Create a Comic or Graphic Novel
Meet Talya Goodman, the founder of Imminent Banter Publishing, and learn how she got started. Learn about panels, gutters, tiers, splashes, and spreads, and get started creating your own comic strip or zine.
Bam! Bam! Japan! An Anime and Manga Mini-Con
Presented by Springfield Conservatory of the Arts, this con will include artist demonstrations, cosplay, Japanese calligraphy, and more. Visitors are encouraged to cosplay too!
Puppet Showplace Theater
Five original stories brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience, puppeteer and artist-in-residence Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes
Small Business Saturday
Support the Museums and take advantage of these great one-day only deals in the Museum Store.
Performance: Tanglewood Marionettes
Take a trip back in time to the dawn of civilization, to an ancient world of gods, goddesses, prophecies and heroes. In this masterful production, you will accompany Perseus through personal trials and glorious quests.
Holiday Sparkle Gala
Celebrate the holidays in style with your clients and colleagues at the Springfield Museums! Mix and mingle at the Wood Museum of Springfield History for cocktails (cash bar) and hors d’oeuvres. Then stroll across the Quadrangle to enjoy an elegant dinner among our world-renowned collections in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts or George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
Gingerbread Station
Hands-on activities for kids and families including Playdoh Gingerbread Creations, letters to Santa and more.
Gingerbread Playgroup
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers.
The BSO & Trinity Church
Visit Trinity Church in Copley Square for a self-guided tour of this historic building, designed by architect H. H. Richardson with murals and stained glass by John La Farge.
New York: The Met Breuer & Turner at The Frick Collection
The landmark building, designed by Marcel Breuer for The Whitney Museum of Art, is currently the home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's changing exhibits of their extensive modern and contemporary art collection.