Port Discovery Children's Museum

Bee Dance
2026-03-20 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Port Discovery Children’s Museum, 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD, 21202, United States
Move and groove like a bee while learning special moves that bees use to communicate with each other.

Aerodynamic Assembly
2026-03-20 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-03-28 14:00 - 14:30
Take to the skies with paper crafts and your imagination by creating airplanes or other flying crafts, and test how far your flight lasts! Decorate your air craft with a signature design with this hands-on assembly activity.
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

Puppet Powered Weekend
2026-03-21 - 2026-03-22
Visit Port Discovery for an exciting Puppet Powered Weekend on March 21st & 22nd, where creativity and fun take center stage! Enjoy live puppet shows, hands-on activities, and special performances, bringing unique charm and storytelling magic to the event. It’s a weekend full of laughter, learning, and unforgettable puppet adventures for all ages!
Programming on Saturday, March 21st Includes…

All Day: Recycled Material Puppets (Art Cove) : Come explore a buffet of recycled materials and create your very own puppet or marionette. Plus, try out the Art Cove’s newest cool tool – the Chomp Saw kid-safe cardboard saw!
All Day: Firefly Hide & Seek (SKIES) : Puppets are great tools for playing games. Stop inside our Skies exhibit for a game of hide and seek with our light-up firefly finger puppets.
All Day: Alien Puppet Play (Galactic Builders) : Choose from one of our puppets in our Galactic Builders exhibit and go on an adventure as you explore this alien world.
11 AM: Winnie-the-Pooh Storytime (Playhouse) : Watch and help tell stories from one of A.A. Milne’s classic books. Using shadow puppets and simple costumes, hear the fun adventures of Pooh Bear, Christopher Robin, and their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood.
2 PM: Puppet Open Mic (Playhouse) : Choose a puppet and create stories about their adventures. Share those stories as they step up to the mic for all to hear.
3 PM: Puppet FUNdamentals (Playhouse) : Stop inside our Playhouse exhibit for hands-on activities and demonstrations aboutbringing puppets to life. Choose a puppet and create an imaginative story, starring you and your puppet!

Programming on Sunday, March 22nd Includes…

All Day: Recycled Material Puppets (Art Cove) : Come explore a buffet of recycled materials and create your very own puppet or marionette. Plus, try out the Art Cove’s newest cool tool – the Chomp Saw kid-safe cardboard saw!
All Day: Firefly Hide & Seek (SKIES) : Puppets are great tools for playing games. Stop inside our Skies exhibit for a game of hide and seek with our light-up firefly finger puppets.
All Day: Alien Puppet Play (Galactic Builders) : Choose from one of our puppets in our Galactic Builders exhibit and go on an adventure as you explore this alien world.
12:00 PM: Shadow Puppet Exploration (Playhouse) : Stop by the puppet theater inside our Playhouse exhibit. Play with some of the museum’s pre-made shadow puppets and put on original shadow puppet shows or ones inspired by well-known books.
3 PM: Puppet Open Mic (Playhouse) : Choose a puppet and create stories about their adventures. Share those stories as they step up to the mic for all to hear.

Please stay tuned for updates to programming for this event! Thank you for your understanding.

OPEN | 10AM-5PM
2026-03-21, 2026-03-28
The museum is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10AM-5PM during Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.

OPEN | 11AM-5PM
2026-03-22, 2026-03-29
The museum is open Sundays from 11AM-5PM during Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.

OPEN | 9AM-3PM
2026-03-23, 2026-03-30
The museum is open Monday from 9AM-3PM during Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.

Discovery Tales
2026-03-23 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-28 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-29 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-30 11:00 - 11:30
Look, listen and sing! Gather ’round, friends. Join us as we sing songs and read stories and the whole family can enjoy.
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

Coding Corner
2026-03-23 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-29 14:00 - 14:30
Swing by our coding corner and play with hands-on problem solving and curiosity through STEM Learning, where you can participate in an exploration of coding, robotics, and creative design.
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

Soccer Fling
2026-03-23 13:00 - 13:30
Did you know that catapults use the release of stored potential energy to propel it’s payload? Reel back the arm and fill the payload with squishy objects to launch at targets with this hands-on, fine motor-skill focused activity.
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

CLOSED
2026-03-24, 2026-03-25
Port Discovery is closed from Tuesday through Wednesday this Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.

OPEN | 10AM-3PM
2026-03-26
The museum is open Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Winter/Spring 2026. These hours may change as we enter the Winter/Spring season. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change. Please refer to our hours page for additional hours.

Budding Musicians
2026-03-26 11:00 - 11:30
Look, listen and sing! Gather ’round, friends. Join us as we sing songs and read stories that the whole family can enjoy with this introduction to music time.
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.

Shipping Show & Tell
2026-03-26 12:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-30 12:00 - 12:30
Learn all about items and materials shipped at the Port of Baltimore by exploring mystery cargo boxes resembling shipping containers, and participate in port themed hands-on activities!
Due to scheduling, programs are subject to change. Thank you for your understanding.

Ornithology
2026-03-26 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-28 13:00 - 13:30, 2026-03-30 13:00 - 13:30
Our backyard is home to many different species of birds, such as the Baltimore Oriole! Learn more about the birds that live in Maryland, and ones you can spot in your backyard.
Due to scheduling, programs are subject to change. Thank you for your understanding.

CLOSED
2026-03-27
The museum is closed in preparation for Play It Forward. Thank you for your understanding!
Hours are subject to change.

Play It Forward
2026-03-27 18:30 - 22:30
Play it Forward 2026: An Intergalactic Odyssey

Join us on March 27, 2026 for an out-of-this-world experience at this year’s Play It Forward, Port Discovery’s signature fundraising gala that celebrates the importance of purposeful learning with play. This adults-only celebration will be filled with magic and wonder, featuring a seated dinner, dancing, and entertainment.
Reserve your tickets in advance or learn more about sponsorships.

Out of the Cove
2026-03-28 15:00 - 15:30, 2026-03-29 15:00 - 15:30
Get creative and crafty outside of the Art Cove with one of our learning specialists in a hands-on art project out on the museum floor. Become inspired with an immersive art piece!
Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or cancellations. Thank you for your understanding.
