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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  • 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

  • Summer Solstice Nice & Easy Walk

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

    Let’s kick off the summer season! 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 […]

    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 find […]

    Free

  • Nice & Easy Walk

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

    We’re beating the heat by moving Nice & Easy Walks to Thursdays at 10 a.m. during the summer months of June, July, and August. Join us for an easy-paced, 1 […]

    Free

  • Pride Hike: Canalside Stonewall Stroll

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

    Celebrate Pride and 56 years since Stonewall by hiking along the Canalside Rail Trail! Be in community with nature and each other as we walk and talk beside a historic […]

    Free

  • JAMB-O-Ree: A Jurassic Armored Mud Ball Unveiling and Celebration

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

    Join us in celebration of the arrival of an ancient boulder full of Jurassic Armored Mud Balls! Enjoy refreshments, a multi-media presentation by Professor of Geology, Richard Little, and meet […]

    Free

  • Ongoing: Outdoor StoryWalk® — Agua, Agüita: Water, Little Water

    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 Agua, Agüita: Water, Little Water by Jorge Tetl Argueta. For […]

    Free

  • Nice & Easy Walk

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

    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 along the way. […]

    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

  • 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

  • Nice & Easy Walk

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

    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 along the way. […]

    Free