Plan your day at the Ark Encounter
From animal programs to presentations from our engaging speakers, the Ark Encounter offers many different events. Enhance your time with these fun learning experiences, whether it’s your first, fifth, or fifteenth visit!
Select a date from the calendar to see what events are scheduled. Please note that times and other details are subject to change without notice.
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August 22, 2026
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12:00p.m.
Concerts40 Days of Christian Music
Brent Taylor
placeNoah’s Village Stage -
01:15p.m.
Animal EncounterSssensational Snakes
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
02:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
03:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
04:00p.m.
Concerts40 Days of Christian Music
Jamie MacDonald and TrueSong with speaker Marc Pritchett
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
Junior’s Zoo
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Junior’s Zoo Feed
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
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Mining Sluice & Fossil Find
11:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
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Camel Encounter
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
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Kangaroo Walkabout
12:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.
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August 23, 2026
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02:00p.m.
Video PresentationsThe Building of the Ark Encounter
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
02:45p.m.
Video PresentationsNew Beginning
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
03:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
Mining Sluice & Fossil Find
3:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
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Junior’s Zoo
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Kangaroo Walkabout
3:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
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August 24, 2026
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09:30a.m.
Video PresentationsThe Building of the Ark Encounter
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
10:15a.m.
Video PresentationsNature Proclaims
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
11:00a.m.
PresentationsPatricia Engler
AI and Human Futures: What Should Christians Think?
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
12:00p.m.
Concerts40 Days of Christian Music
Servants Heart
placeNoah’s Village Stage -
01:15p.m.
Animal EncounterCreatures of the Creator
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
02:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
03:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
04:00p.m.
Concerts40 Days of Christian Music
The Guardians, Avenue, and TrueSong with speaker Ray Flynn
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
Junior’s Zoo
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Mining Sluice & Fossil Find
11:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
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Junior’s Zoo Feed
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
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Kangaroo Walkabout
12:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.
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Camel Encounter
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bigger Than Imagination
Ark Encounter Location
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1 Ark Encounter Drive
Williamstown, KY 41097 (see directions)
Just west of the intersection of KY-36 and I-75 (at exit 154).
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