Events open to the local community

Night at the Museum: Haunted Habitats

The Puget Sound Museum of Natural History Presents Night at the Museum: Haunted Habitats! Come celebrate spooky season with our specimens! Learn about different types of haunted habitats and all the creepy creatures that live there. Get a behind the scenes look at our natural history collection with our student docents, see live specimen prep, and enjoy fun fall crafts! 

Join us at the University of Puget Sound Campus (located at 1500 N Warner St, Tacoma, WA 98416) in Thompson Hall, Room 295. Night at the Museum is a free, family-friendly, drop-in event.

WashU McKelvey Engineering

Want to know more about our Dual Degree partner? Washington University from St. Louis will be visiting and giving a brief talk about the second half of the dual degree experience. They will also be available for questions with snacks provided. If you have dietary restrictions, please reach out to Soph Kobernusz (skobernuszgibbs@pugetsound.edu) before hand to make sure we have something available for everyone. 

STEM Faculty Research Poster Session

If you are interested in doing scientific research, then come to this poster session to learn about research opportunites in STEM!

The following departments will have faculty reps: Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology, Environmental Studies, Math and Computer Science, Physics and Excercise Science. 

We will be in the Harned Atrium under the whale!

Mini Maestros: Peter and the Wolf

Mini Maestros is a music concert series designed especially for children ages 2-8 and their families.

University of Puget Sound Community Music Department partners with Symphony Tacoma to present this interactive music event which includes a narrator and an instrument petting zoo prior to the concert! 

The symphony orchestra will perform the time-honored classic, Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev. 

Come early for the instrument petting zoo at 1:30 pm in Schneebeck Concert Hall

Mini Maestros: Around the World in 80 Drums

Mini Maestros is a music concert series designed especially for children ages 2-8 and their families.

The University of Puget Sound Community Music Department partners with Symphony Tacoma to present this interactive music event which includes lots of learning, lots of music, and even an instrument petting zoo! Each concert in the series highlights a different family of instruments.

This concert features the percussion family! 

Mini Maestros: Brass Ahoy!

Mini Maestros is a  music concert series designed especially for children ages 2-8 and their families.

The University of Puget Sound Community Music Department partners with Symphony Tacoma to present this interactive classical music event which includes lots of learning, lots of music, and even an instrument petting zoo. Each concert in the series highlights a different family of instruments.