Rock'n Blues Festival

SUNDAY | AUGUST 3 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

Join us for some Magic at Bowers – after hours! Partake in an evening of Magic: The Gathering Commander games, hosted by AKH Trading Card Co, where you’ll be surrounded by history and art while slinging spells and battling friends and foes alike.

Discover how jade evolved from personal adornment to sacred ritual object in ancient China in this lecture by Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Chief Curator at Bowers Museum, as he explores its ceremonial use in elite architecture and spiritual practices at sites like Lushanmao, Shimao, and Sanxingdui.

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.

KCRW is bringing the party back to Santa Ana with Bowers Museum! Enjoy live sets from KCRW DJs Raul Campos & Jason Kramer, pop-up bars, kids activities, and after-hours access to World of the Terracotta Warriors! 

Experience World of the Terracotta Warriors like never before during an exclusive after-hours tour with Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Chief Curator at Bowers Museum.

Mehregan Persian Festival*

SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 7 | 11 AM – 3 PM

Celebrate with Bowers Museum during our free family festivals held every first Sunday of the month in the Museum’s beautiful Key Courtyard. Enjoy live performances, art making, face painting and complimentary treats at every festival.

Drawing on key archaeological findings from the World of the Terracotta Warriors exhibition, this lecture offers a detailed exploration of the political transformations in early China, from the dawn of the Bronze Age to the rise of its first empire.

Join us for some Magic at Bowers – after hours! Partake in an evening of Magic: The Gathering Commander games, hosted by AKH Trading Card Co, where you’ll be surrounded by history and art while slinging spells and battling friends and foes alike.

Take a nostalgic walk down memory lane with music and more presented by Larry Maurer, historian of the Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education, Inc.