On this date, the entrance fee is waived at Cabrillo National Monument. There are only a few days a year this occurs. In 2019, the fee free days include 1/21/2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 4/20/2019 First Day of National Park Week, 8/25/2019 Founders Day and National Park Service Anniversary, 9/28/2019 Public Lands Day, and 11/11/2019 Veterans Day. The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

Witness the fastest land mammal up close and personal doing what it does best: run! Shiley's Cheetah Run, located near Lion Camp, is a unique, jaw-dropping experience for all guests that's included with Park admission. During Shiley's Cheetah Run, the sleek cat races on a straight 330-foot-long track that allows it to really stretch its legs and reach maximum speed of about 70 miles per hour.

Dimitri Deheyn, Integrative Biologist and Bioinspired Researcher

Over millions of years of evolution, organisms on earth have developed and perfected complex adaptations that allow them to survive and eventually thrive under specific environmental conditions. Join Dimitri Deheyn who will unveil how his laboratory in working to understand and replicate these highly refined biological properties for development of sustainable and economically valuable technologies.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Member/Public: Free/$8

Student & Educators: $5

Dick Norris, Paleontologist

Scientific drillships allow scientists access to some of Earth's most challenging environments, collecting data and samples of sediment, rock, fluids and living organisms from below the seafloor. Join Scripps paleontologist Dick Norris to learn about scientific ocean drilling and the long-running international scientific collaboration that has transformed how we understand our planet. 

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Member/Public: Free/$8

Student & Educators: $5