Museums in the Central Valley

Sep 3 – Oct 30 · Fine Art of Evgenia Parsadanian-Harris, Protege of renowned artist Gayan Khachaturian

Armenian Heritage Museum

Fresno

Mon–Fri: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Oct 17 – 18 · Via Arté Chalk Festival

Bakersfield Museum of Art

Bakersfield

Be Anything Museum - BAM!

Modesto

Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-5:30pm

Bob Elias Sports Hall of Fame

Bakersfield

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Bakersfield

Family Day

California Living Museum (CALM)

Bakersfield

Tuesday – Sunday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Oct 16 · Family Friday: Pumpkin Party

Carnegie Arts Center

Turlock

Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm

Carnegie Museum

Hanford

Oct 17 · Flicks of Flight: "Flight of the Intruder"

Castle Air Museum

Atwater

Open Daily 9 AM to 4 PM

Aug 31 · Put Down the Screens and Play: Children's Museum of Stockton Celebrates Worldwide Day of Play

Children's Museum of Stockton

Stockton

Children's Museum Stockton Access ForAll Discount

Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum

Hanford

Monday 9:00am - 12:00pm, Saturdays 10:00am - 1:00pm

Clovis Veterans Memorial District Community Heritage Center

Clovis

Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm

Coarsegold Historic Museum

Coarsegold

Friday, Saturday & Monday 10 am to 2 pm; Sunday 12 pm – 4pm

Depot Museum

Shafter

Every Saturday: June to August 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, September to May 11:00 am – 3 pm

Downing Planetarium

Fresno

Eastern Fresno County Historical Museum

Tollhouse

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Escalon Museum

Escalon

Wednesday 12:00 to 4:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 to 4:00 PM

Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County

Chowchilla

Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Fresno Art Museum

Fresno

Thursday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm

Fresno Discovery Center

Fresno

Mon: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Tue–Thu: Closed; Fri: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

George The Giant's Strange Museum Of Oddities & Wonders

Bakersfield

Great Valley Museum and Planetarium

Modesto

Gustine History Center

Gustine

Sunday: 1 to 4 pm, Thursday: 10am to 4 pm

ImagineU Children's Museum

Visalia

Friday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Nov 21 – Jan 4 · Christmas at Kearney: Beyond Santa, Delivering Holiday Magic

Kearney Mansion Museum

Fresno

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM

Oct 18 · Village Flea 2026

Kern County Museum

Bakersfield

ACM Reciprocal Network Admission Discount

Kern Valley Museum

Kernville

Thursday through Sunday 10am to 4pm

Oct 28 · KiDS Annual BooBash 2026

Kids Discovery Station

Merced

Mon: Closed; Tue: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wed: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Thu–Fri: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Madera County Museum

Madera

McHenry Museum

Modesto

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays: 12:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Merced County Courthouse Museum

Merced

Meux Home Museum

Fresno

Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 12:00 PM–3:00 PM

Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery

Stockton

Mon - Fri 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Minter Field Air Museum

Shafter

Friday Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Aug 22 · Modesto Children's Museum debuts interactive sound canvas exhibit

Modesto Children's Museum

Modesto

MoChiMu For All Community Access Program

Nov 28 · Annual Children's Holiday Crafts at The Museum

Museum of the Sierra

Shaver Lake

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11 am – 3 pm

Oakdale Museum & History Center

Oakdale

THURSDAY – SATURDAY 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Patterson Historical Museum

Patterson

Wednesday & Saturday 1-3pm

Play Turlock

Turlock

Tuesday-Friday 9:30-6:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 9:00-5:00pm, Monday 9:30-6:00pm (summer)

Porterville Historical Museum

Porterville

Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 pm

Portrait of a Warrior Gallery Kern County

Bakersfield

Mon: Closed; Tue–Thu: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Rae House Museum

Galt

First Sunday of the month from April to December, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM

San Joaquin County Historical Museum

Lodi

Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm

Sanger Depot Museum

Sanger

First Saturday of the month from 9:00am to 3:00pm

Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum

Lemoore

12 to 3 p.m. on Sundays (closed on major holidays.)

Snelling Courthouse

Snelling

Stockton Maritime Museum, Home of the USS Lucid

Stockton

Oct 31 · Trick or Treat Trail

Tehachapi Depot Museum

Tehachapi

Thursday – Monday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Cowboy Museum

Oakdale

Monday-Saturday: 10am – 4pm

The Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum

Modesto

Tracy Historical Museum

Tracy

Monday – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Saturday – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Tulare County Museum

Visalia

Tulare Historical Museum

Tulare

Turlock Historical Society Museum

Turlock

Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Museum

Fresno

Daily 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

West Kern Oil Museum

Taft

Fridays & Saturdays 10am - 4pm

World of Wonders Science Museum

Lodi

Wednesday-Monday from 10:00am-5:00pm