September 19 – 20, 2026
Step inside Hoag’s Human Universe, a free immersive event where science, storytelling, and interactive design bring the body’s invisible systems to life. Move through glowing tunnels, responsive light sculptures, hands-on discovery stations, and a wellness courtyard as you explore cancer care, women’s health, digestive health, and the future of whole-person care. Guests will also have the opportunity to tour Hoag’s new Sun Family Campus and get a first look inside its new buildings.
Enter a collaborative immune defense command center where T-cells, NK cells, and CAR-T cells work together across a living cellular wall. Use interactive stations to uncover threats, activate immune responses, and see how advanced treatments and personalized cancer care are shaping the future.
Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Step into a living digestive ecosystem where glowing sculptures, responsive light, sound, and tactile science stations reveal the gut-brain connection. As guests interact, light signals travel through the vagus nerve network, making hidden biological communication visible.
Digestive Health Institute
Through a powerful sculptural figure, an interactive journey through the beginning of life, and personal moments guided by physicians, the experience helps visitors better understand the female body, the path from conception to birth and beyond, and the many ways women’s health is supported throughout life through compassionate care, science, expertise, and human connection.
Women’s Health Institute
Enter a collaborative immune defense command center where T-cells, NK cells, and CAR-T cells work together across a living cellular wall. Use interactive stations to uncover threats, activate immune responses, and see how advanced treatments and personalized cancer care are shaping the future.
Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Step into a living digestive ecosystem where glowing sculptures, responsive light, sound, and tactile science stations reveal the gut-brain connection. As guests interact, light signals travel through the vagus nerve network, making hidden biological communication visible.
Digestive Health Institute
Through a powerful sculptural figure, an interactive journey through the beginning of life, and personal moments guided by physicians, the experience helps visitors better understand the female body, the path from conception to birth and beyond, and the many ways women’s health is supported throughout life through compassionate care, science, expertise, and human connection.
Women’s Health Institute
Tour Hoag's new Sun Family Campus and get a first look inside its new buildings.
Birthing Suites 
Main Lobby 
Cancer Care Courtyard 
Seating Lounge 
Lobby Lounge Free — no tickets required. Reserve your spot below. • Saturday, September 19: 10AM - 7PM • Sunday, September 20th: 10AM - 5PM
Follow event signage and on-site wayfinding to the World of Wonder entrance. A vibrant arrival moment with large-scale signage, colorful graphics, and landscaped pathways will guide guests toward the Entry Tunnel.
The event is organized as four connected zones, each in its own structure with its own entrance. Guests move between the Orientation Hub, Wellness Village, and institute experiences through the wellness courtyard.
Featuring
Yes. The experience is designed as a free immersive experience for the whole family, with walk-through environments, hands-on discovery stations, and interactive moments that make medical science approachable and visual.
You will begin in an immersive Entry Tunnel, enter the Orientation Hub, and then choose your own path through Digestive Health, Cancer Care, Women’s Health, and the Wellness Village. Each area uses light, sound, motion, and interactive stations to bring the body’s systems to life.
No. The Orientation Hub is designed to help guests discover the full breadth of Hoag’s services and choose their own path through the Human Universe. The Wellness Village connects the zones and offers a place to gather between experiences.
