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.

  • Artist Reception. Nature’s Colors

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Join painter Kate Marion Lapierre for an artist reception celebrating her exhibit, Nature’s Colors. Come experience the colorful beauty that nature brings through Kate’s artwork and enjoy light refreshments. Meet […]

    Free
  • Art Naturally: Fields & Forests — What Do Bees Need?

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    In honor of Pollinator Week, make your own native bee habitat by “painting” with yarn, fleece, pre-felt shapes and water. Will your bees live in a tree trunk or holes […]

    Free
  • Dino Trail Week* – Art Naturally: Gel Printing Trace Fossils

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Discover nature and pre-history through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. Create an art piece inspired by the valley’s fossilized dinosaur footprints using paint, paper, […]

    Free
  • Constitution Banner Program

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Help us create a “We the People” banner together inspired by the United States Constitution. Pick out core statements, phrases or meaningful words from our Constitution and place them on […]

    Free
  • Artist Reception: Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Join photographer Scott Strong Hawk Foster, whose proud roots include Hassanamisco Nipmuc, Mohegan, and Cherokee lineage, for an artist reception. While attending powwows, cultural events, workshops, and Indigenous practices that […]

    Free