Find Us at the Farmers Market!
Join DCR staff for family activities at the Great Falls Farmers Market, located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. For all ages.
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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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Peskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners Falls
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Art Naturally: Fields & Forests — What Do Bees Need?
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesIn 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 […]
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Celebrate Smokey Bear’s Birthday!
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFree and for all ages. Join Wildland Firefighters from the DCR Bureau of Fire Control & Forestry to hear a reading of The Smokey Bear Story and learn about campfire […]
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Tom Ricardi: Birds of Prey
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCome see the raptors up close and personal! Meet in the Great Hall for a free program for all ages. See birds of prey presented by Tom Ricardi, a licensed […]
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Geology Talk: Amazing “Deep Time” Mysteries of Turners Falls and Vicinity
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesWhy does Turners Falls have a waterfall? Why are the rare Jurassic Armored Mud Balls found here? Why is the Connecticut River in Franklin County so strange? It has sharp […]
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Art Naturally: Source to Sea Mosaics
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature through story, poetry and art in our series of free art programs. With instruction and technique, you create an art piece to take home from tile, pebbles, marble […]
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Nice and Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1- to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for older adults, but open to all. Enjoy some natural and local history along […]
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It’s Weird Duck Season: Waterfowl of the Connecticut River
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin Chad Witko, ornithologist and founder of Birding University, for an engaging introduction to North America’s waterfowl. As fall migration reaches the Connecticut River Valley, discover how to identify ducks, […]
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Constitution Banner Program
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesHelp 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 […]
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Nice and Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1- to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for older adults, but open to all. Enjoy some natural and local history along […]
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30th Anniversary Source to Sea Cleanup
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesHard work, real fun, true impact: the annual fall trash cleanup of the Connecticut River and its tributaries. Join DCR staff to clean up the Canalside Rail Trail. To register, […]
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Nice and Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1- to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for older adults, but open to all. Enjoy some natural and local history along […]
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