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.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • First Friday: Migratory Fish on 3rd Street

    Third Street - Downtown Turners Falls 24 - 42 Third Street, Turners Falls, MA, United States

    Join us on 3rd Street for RiverCulture’s First Friday event and learn all about migratory fish at our investigation station. During the event 3rd Street, from Avenue A to the Brick House, […]

    Free
  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Turtles

    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
  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Fish

    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
  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Eagles

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

    Yes, we are open on the holiday, ready with a story for you! For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River […]

    Free
  • Needle-Felting for Teens and Tweens

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

    For ages 11-19, Learn tips and tricks for needle felting while making a 2D monarch butterfly. Visit montaguepubliclibraries.org to sign up or call 413-863-3214. Sponsored by the Montague Public Libraries. […]

    Free
  • DINO TRAIL WEEK PROGRAM: Dinosaur Kidleidoscope Story Hour

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

    For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn about the giant creatures from the past that roamed the Connecticut River Valley. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are […]

    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