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.

  • Author Reading with Astrid Sheckels

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

    All ages. Local author, Astrid Sheckels, reads Hector Fox and the Map of Mystery. Look for animals from the story with a Map of Mystery scavenger hunt! Sponsored by the […]

    Free
  • A French/Breton Jam Session

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

    All ages. An informal group of musicians gathers to play the enchanting traditional dance music from France and Brittany, commonly known as bal folk. This is not a performance but […]

    Free
  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour – Beavers

    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
  • Ongoing – Indoor Story Walk® 999 Tadpoles

    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. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne […]

    Free
  • Ongoing Great Hall Exhibit— Cameron Schmitz: Where We Are, Together

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

    The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA), in partnership with Montague Public Libraries, celebrates its eighth National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read. Focused on Ross Gay’s book of poetry, […]

    Free
  • A Bridge Too Far

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

    What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole towns against each other? How do these dramas and debates that played out in newspapers and […]

    Free
  • To Breathe Freely: Tenements of Turners Falls

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

    As the brick blocks went up, the Turners Falls tenements tested every aspect of the town, from its ability to deal with disease to what laborers expected from their lot […]

    Free
  • Nice & Easy Walk – Tenements of Turners Falls

    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
  • 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