Darwin Day 2026 at the Essig Museum

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm UTC-08:00

Valley Life Science Building | Berkeley

Essig Museum of Entomology
Publisher/HostEssig Museum of Entomology
Darwin Day 2026 at the Essig Museum
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Celebrate Charles Darwin's birthday with a tour of the Essig Museum of Entomology
About this Event

13-14 February 2026 (12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00) - Select a time and date to reserve a spot. Some time slots may be sold out. See essig.berkeley.edu for more information.

Tickets are free, but please to help us continue our mission of research and education.

Each year, the Essig Museum celebrates the birthdays of (February 12th, 1809), (January 8th, 1823), and (February 8th, 1825) with special behind-the-scenes tours of our collection in the Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB). Join us for a special look at our collections featuring beetles collected by Darwin during his Voyage of the Beagle. We will also take a closer look at adaptations – traits that evolved over millions of years to help insects obtain food, avoid predators, and find mates.


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Valley Life Science Building, 1170 Valley Life Science Building, Berkeley, United States

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