Bug Day
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 08/23/2025
The Schiele is celebrating the wild and wonderful world of insects, arachnids, and every bug in between!
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
- Discover the mystery of metamorphosis and the process of pollination with hands-on activities.
- Learn about bugs of all kinds at Animal Keeper Talks.
- Try to Stump the Entomologist.
- Explore beekeeping with the Gaston County Beekeepers Association.
- Take a guided bug hunt.
- Enter the Bug-Eating Contest! (Register to participate below. Contestants are admitted to Bug Day FREE.)
Your all-inclusive BUG DAY ticket includes admission to the museum and The Farm, encounters with insects and spiders, a planetarium program (“Cosmic Critters”), and all event activities.
ADVANCE TICKETS
$6 Museum Members
$18 General Public
Use discount code ADV$2 at checkout
ON EVENT DAY:
$8 Museum Members
$20 General Public
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
The Schiele Museum of Natural History and PlanetariumLocation:
1500 E. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC, 28054United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
7048666900Contact name:
The Schiele Museum
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
08/23/2025
Time:
10 am - 4 pm
Price:
$18
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service