COVID-19 STATUS: In order to comply with health and safety regulations, our center is currently closed and all in-person programs are currently cancelled. Science Saturday events will be held virtually until further notice. 

Science Saturday is an event held on the first Saturday of every month from 9am-1pm. Each month is focused on a different theme and each event offers fun and educational hands on activities. Artists, scientists, and experts join us on occasion to provide extra special opportunities to learn and explore. Thanks to generous funding from the Flagstaff Arts Council and the City of Flagstaff BBB Revenues, this event is FREE and open to the public. No need to RSVP, you are welcome to join anytime between 9am-1pm.

Go to the entire 2019 First Saturday Schedule below.

Local professional archaeologists joined by  Northern Arizona University students will present hands-on interactive activities that demonstrate what an archaeologist does, the tools they may use, and how their scientific work helps interpret ancient history. Activities such as split-twig figurine making, atlatl throwing, artifact, plant and faunal (animal) identification, and much more will provide the participant a window into the past lifeways.

What are the five C's of Arizona? Join Willow Bend to discover how cattle, citrus, copper, climate and cotton shaped Arizona's history, then and now. Hands-on and interactive activities for all ages.

Join Willow Bend for a hands-on and interactive event celebrating winter! Make snow art, learn about animal winter adaptations, hands-on experiments and more! Special guests from the Jones Benally Family, an internationally acclaimed traditional Diné (Navajo) performing group, will be sharing traditional Diné winter stories and games from 11:00AM- 12:00PM

Join Willow Bend as we make fun holiday gifts out of reusable and natural materials and learn about alternative gift wrapping. Guest artists will assist participants with different projects including recycled holiday cards, bottle top and pine cone ornaments and more. Materials and supplies will be provided.

Come celebrate the end of the growing season with the Friends of the Willow Bend Garden volunteer group. Fun and delicious hands on activities, cooking demos, seed art, a guided walk through the heirloom and the medicinal plant garden and more.

Come celebrate the amazing world of bats. Explore our hands on activities and displays celebrating these unique winged mammals. Make bat decorations, bat games, AZ bat displays, bat research information, test your bat knowledge and more!

Come celebrate fish and watersheds and get your hands wet! LIVE fish, interactive watershed models, games, and fun activities! This celebration is held in conjunction with Colorado River Days Flagstaff.

Join Willow Bend as we make fun holiday gifts out of reusable and natural materials and learn about alternative gift wrapping. Guest artists will assist participants with different projects including recycled holiday cards, bottle top and pine cone ornaments and more. Materials and supplies will be provided.

Come celebrate the end of the growing season with the Friends of the Willow Bend Garden volunteer group. Fun and delicious hands on activities, cooking demos, seed art, a guided walk through the heirloom and the medicinal plant garden and more.

Come celebrate fish and watersheds and get your hands wet! LIVE fish, interactive watershed models, games, and fun activities! This celebration is held in conjunction with Colorado River Days Flagstaff and is a collaborative effort between Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, Friends of the Rio de Flag, The Sierra Club, Arizona Trail Association, The United States Geological Survey, and Grand Canyon Youth.

Join Willow Bend and NAU Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research for a creepy crawly Science Saturday.

We will have hundreds of arthropod samples on display, including butterflies and native bees. Design your own super bug, view insets  under a microscope, play the pollinator game, make insect hotels, learn about native plants that support pollinators, and a enjoy a beautiful Pollinators art exhibition.

What can we make out of plants? Why are they so important to the environment? Find out at this Science Saturday and explore the power of plants through games, hands-on activities, crafts and more!