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Rain or Shine! 18th Annual Free Family Fishing Day

May 15, 2025

June 7 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Free Our annual Family Fishing Day, at Barton Cove, with additional activities at the Great Falls Discovery Center. Join us for a day of FREE fishing fun. … [Read more...] about Rain or Shine! 18th Annual Free Family Fishing Day

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Where We Live: Sense of Place Concert and Writers Showcase with Erica Wheeler *

April 23, 2025

April 27 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free Singer-songwriter Erica Wheeler performs a concert of place-based songs and invites participants from her NEA Big Read workshop series to share their writings with … [Read more...] about Where We Live: Sense of Place Concert and Writers Showcase with Erica Wheeler *

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All Cooped Up!

March 15, 2025

March 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm  sliding scale donation The Franklin County Musicians Cooperative (COOP) features solo artists, established duos, and small group performers who perform an … [Read more...] about All Cooped Up!

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History Weekend! March 1 and 2

February 22, 2025

A Bridge Too Far: March 1 @ 2-3 pm Free 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 … [Read more...] about History Weekend! March 1 and 2

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Park closed today 2/16 and program ‘A Bridge Too Far’ postponed until March 1st.

February 15, 2025

We are postponing our program 'A Bridge too Far' until March 1st- 2-3 p.m.. See you then! Here are the details: What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole … [Read more...] about Park closed today 2/16 and program ‘A Bridge Too Far’ postponed until March 1st.

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Building a Blizzard: Snowflakes in the Great Hall!

February 15, 2025

February 15 @ 1 - 3 pm Free Get inspired by the story of Vermont’s Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and his obsession with snowflakes. In this drop-in program make your own unique snowflake art. Keep it … [Read more...] about Building a Blizzard: Snowflakes in the Great Hall!

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Current Seasonal Hours

Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

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