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.

Ongoing: Indoor StoryWalk ® — One Earth

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

Enjoy the indoor StoryWalk®, One Earth by Eileen Spinelli, which is an open invitation to both celebrate our planet and honor it through stewardship. Count the reasons to love the […]

Free

Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Spring is Here!

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

Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring a children’s picture book. Follow the path to book pages posted […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Osprey

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

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

Free

Vernal Pool Variety Hour: Secrets to Frog and Salamander Survival

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

Why are the still waters and muck of vernal pools the most attractive pieces of real estate for amphibians in the spring? What is a “Big Night”? Join us for […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Chipmunks

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

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

Free

Buildwave: A Hands-on Building Game!

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

Have fun building, using the materials provided! Call the Carnegie Library 413-863-3214 to register your child. For families with children ages 5 and up, accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Who Lives in a Tree?

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

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

Free

“The Extincts” Event and Drawing Demo

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

Join the Montague Public Libraries and the Great Falls Discovery Center for a program and drawing demo with graphic novelist and illustrator Scott Magoon! This Mass Kids Lit Fest event […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour —Birds

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

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

Ongoing – Outdoor StoryWalk®— We Planted a Tree

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

Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk®— We Planted a Tree Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Join us on the Discovery Center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring a children’s picture […]

Free

Find Us at the Farmers Market!

Peskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners Falls

Join DCR staff for family activities at the Great Falls Farmers Market, located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. In case of rain, you can […]

Free