EVENT CALENDAR
GARAGE SALE
SAT, OCT 19TH
10AM-4PM
It is that time – our Fall Garage Sale! Stop by for great deals on rocks, gems, and rough lapidary materials.
The first hour is members-only, general admission starts at 11am.
For those just shopping the Garage Sale, admission is $5. For Museum AND Garage Sale access it is regular admission pricing. Members enter for free.
HALLOWEEN
SAT, OCT 26TH
10AM-2PM
Celebrate Halloween at the Rice Museum!
We will have:
A Costume Contest
Trick or Treating (for Rocks)
Spooky Minerals Display
Pumpkin Painting
Face Painting
Geode Cracking
Spooky Themed Beverages from Carbon8 (nonalcoholic)
Free for members. General admission pricing nonmembers. Geodes and beverages priced separately.
FREE GUIDED TOUR
MAY-NOVEMBER
Embark with us on a journey into the fascinating world of rocks and minerals.
This well-curated tour is designed to provide a fun and educational introduction to the world of rocks and minerals and the Rice Museum. Walking through our galleries you’ll admire the stunning beauty of nature’s artwork while learning about the geological processes that create them. In addition, you’ll hear about the couple that spent a lifetime collecting these wonders, and then turned their collection and home into a museum. Afterwards enjoy the displays at your own pace, have a picnic outside, or walk one of our nature trails.
It’s the perfect tour for science enthusiasts, rockhounds, or anyone who has driven past us on highway 26 and wondered what that mid-century modern home was in the middle of the farmland!
Advanced registration is required. This is a mixed group (families) tour with up to 20 attendees. Recommended for first grade and older. Please make sure to register all people in your party, including children.
SAVE THE DATE:
Sat, Nov 9th – Diamonds and Diorite: A Minecraft Day
Sat, Dec 7th – Nifty Fifties Christmas (Members-Only)