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Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

Oct 18
October 18 – December 4

Ongoing- Great Hall Exhibit: Migrations

Nov 13
November 13, 2025 – January 7, 2026

Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Thanks to the Animals

Nov 20
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Nice and Easy Walk

Nov 21
10:30 am – 11:30 am EST

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Moose

Nov 22
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST

Wildflowers in Winter

Nov 23
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST

A French/Breton Jam Session

Nov 28
10:30 am – 11:30 am EST

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Thanks to the Animals

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Wildflowers in Winter

November 15, 2025

November 22 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm. Free. Embrace the identification challenge of matching summer wildflowers with their winter attire with naturalist Dawn Marvin Ward.…

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Friends

The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center. 

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Come learn about the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River Watershed!

The Great Falls Discovery Center is a state park located in a complex of beautiful old mill buildings in downtown Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Our buildings house life-size dioramas of the watershed’s habitats and animals from source to sea, an information desk, an art gallery, and event space. Our exhibits are free, fully accessible and open to the public.

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Open Hours

Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

Become a member today

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