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    Family Science Adventures

    Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!

    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.

    Performance: SHOW Circus

    Stilt walkers, handwalking, contortions, acrobatics, unicycling, and amazing aerial performances! Enjoy the SHOW Circus tribute to Dr. Seuss on the Quadrangle.

    Seussian Activities

    Meet the Cat in the Hat, play carnival games, enjoy hands-on art and much more!

    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!

    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.

    $5

    The Expandable Brass Band

    Parade through the Quadrangle and the Springfield Museums’ campus led by the Pioneer Valley’s Own Expandable Brass Band. Loud, raucous, and full of fun, the Expandable Brass Band is dedicated to spreading joyful music to the people of Western Massachusetts and beyond.