Open house

Join us for a day of discovery, fun, and hands-on activities for all ages! Explore the wonders of our planet through interactive exhibits, fascinating fossils, and dazzling minerals.

NEW this year! MINECRAFT MINERAL SHOWCASE. Register to attend the 11 am OR 1 pm showcase and dig into the world of Minecraft and geology.

Admission: FREE!
Bring your curiosity and spend the day exploring Earth’s secrets with your family.

Come visit the Earth Sciences Museum on Family Day!

The Museum will be open to the public from 10:00 - 2:00 on Feburary 20th for Family Day. Feel free to drop in and explore our activity tables, touchable dinosaur fossils and view mineral exhibits. Activity tables will be open to families of all ages.

Bring a picnic lunch for your family, enjoy free kids activities, and celebrate with us in the beautiful Peter Russell Rock Garden.

Visit the University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum for our annual Gem and Mineral Show and Science Open House!

A partnership event with the Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club with activities for kids including panning for gold, digging for fish fossils and a marvelous mining activity.

The event commemorates the KW Gem and Mineral Club's 50th Anniversary.

A Grand kickoff event commemorating the KW Gem and Mineral Club's 50th Anniversary.

The free event for the public includes displays in Kitchener City Hall Rotunda, a raffle for a very nice mineral specimen, giveaways for kids, and educational activities lead by Corina McDonald of the Earth Sciences Museum.

Earth Science Museum is partnering with Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club to give tours about the local and distant rocks used in different buildings and structures around Waterloo and Kitchener.

Visit the University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum for our annual Gem and Mineral Show! 

Friday October 25th: 12 noon - 6 p.m.

Saturday October 26th: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Join us on the first and second floors of the EIT building for two days of gems, minerals, fossils and jewellery.