Performance: SHOW Circus
Stilt walkers, handwalking, contortions, acrobatics, unicycling, and amazing aerial performances! Enjoy the SHOW Circus tribute to Dr. Seuss on the Quadrangle.
Springfield All Youth (SAY) Festival
Enjoy music performed by students of the Community Music School of Springfield, including bucket drummers, Prelude Preschool of the Arts, elementary, middle, and high school students from across the city. Listen for student-composed musical tributes to Dr. Seuss!
Performance: Mr. G
Join Latin GRAMMY Award winner Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer) as he performs original family-friendly songs with a focus on literacy. Spanning genres from bluegrass to bossa nova, funk to folk, his dynamic, original music has won praise worldwide.
Performance: Mr. G
Join Latin GRAMMY Award winner Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer) as he performs original family-friendly songs with a focus on literacy. Spanning genres from bluegrass to bossa nova, funk to folk, his dynamic, original music has won praise worldwide.
Members-Only Dr. Seuss Breakfast
Meet the Cat in the Hat and his zany sidekicks Thing 1 and Thing 2 while you indulge in tasty treats from the Blake House Cafe. Following breakfast, members will enjoy exclusive access to the new Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum before it opens to the public that day.
Cavalcade of Conveyances
A parade down the famed Mulberry Street immortalized by children's author and Springfield native Theodor Seuss Geisel, in honor of the opening of The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss. Led by the giant Cat in the Hat balloon and ending on the Springfield Museums’ campus, the procession will include antique cars and other vehicles as well as dignitaries and Springfield school children.
Seussian Celebration
Celebrate the opening of The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the world's first and only museum dedicated to beloved children's author and Springfield native Theodor Seuss Geisel. Before the museum opens its doors, the city-wide celebration will begin with an evening hosted by Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel.
Inside the Creation of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
Lark Grey Dimond-Cates discusses her experiences translating the work of her stepfather Ted Geisel--a.k.a. Dr. Seuss--into life-sided bronze sculptures.
Summer Science Sampler: Week 2
(Children ages 6-8) The cars and motorcycles at the Wood Museum of Springfield History will take you on a trip through Springfield’s past. Gallery visits, hands-on crafts and artists’ performances will enhance the fun.
Dr. Seuss 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. Activities may include puzzles, art activities, photo booth, exploring Dr. Seuss’ short stories on tablets, puppets, sensory bins, and Playdoh.