The Museums are open seven days a week and we invite you to play, explore, and create with us. Free with museum admission!
Don’t forget about our special exhibits!
Note: Activities, locations, and times subject to change. Please pick up a daily schedule in the Welcome Center for the most up to date information.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Visit our friends from Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge to learn about our world! Quadrangle Green (Rain location: Mammal Hall, First Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
Tricera-Toss, 11 am-3 pm
Toss a ring on a triceratops’ horn! Quadrangle Green (Rain Location: Science Workshop, Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
Excavation Station, 11 am-3 pm
Become a paleontologist and uncover hidden dinosaurs at our excavation station! Quadrangle Green (Rain Location: Loggia, GWV Smith Art Museum)
Dino-Might Night Light, 11 am-3 pm
Create a Jurassic scene that lights up the night! Quadrangle Green (Rain Location: Discovery Lab, Lower Level, Springfield Science Museum)
Watch your Step!, 11 am-3 pm
Learn about the size and scale of Dinosaur Tracks! Quadrangle Green (Rain Location: African Hall, First Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
Tyra the T-Rex Says, 11 am-3 pm
Tyra the T-Rex Says… Stomp like a T-Rex! Swing your tail like a Stegosaurus! Spin the wheel to play Tyra the T-Rex Says. Quadrangle Green (Rain Location: Dinosaur Hall, First Floor, Springfield Science Museum)
The Science of Sunshine, 11 am-3 pm
Science Workshop, Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum
Make a Mandala, 12-4 pm
Learn about patterns and meditation while creating your own Mandala, a geometric configuration of symbols. Art Discovery Center, Second Floor, GWV Smith Art Museum)
Introduction to Seymour Planetarium, 12:30 pm
Join us for a 5- to 10-minute program to learn what you can see in a planetarium and how it works. Discover a constellation and see how our projectors work together to display the heavens for you. Seating is limited; available first come, first serve. Second Floor, Springfield Science Museum.
Summer Spectacular is sponsored by Baystate Health, Florence Bank, M&T Bank, and Charles H. Hall Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.
