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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July 12, 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 -
Junior’s Zoo
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
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Mining Sluice & Fossil Find
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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July 13, 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 -
12:00p.m.
Video PresentationsThe Noah Interviews
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
01:15p.m.
Animal EncounterCreatures of the Creator
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
02:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
03:00p.m.
PresentationsPatricia Engler
Thinking Critically About “Evidence for Evolution”
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
03:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
04:30p.m.
Video PresentationsThe Building of the Ark Encounter
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
05:15p.m.
Video PresentationsNew Beginning
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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July 14, 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 -
12:00p.m.
Video PresentationsThe Noah Interviews
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
01:00p.m.
Special ProgramsNever Forsaken
Live Drama
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
01:15p.m.
Animal EncounterAnimals After the Ark
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
02:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
03:00p.m.
PresentationsKen Ham
How to Present the Gospel in a Secularized Culture
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
03:30p.m.
Animal EncounterCreature Feature
Animal Encounter
placeAnimal Actors Stage -
04:30p.m.
Special ProgramsNever Forsaken
Live Drama
placeAnswers Center Auditorium -
05:15p.m.
Video PresentationsThe Building of the Ark Encounter
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.
Bigger Than Imagination
Ark Encounter Location
place
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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