Get ready for a weekend full of family fun and celebrate International Archaeology Day at Phoenix’s largest preserved archaeological site, S’edav Va’aki Museum’s on Saturday, October 18th, 2025. From 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM activities include atlatl spear throwing, detective archaeology, artifact show-and-tell stations, and crafts inspired by archaeology and Southwestern cultures. All International Archaeology Day activities are free for the day with PAID museum admission.

Experience the thrill of discovery at S’edav Va’aki Museum by learning more about the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People who built one of the largest and most sophisticated canal systems in the New World prior to the coming of Europeans. This National Historic Landmark functions as a museum and archaeological park that highlights a va’aki (platform mound), a uhdi vaup (ballcourt), and centuries-old irrigation canals that are among the rare, remaining examples of the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People’s exceptional architecture and engineering skills.

Activities Schedule:
10AM to 2PM SALT Atlatl Throwing Range and Skills Demonstrations
10AM to 3PM Artifact show-and-tell stations
10AM to 1PM Detective Archaeology Group Sessions
11AM to 3PM Archaeology Crafts for Kids
All Day Discovery Backpacks Checkout Program Activity
All Day Agents of Discovery Augmented Reality Mobile Game