Hamilton 
Events Description
Are you ready to meet our super-natural Superheroes?
Some plants and animals look extraordinary to us, but their unusual features usually address the most ordinary of tasks: to reproduce, breathe and move around, sense the world, or find food and safety. From mountaintops to ocean depths, get ready to explore nature’s most astounding adaptations for life in our planet’s most extreme environments.
Life is full of unexpected wonders. Over billions of years, living things have evolved from simple cells into an awe-inspiring array of life forms—a spectacle of colours, textures, behaviours, specialized parts and exacting skills. Some species are familiar. But others are so amazing that they test the limits of our imagination.
No matter how extraordinary certain plants and animals seem to us, their unusual features often address the most ordinary of tasks: To reproduce, breathe and move around. To sense the world. To find food and safety. The living things you will see respond to these basic challenges in extremely inventive ways.
Discovery @ RBG
Join us for interactive programs and activities to extend your visit. Watch our website and social media for special programs offered on weekends and holidays (including P.A. Days).
Weekday programming runs Monday to Friday except on Halton and Hamilton P.A. Days, holidays, and March Break when the weekend schedule will apply.
Weekday Schedule
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discovery Station
- 10:30 a.m. Turtle Talk
- 2:00 p.m. Animal Encounters
Weekend* Schedule
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discovery Station
- 10:30 a.m. Puppet Show
- 11:30 a.m. Animal Encounters
- 12:30 p.m. Discovery Show
- 1:30 p.m. Animal Encounters
- 2:30 p.m. Discovery Show
- 3:30 p.m. Animal Encounters
- 4:30 p.m. Storytime
*Also runs holidays and March Break. An additional Animal Encounter show runs at 9:30 a.m. on dates the exhibit opens at 9 a.m.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
This is a time-ticketed exhibition and pre-registration is required.
| Category | Ticket Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | $19.50 (+HST & Service Fee) |
| Senior (Age 65+) | $16.50 (+HST & Service Fee) |
| Student (Age 13 to 17 OR with valid student I.D.) | $16.50 (+HST & Service Fee) |
| Child (Age 3-12) | $11.50 (+HST & Service Fee) |
| Infant / Toddler (Age 0-2) | FREE (registration still required) |
| RBG Members* A number of tickets appropriate to your membership type | Included in your membership (registration still required) |
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
January 27 to April 21, 2024
Venue:
RBG Centre, 680 Plains Road W., Burlington
RBG Centre is located along bus routes for Burlington Transit, with stops a short distance from the entrance.
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