Every year on Cal Day, the MVZ displays some of its more interesting specimens, provide hands-on experiences with animals like snakes, frogs, lizards, tuco-tucos, rabbits, salamanders and hedgehogs, and at the same time teaches the public something about the environment and animal biology.

2008: Saturday, April 12th. Celebrate our 100th Anniversary! This year's features: diverse animal displays, live animals, animal experts, fun games and activities for kids and families, and much much more! Doors open at 9am, and close at 4pm.

This is the only opportunity most people get to see the insides of one of North America's largest collections of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles. The MVZ has no public exhibits, but we make an effort to show off some of our 600,000 plus specimens on U.C. Berkeley's annual open house.

Most years we get well over 1,000 visitors. If you are the lucky 1,000th visitor, you might walk away with a free MVZ t-shirt!

With the help of the Integrative Biology Department, the East Bay Vivarium, our students and staff, we have many snakes and other animals for the public to view and hold.

Our students and staff attend this event and are here to share their enthusiasm about the museum, to show off the animals and displays, and tell visitors about the collections.

CalDay is usually in mid-late April. See you next year!