Family fun is in store for visitors to the Springfield Museums from July 6 through August 14 during “Summer Festival Days,” six-weeks of live performances, puppet shows, art activities, and hands-on science activities.

Monday, July 6

Make a pirate glider, noon-3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, July 7

Performance: Yorick’s Marionette Theater performs Sleeping Beauty, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, July 8

Meet “TAM,” the Transparent Anatomical Manikin, 11:30 a.m.

Performance: The Toe Jam Puppet Band presents A Pirate Show, 1 p.m.

Thursday, July 9

Design your own crown or color a pirate sticker scene, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Meet “TAM,” the Transparent Anatomical Manikin, 11:30 a.m.

Friday, July 10

Performance: Rosalita’s Puppets present Treasure Island, 1 p.m.

Daily:

See the special exhibit Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body (additional fee)

Hands-on Family Science Adventures, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Planetarium shows, 11:15 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m., Science Museum (additional fee).

Crafts and Costumes in the Art Discovery Center, noon-3:45 p.m.

Art activities, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.)

Future programs in the “Summer Festival Days” series are:

·         July 13-17 – Bubble Mania

·         July 20-24 – Magnificent Magic

·         July 27-31 – Celebrate Mexico

·         August 3-7 – Grimm’s Fairy Tales

·         August 10-14 – Weird and Wacky Science

“Summer Festival Days” are funded in part by Western Massachusetts Electric Company.