Calendar & Special Events
Special Events at Port Discovery
Tired of the same old routine? There are SO many fun things to see, do, and explore at Port Discovery! In addition to our daily programs, you’ll find fun family events like Set Sail for School, National Ice Cream Day Celebration, Winter Break, Noontime New Year, and so many more happening throughout the year at Port Discovery!
Feature Events, Campaigns, & Promotions
November 3: $10 Community Day
Visit Port Discovery for just $10 per person and enjoy 3 floors of fun and playful learning with drop-in activities created by our Learning & Visitor Experience Team. Come and explore all of Port Discovery’s open play areas, including Galactic Builders, SKIES, Wonders of Water, and more!
November 11: Open for Veterans Day
November 15: Sensory Friendly Sundays
Port Discovery’s Sensory Friendly Sundays provide Museum access to families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience and quieter setting at Port Discovery two hours before opening to the general public.
November 23-30: Thanksgiving Break
Make Port Discovery part of your Thanksgiving week plans. From kids to grandparents, everyone can join in on hands-on fun, imaginative play, and memories worth being thankful for.
Events
Calendar of Events
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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3 events,What's cooking in your kitchen? Illustrate your favorite ingredient and add it to our community stew! Children and their families will be able to be creative inside the Art Cove,... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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4 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Grow your own beanstalk and explore the life cycle of a seed. Play a seed to take it home and observe your seed's growth like a botanist! Will these beans... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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3 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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4 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
What, for example, would you say, if strolling through the woods one day, right there in front of you you saw a friend who'd built their house of straw? Try... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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8 events,The museum is open from 10AM-5PM for Election Day on November 3rd, 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Visit Port Discovery for just $10 per person and enjoy 3 floors of fun while stopping by some learning drop-in activities created by Port Discovery’s Learning & Visitor Experience Team.... Read more »
$10
Meet Pelumi Nubi and Lumi, the Little Purple Car! Join award-winning children’s author and adventurer Pelumi Nubi for an interactive storytime inspired by her incredible record breaking solo drive from... Read more » Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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6 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Hark - it's time to build a magnificent castle from wooden blocks up to our giant blue foam blocks! The world around us is built on imagination: curiosity turned into... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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4 events,The museum is open on November 7th, 2026 from 10AM-4PM. The early closure is for set-up of USO Night later in the evening, thank you for understanding! These hours may... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Port Discovery members are invited to enjoy exclusive museum access one hour before we open to the general public on the first weekend of each month! These hours are the... Read more »
Members Only
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
5 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Port Discovery members are invited to enjoy exclusive museum access one hour before we open to the general public on the first weekend of each month! These hours are the... Read more »
Members Only
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Grow your own beanstalk and explore the life cycle of a seed. Play a seed to take it home and observe your seed's growth like a botanist! Will these beans... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Hark - it's time to build a magnificent castle from wooden blocks up to our giant blue foam blocks! The world around us is built on imagination: curiosity turned into... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open from 10AM-5PM for Veterans Day on November 11th, 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
5 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Hark - it's time to build a magnificent castle from wooden blocks up to our giant blue foam blocks! The world around us is built on imagination: curiosity turned into... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
5 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Port Discovery’s Sensory Friendly Sundays provide Museum access to families who would benefit from a sensory friendly experience and quieter setting at Port Discovery two hours before opening to the... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Hark - it's time to build a magnificent castle from wooden blocks up to our giant blue foam blocks! The world around us is built on imagination: curiosity turned into... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Mix ice, water, and snow with watercolor paint to create an arctic-inspired artwork! Children and their families will be able to be creative inside the Art Cove, our dedicated space... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
6 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Looking for a view of the kingdom? Take a ride on the royal cardboard carriage to take in the sights. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Grow your own beanstalk and explore the life cycle of a seed. Play a seed to take it home and observe your seed's growth like a botanist! Will these beans... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
3 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
What, for example, would you say, if strolling through the woods one day, right there in front of you you saw a friend who'd built their house of straw? Try... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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5 events,
Featured
Fall into Fun for Thanksgiving Break from November 23rd-30th! While schools out around Thanksgiving, visit Port Discovery with fun educational activities from our Learning & Visitor Experience team and three-floors... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
The museum is open from 10AM-5PM for Thanksgiving Break from November 23-25, 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
What, for example, would you say, if strolling through the woods one day, right there in front of you you saw a friend who'd built their house of straw? Try... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Grow your own beanstalk and explore the life cycle of a seed. Play a seed to take it home and observe your seed's growth like a botanist! Will these beans... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
7 events,The museum is open from 10AM-5PM for Thanksgiving Break from November 23-25, 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
7 events,The museum is open from 10AM-5PM for Thanksgiving Break from November 23-25, 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Hark - it's time to build a magnificent castle from wooden blocks up to our giant blue foam blocks! The world around us is built on imagination: curiosity turned into... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,
Featured
The museum will be closed today. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to change. Please refer to... Read more » 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... Read more »
Included with Museum Entry
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8 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
What, for example, would you say, if strolling through the woods one day, right there in front of you you saw a friend who'd built their house of straw? Try... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Listen in and experience an international folktale, fable, or fairytale in various storytelling styles - each day's story may vary, and will be acted out in different museum locations. After... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
5 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Grow your own beanstalk and explore the life cycle of a seed. Play a seed to take it home and observe your seed's growth like a botanist! Will these beans... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
5 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Explore through a hands-on sensory-friendly experience with a variety of textures and hidden objects inside of one of our themed sensory bins. Kids will have the opportunity to create and... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
4 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
How many mirrors will it take to aim magic at your target? Using an array of mirrors, kids will be able to rearrange them in order for a laser beam... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
With Mousebot, help Little Red Ridinghood navigate out of the forest with this hands-on problem solving activity through Stem Learning. Due to scheduling, all programs are subject to change or... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
2 events,The museum is closed Monday through Thursday for Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we’re looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is open Monday & Thursday from 10AM-3PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
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2 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
|
3 events,The museum is open Friday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Port Discovery members are invited to enjoy exclusive museum access one hour before we open to the general public on the first weekend of each month! These hours are the... Read more »
Members Only
|
3 events,The museum is open Sunday from 11AM-5PM during Fall 2026. Thank you for your understanding, and we're looking forward to seeing you at the museum soon! Hours are subject to... Read more »
Included with Museum Admission
Port Discovery members are invited to enjoy exclusive museum access one hour before we open to the general public on the first weekend of each month! These hours are the... Read more »
Members Only
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Plan Your Visit
Everything you need to know about visiting Port Discovery for the first time.
Port Discovery Children’s Museum student visits, exhibits, and programs are supported in part by the following partners.
