaur, insect, organism, or just as yourself.

WhenSaturday, Sept. 262 to 6 p.m. Drop in anytime.
WhereIn front of the Academy1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
WhoEveryone!Ages 0 to 68 million.

We’re rallying to show how much this community wants the Academy of Natural Sciences to stay open. The museum’s last scheduled public day is the next day, Sunday, September 27. Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors and your best costume, and let the Parkway hear us.

What to expect:

  • Face painting
  • Arts, crafts and a sign-making station
  • Bubbles
  • Music and dancing

Hosted by the Save the Academy Coalition. Free. No ticket needed, but an RSVP helps us plan.

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Can’t make it Saturday? The museum is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our door-volunteer shifts are full (thank you!), so come as a visitor and bring someone who has never been. On Sunday at 5 p.m., join the Candle Vigil. See this week’s events.