Events

The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

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Food, Farms, and Factories Exhibit: New Roots in River Banks*

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls

An exhibit on Polish and other Eastern European immigration stories and their contributions in the Connecticut River Valley. Presented by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and funded by Mass Humanities […]

Free

Indoor StoryWalks® – 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura.

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls

3/16—4/2: Explore the lives of emerging spring wildlife in 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet at the welcome desk. The StoryWalk® […]

Free

Designing My Library: Work by Sheffield 3rd Grade Students

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls

For all ages. View student artwork in our Hallway Gallery from the Gill-Montague Regional School District depicting visions of what a new or renovated town library might be like. Coordinated […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Salamanders

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls

For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, […]

Free
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Nice and Easy Walk: Food, Farms, and Factories 

Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls

Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]

Free