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$2 Tuesdays

August is coming and that means $2 Tuesdays are back, beginning tomorrow! Each year we open all our venues, the Museum of Natural Curiosity, Museum of Ancient Life, Farm Country, and the Ashton Gardens for $2 per person on Tuesdays all August long. Visit the $2 Tuesdays landing page for all the offerings. 

$2 Tuesdays are sponsored by our friends at AAA.

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Outdoor Movie This Friday: Wizard of Oz

Movie Series

This week the Outdoor Movie Series at the Ashton Gardens continues with the family classic, the Wizard of Oz! 

The movies start just after dusk. Come early and walk around the Ashton Gardens and enjoy this amazing location. Picnics are welcome, but please no grills of any kind.

The Outdoor Movie Series is FREE for Thanksgiving Point members as it is included in venue admission. Bring some snacks, a blanket, and your family and come watch some classic movies in the one-and-only Ashton Gardens! 

Hay Day: August 12

Hay Day

Hay Day is dedicated to agriculture and where our food comes from! Join us for games, activities and more to celebrate and educate us on the food around us on Saturday, August 12 from 10am-4pm at Farm Country. Hay Day is free for Thanksgiving Point members as Farm Country admissions apply.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Gala

Join Thanksgiving Point as we host our Imagine That! Gala on August 10 hosted by Alex Boye. Proceeds for this event are used in support of transformative educational programs for students, teachers, and the community. 

For sponsorship information or to purchase tickets, please contact Laura St.Onge 801.768.7433 or lstonge@thanksgivingpoint.org. If you are unable to attend the Gala, for the first time ever, you can still help Thanksgiving Point by bidding in our silent auction. Amazing, travel, jewelry, swim lessons, karate lessons, bikes, theatre tickets, Jazz tickets, golf foursomes, ski passes and so much more. Download the BIDPAL app on your mobile device and get ready to bid. The auction items will be posted on August 1. Stay tuned and join us for this exciting gala event!   

Eclipse

Come and see the upcoming eclipse on August 21 in our very own backyard of 55-acres inside the Ashton Gardens. We’ll have a variety of sun and solar-related games for families to learn and have a blast on this rare day. The event will run from 10am-1pm.

Labor Day Luau

Join us on September 4 for an end-of-summer Polynesian feast with authentic entertainers that will transport you back to ancient times when the Hawaiian Islands were ruled by kings and queens. This event features amazing food and entertainment and often sells out so don’t delay in securing tickets.


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