Events

Historic Wintersburg on the coast in Huntington Beach embodies three generations of the Japanese American experience, from immigration in the late nineteenth century to the return from the federal incarceration […]

Celebrate Asian cultures under a full moon! Moon festivals are celebrated throughout Asia with moon cakes, lanterns, and gratitude for friends and family. These celebrations originated with the ancient tradition […]

Spooky season is upon us, and the Museum of Riverside wants to invite you to learn about Victorian rituals surrounding the afterlife. Join us at our booth at the corner […]

Explore the history of the natural history of Riverside! How was Riverside’s ecology different 250 years ago? Or 250 million years ago when Riverside was underwater?! As Bob Dylan sang, […]

What did Riverside look like 250 years ago? Who helped build the Riverside we know today? This First Sundays we’ll explore the Native American labor that helped shape and build […]

Many people have heard of the California Gold Rush — that mass migration of prospectors who sought their fortunes after the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1948. But […]

Calling all fossil lovers! National Fossil Day is October 14, 2026, and we’re excited to talk fossils! Big fossils, small fossils, broken fossils, perfect fossils – we love them all! […]

Join us for a screening of the gothic horror classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). From the director who brought to life Gone with the Wind and The Wizard […]

Join the Museum of Riverside for the Victorian Dark Carnival . . . not a midway fair, but a gathering of curiosities and amusements as the Victorians knew them. Enjoy […]

Join us for a screening of the documentary film American Agitators, which focuses on the legacy of labor organizers Fred Ross Sr. and his son, Fred Ross Jr. Ross Sr. […]

Victorians developed new colors and techniques for making art, but some could put them in their graves! Find out about the deadly ingredients list, artists who may have inadvertently poisoned […]

It’s Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! Join us for November’s First Sundays as we talk about the history of this celebration and make a fluttering butterfly clothespin […]

Let’s talk about gourds! Gourds are a versatile food source and have been used to create decorations, musical instruments, bird houses, containers, soaps, and even cosmetics! This Artswalk, join the […]

Share an evening under the stars as we screen the costume drama “Far from the Madding Crowd” (1967). This film version of Thomas Hardy’s classic 1874 Victorian-era novel with the […]

Many of the winter holiday traditions we have today were popular in the Victorian era. From decorating with evergreens, to holiday cards and gift giving, these practices have been around […]

The winter season means the smell of pine is in the air! Evergreens are a staple of the winter season and have been used to bring life into homes during […]