Events
Throughout the year, the Rice Museum hosts a range of events and programs.
Upcoming Events
The Great Thunderegg Hunt
Sat, Apr 4th
10am-3pm
Participate in our EGG HUNT and take home a THUNDEREGG or a MYSTERY MINERAL!
In addition to the hunt, we'll have uncut AND polished thundereggs for sale, thunderegg cutting, geode cracking, and more! This way you can still cut open a thunderegg even if you don't find one in the hunt. : )
How it works:
There will be 5 egg hunts, each lasting 30 minutes. You choose your timeslot when purchasing tickets.
You can keep up to THREE plastic eggs, which then are redeemed for PRIZES (one per egg). Some will get thundereggs, others mystery minerals! Participants won't know what they have won until they have redeemed their eggs.
There is also ONE golden egg per round. Whoever finds the golden egg gets a special prize.
A ticket reserves a spot in ONE timeslot, spend the rest of the day at the museum enjoying other activities and exploring the museum and grounds.
2026 Full Event Calendar
Sun, Jan 18th – Intern Celebration and Geosciences Career Day
Sat, Jan 24th – Mystery Mineral Day
Sat, Mar 7th – A Day at the Beach
Sat, Mar 14th – Sip & Stone
Sun, Mar 22nd – Garage Sale
Sat, Apr 4th – The Great Thunderegg Hunt
Sat, May 9th – The Gold Rush
Sat, May 16th – Volcano Day
Sun, Jun 21st – Space Day
Sun, Jul 12th – Mystery Mineral Day
Sat, Aug 22nd – Summer Bash
Sat, Sep 19th – Garage Sale
Sat, Sep 26th – Worldwide Day of Play (Tentative)
Sat, Oct 31st – Halloween Rock or Treat
Sun, Nov 15th – Diamonds & Diorite: A Minecraft Day
Sat, Dec 5th – Nifty Fifties Holiday Celebration