First Friday: Eagles
Celebrate the bald eagle, our national bird by joining us at our drop-in eagle investigation station outside the Center on our grounds. We’ll have artifacts and crafts as we imagine […]
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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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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Find Us at the Farmers Market!
Peskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners FallsJoin 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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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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Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Coyotes
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn more about our wildlife neighbors in the Connecticut River Watershed. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends are welcome. […]
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Ongoing – StoryWalk®: Dino Trail Week*®: Daring to Dig by Beth Strickler
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesIncludes the stories of Mary Anning, a hero of fossil discovery, and of Mignon Talbot and the discovery of podokesaurus holyokensis. Enjoy this story for young readers ages 8 – […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Dinosaur Footprints at Barton Cove: History and Geology Walk
Barton Cove Day Use Area Barton Cove Road, Gill, MA, United StatesJoin Sarah Doyle and a guest geologist/paleontologist for a leisurely walk around Barton Cove in Gill, MA. Learn about the role of this site in the 19th-century discovery of fossilized […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Art Naturally: Gel Printing Trace Fossils
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover 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, […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Nice & Easy Walk: Geologic Walking Tour of Turners Falls
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail and downtown Turners Falls, geared for older adults, but open to all. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Kidleidoscope Story Hour: Dinosaurs
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn about giant creatures from the past that roamed the Connecticut River Valley. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Find us at the Great Greenfield DinoFest!
Greenfield Common 16 Court Square, Greenfield, MA, United StatesIn Greenfield, join Piti Theatre, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and Great Falls Discovery Center staff for interactive exhibits, activities, fossils and a chance to make up a dino story with […]
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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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Dino Trail Week* – Art Naturally: Make Your Own Jurassic Dinosaur Habitat Diorama and Collage Workshop
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover dinosaur pre-history through story, poetry, and art in our series of free art programs. Create a Jurassic habitat diorama for your own dinosaur, with instruction and techniques or make […]
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