Dia de los Muertos Festival
2024-11-02 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | IMAS, 101 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights- Wonders of the Solar System
2024-11-21 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at IMAS for Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights this Fall & Winter season! Bring your friends and family and learn about the cosmos through hands-on activities, presentations and more! Don’t forget to bring a foldable chair and enjoy the night sky as we look through telescopes provided by UTRGV’s Center of Excellence in STEM Education.
This program is supported by NASA’s Universe of Learning.
Price: Free Admission
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Museum Wide

Tamale Science Workshop
2024-12-07 13:00 - 15:15
Tamale Science Workshop
December 7, 2024
1:00-3:15 PM
$25 per participant
$20 for IMAS members
Discover the influence of corn in art through the IMAS Mexican and Latin American Folk Art collection. Learn about the cultural significance of tamales in Mexican and Latin American History, including the process of nixtamalization. In this hands-on adult workshop, participants will practice spreading masa, making tamales, and exploring the tamale-making process.
For participants 17 years and older
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Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights - Meteor Marvels
2024-12-19 18:00 - 20:00

Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights - Deep Space Discoveries
2025-01-23 18:00 - 20:00

Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights - Stars Matter
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:00

Homeschool Science Fair
2025-05-09 09:00 - 16:00
Friday, May 9, 2025
Homeschool Science Fair
9:00-11:00 a.m. – Judging
2:00-4:00 p.m. – Reception & Awards (light refreshments provided)
RGV Homeschoolers from elementary to high school levels are invited to showcase their science skills at the fourth annual IMAS science fair on Friday, May 10, 2024. Homeschoolers will be judged based on creativity, use of scientific process, and verbal presentation during judging.
Entry opens in March. More information will be provided at the February workshop.

Jr. Geologist - Youth Workshop
2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:00
Jr. Geologist
Saturday, June 28, 2025
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$25 | $20 IMAS Members
Discover the world of rocks and minerals as you test a variety of minerals with Moh’s Hardness Scale and test for other special properties! This workshop will dive deep into the natural resources and elements found in smartphones and a deeper look into the IMAS permanent Geology collection.
This workshop is for participants ages 7-10.
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