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.

First Friday: Big Night for Beginners

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

Every First Friday of the Month, Turners Falls businesses and organizations stay open late for activities. On a mild, rainy night in early Spring, thousands of frogs, toads, and salamanders […]

Free

Saturday Matinee Documentaries: Millers Falls Tools & Martin Machine Co.

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

Join us for two back-to-back documentaries, brought back to life by the Montague Historical Society, about local machine companies. Join Ed Gregory and Chris Clawson from the Montague Historical Society, […]

Free

Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White

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

From farm to canvas to camera, artist Burt V. Brooks (1849-1934) captured the landscapes and daily life in the “drowned towns” before the Quabbin Reservoir (today managed by DCR) was […]

Free

Ongoing: Indoor StoryWalk®-The Salamander Room

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

Explore the lives of our favorite mud season amphibians. For ages 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. Meet at the welcome desk. 3/12—3/30: The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – When Will it Be Spring?

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

Nice & Easy Walk – Riverside neighborhood in Gill.

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

All Cooped Up!

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

The Franklin County Musicians Cooperative (COOP) features solo artists, established duos, and small group performers who perform an unpredictable mix of folk, rock, country, Celtic, jazz and swing. Suggested donations. […]

sliding scale donation

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Salamanders

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

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

Reptile Nook: Animal Talk

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

For ages 5-16, accompanied by an adult. Join us to meet four animals up close and dive into learning about a variety of reptile, amphibian, and invertebrate species. Free. Sponsored […]

Free

Haiku Tiny Books *

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

Co-sponsored by PVMA and Montague Public Libraries, join Denise Fontaine-Pincince in this hands-on workshop to create a ‘Tiny Book’ to showcase a haiku of your choice. Bring up to five […]

Free

Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Frogs

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