{"id":377461,"date":"2026-07-18T00:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377461\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:38:07","slug":"critterfest-2026-continues-through-the-weekend-at-science-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377461\/","title":{"rendered":"CritterFest 2026 continues through the weekend at Science Spectrum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; CritterFest 2026 is underway at the Science Spectrum Museum, running Thursday through Sunday, July 16\u201319, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The annual event features live animals on display, interactive experiences, and two featured shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Attendees can view elephants, alligators, crocodiles, camels, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, snakes, and tortoises, among other animals. The event includes a petting zoo, pony and camel rides, and live reptile shows. Additional fees apply for animal feeding, rides, and photos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">General admission also includes regular Science Spectrum Museum admission, which provides access to Texas Alive: the Brazos River Journey! \u2014 a 6,000-square-foot permanent exhibit featuring fresh and saltwater fish and other native Texas animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Two shows headline CritterFest 2026:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">JUMP! The Ultimate Dog Show features Lou Mack and his dogs in a canine entertainment performance. The show has been running for more than 36 years. Show times are 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Crocodile Encounters is a reptile show featuring American alligators, Nile crocodiles, and other reptiles. Show times are as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Thursday &amp; Friday: 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saturday: 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sunday: 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tickets and pricing<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tickets are available only at the door beginning at 10 a.m. each day. General admission prices are:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Adults: $16<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Children (ages 3\u201312): $13<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Seniors (age 60 and older): $13<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Children age 2 and under: Free<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Museum members pay reduced show ticket rates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Adults: $6<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Children: $5<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information, call 806-745-2525 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencespectrum.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/sciencespectrum.org\" target=\"_blank\">sciencespectrum.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; CritterFest 2026 is underway at the Science Spectrum Museum, running Thursday through Sunday, July&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377462,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-377461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}