ThunderEggStravaganza

Name: ThunderEggStravaganza
Start: 2020-04-11T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2020-04-11T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals

April 11, 2020
Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals
26385 Northwest Groveland Drive
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

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Description

The egg hunt that “rocks” returns once again! Join us at the Rice NW Museum on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Admission is $8 for everyone ages 5 and up, and includes admission to the museum galleries. Advanced online ticket purchase is required.

Your mission: collect an assigned number eggs of different colors around our property and redeem them for prizes. Our prize table includes 2000+ WHOLE thunder eggs. We'll have volunteers on site all day to cut your thunder eggs open for FREE so you can be the first to see the surprise inside. We have plenty of thunder eggs and will not run out.

ADVANCED ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE REQUIRED

Due to the overwhelming popularity of this event, we require pre-purchased tickets to enter the museum grounds for this event. Members are admitted free, but must still reserve tickets.

Tickets for pre-sale! Tickets are $8 for ages 5 and up, and ages 4 and under are free. Members are free but must sign up for a member ticket. Reserve your tickets below. Member tickets are available 1/24/2020. General admission tickets are available starting 2/10/2020 at 9:00am. Consider buying a membership, your membership would not only support the museum's educational programs, but would also get you access to early registration and free admission to events like this one.
Morning and Afternoon Admission. We are limiting the number of tickets sold and offering two opportunities to attend ThunderEggStravaganza: a morning and afternoon window. If you purchase a Morning ticket, you can get through the front gate any time between 10:00am and 1:00pm. If you purchase an afternoon ticket, you can get in through the front gate anytime between 1:00pm and 4:00pm. We have plenty of thunder eggs and will not run out. The event will be the same all day long, regardless of whether you show up at 10:00am or 3:30pm.
Last admission at 4:00pm. The grounds will be open until 5:00pm.

All ticket sales are final. No refunds for weather.

Date & Time

Apr 11, 2020 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Venue Details

Rice NW Museum of Rocks & Minerals

26385 Northwest Groveland Drive
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

Rice NW Museum

The Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals houses a world-class collection recognized as the finest in the Pacific Northwest and one of the best in the nation. Located just west of Portland, Oregon, in Hillsboro, the Museum showcases not only fine rocks and minerals, but also fossils, meteorites, lapidary art, and gemstones from both the Pacific Northwest and all around the world. The Museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its unique architectural style, natural stonework, and the extraordinary native Oregon woodwork found throughout the building.

Our mission is to engage, inspire, and educate on the wonder and complexity of our earth.

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