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Sunday, April 26, 2015 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Rock Around Kitchener and Waterloo: Tours about local and distant rocks

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.

Monday, April 27, 2015 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

KW Gem and Mineral Society's 50th Anniversary kickoff event

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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Earth Sciences Museum Outreach Night

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.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 (all day)

PDAC Convention

Museum staff will be attending the PDAC convention. For most of the convention we will be located at the University of Waterloo booth. On Tuesday we will be participating with the PDAC's Mining Matters crew and helping to educate both elementary and high school children about rocks and minerals!

Friday, September 30, 2016 (all day)

Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show

Ancaster Show
 The Earth Sciences Museum will be hosting activities at the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show. 

The show is running from Friday September 30th to October 2nd at the Ancaster Fairgrounds.

Friday, September 30, 2016 11:00 am - Saturday, October 1, 2016 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Peninsula Bruce Trail Club’s 13th Annual Hike Festival

This year, the Peninsula Bruce Trail Club’s 13th Annual Hike Festival will feature hikes around the Bruce Trial in Tobermory and a variety of seminars, including a talk by Peter Russell. The Earth Sciences Museum is showing two displays at this event; vibrantly coloured mineral samples, and Burgess Shale fossils. 

Peter Russell's talk Hiking the Red Rocks of Arizona will be at 7pm on September 30th, and our mineral displays will be available to view Friday though Saturday at the National Parks Visitors Centre in Tobermory. 

Friday, November 18, 2016 (all day)

London Gem & Mineral Show

The London Gem & Mineral Show will have vendors selling minerals, fossils, and jewellery. In addition, the event will host seminars and workshops about earth science and jewellery making. 

The Earth Sciences Museum will be providing hands-on educational activities for kids at this event on Saturday November 19th and Sunday November 20th. 

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (all day)

PDAC Convention

Museum staff will be attending the PDAC convention. For most of the convention we will be located at the University of Waterloo booth. On Tuesday we will be participating with the PDAC's Mining Matters crew and helping to educate both elementary and high school children about rocks and minerals!

Friday, May 5, 2017 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk: Peter Russell Rock Garden Walk

The Peter Russell Rock Garden was created along with the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year! Join us for a tour around this beautiful oasis on campus. Through our discussion of various rock specimens from around the globe that make up the rock garden, you'll learn about the history of Earth, mines and minerals of Canada, and unique rock structures of Ontario. If we're lucky, the wisteria will be in bloom, too!