San Bernardino County Museum

10/19/2026

10/15/2026

👻 Shake or Treat is almost here! 🎃

Join us at the San Bernardino County Museum for a Halloween event that’s equal parts spooky and smart! Throw on your best costume, grab some treats, and step inside our earthquake simulator truck if you dare! 😱

Meet our emergency services partners at hands-on booths and learn how to get your family, home, and neighborhood ready for wildfires, earthquakes, and other disasters. 🔥🏠

✅ Free outdoor event in the Museum parking lot
✅ Costumes encouraged for all ages!
✅ Free parking (spots may fill up, so come early!)
✅ Museum open too, with 50% off regular admission 🎟️
✅ Accessible to persons with disabilities

Come for the treats. Leave prepared. 🍬🧰

👇 Tell us: who’s coming, and what are you dressing up as? Bonus points if your costume is earthquake-ready! 🫨 Comment below!

10/02/2026

Step into living history at Old Spanish Trail Day! 🌄
Imagine the journey, explore the historic grounds, and reflect on the stories they hold.

✨ Hear from living descendant & speaker Nancy Melendez about the Old Spanish Trail
✨ See SBCM's preservation efforts at work with our RPA certified field school
✨ Enjoy small bites

📅 October 3 | 🕐 11am-2pm
📍 2001 Agua Mansa Road, Colton, CA
🎟️ Admission is free!

10/02/2026

🌺💀 CALL FOR VENDORS 💀🌺

Calling all artists, makers, and creators! The San Bernardino County Museum, in partnership with Arts Connection, is looking for artist vendors for our Day of the Dead Arts Fest!

📅 Saturday, November 14
🕓 4–8 PM
📍 San Bernardino County Museum

Join us for a family-friendly evening full of music, color, and creativity, showcasing artistry from across our region. Expect live art demonstrations, musical performances, delicious food, and artisan shopping. ✨

💸 There's no fee to participate!

Spots are limited, so don't wait. Visit https://bit.ly/3VpEvOx to apply today! 📝

Tag a creative friend who should be part of this! 🎨🎶

09/25/2026

Join the San Bernardino County Museum at the Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery for an Old Spanish Trail Day speaking engagement on Saturday, October 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Nancy Melendez, a descendant and president of the Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, will speak about the history of the Old Spanish Trail and its local historical connections. Following the presentation, visitors will have an opportunity to explore the site at their own pace.

Admission is free and open to the public.

09/24/2026

Let’s get prehistoric at the Victor Valley Museum! 🦴🦅🦎
Join us for Beasts & Bones this Saturday, September 26, from 11 AM–3 PM, where paleontology meets biology!
Get up close with live reptiles and raptors, prehistoric fossils, educational community partners, and arts and crafts while discovering connections between ancient life and the animals and environments around us today.
Beasts & Bones is fun for the whole family and is included with regular museum admission. Museum members are free!
📍 Victor Valley Museum
11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley
📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 11 AM–3 PM

09/10/2026

Let’s get prehistoric! Join us for our conservation focused event Beasts and Bones, Saturday September 19 from 11AM to 4PM, where paleontology meets biology.

Enjoy live animal experiences and real fossils up close! Visitors will learn about reptiles and local fossils and witness live raptor flight demos, alongside educational community partner tables.

Beasts and Bones is fun for the whole family, young and old! Food and snack vendors will be available on site for purchase.

Admission to this event is included with regular museum admission. Members are free.

09/09/2026

🌌 Dome Talks returns TOMORROW!

Join us Thursday, September 10, for The Unknown Universe with physicist Daniel Whiteson.

From the mysteries of the tiniest particles to the size and origin of the cosmos—and whether aliens might be out there asking the same questions—Whiteson will take us on a journey to the edge of what we know about the universe.

🔭 Daniel Whiteson is a physics professor at UC Irvine and a researcher at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. He is also co-host of Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe and co-author of Do Aliens Speak Physics? and We Have No Idea.

📅 Thursday, September 10
🚪 Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
🎤 Talk begins at 7:00 p.m.
📍 San Bernardino County Museum

Come explore what we know—and what we still have no idea about. 🌌