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Afternoon Tea Service

Treat yourself like royalty with an afternoon of bold and brilliant seasonal herbal teas, delicate sandwiches and pastries. Every Saturday from 1 – 3 pm, the Inn at Hastings Park offers Afternoon Tea Service inspired by the revolutionary ladies of Victorian era England. Children may enjoy hot chocolate with marshmallows or their choice of Tea. […]

$35.00 – $45.00
Everyday Engineering: Balls and Ramps

Everyday Engineering: Balls and Ramps

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Engage in some everyday engineering as you construct and create with repurposed and recycled materials. Design, build and test out some simple tracks and mini-rollercoasters. Make straightaways, loop-da-loops and hills out of tubing and cardboard to send marbles and golf balls on a thrilling ride.

Included with Museum admission

Bessie’s Noon Year’s Eve Pajama Party

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Let’s get ready to shake, rattle, and roll into the New Year by making party hats and noise makers! Come decked out in your finest pajamas and stick around for our pajama dance party at 11:45am with a countdown to 12 (noon).

Included with Museum admission

Revolutionary Ball at The Inn at Hastings Park

The Inn at Hastings Park 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

New Year’s Eve Celebration Ring in the New Year in style and a wonderful sense of history.  Enjoy a roving cocktail party with live entertainment, dancing and a sparkling wine toast at midnight. $125.00 per person, plus sales tax and gratuity.  Call 781-301-6655 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02421 Phone: (781) 301-6660 #InnatHastingsPark

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Survival Workshop with PrimiTim

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

This class offers tools and techniques you can use if you ever find yourself cold, hungry, and alone in the wilderness. Our expert survivalist, Tim “PrimiTim” Swanson, will cover basic shelter building, wild edibles, water gathering, fire starting, tracking, and ways to get rescued by using natural and manufactured survival tools! This program may involve […]

$15.50
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Superman and Wonder Woman are two of the most beloved icons in American pop culture. Created in times of economic adversity and war, these characters quickly emerged as beacons of American morality, representing the ideals of truth, justice, and the American way. Men of Steel, Women of Wonder examines art world responses to Superman and Wonder […]

Free
Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Men of Steel, Women of Wonder

Superman and Wonder Woman are two of the most beloved icons in American pop culture. Created in times of economic adversity and war, these characters quickly emerged as beacons of American morality, representing the ideals of truth, justice, and the American way. Men of Steel, Women of Wonder examines art world responses to Superman and Wonder […]

Free

Especially for Me! Free Sensory-Friendly Afternoons

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Come explore the accessible Discovery Museum and Discovery Woods. Sensory-Friendly Afternoons are all about inclusion. During these events, the museum is open to the general public, but group visits and birthday parties are not scheduled, to avoid crowding and support access to exhibits. Resources available to prepare for your visit include Story Guides to the […]

Free

Backyard and Beyond: Winter Scavenger Hunt

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Discovery Woods is full of natural materials to excite your sense of sight and touch. Look closely and experiment with some of the most interesting textures found in Discovery Woods. Explore this wintery-wonderland… can you find something frosty or frozen, fuzzy, scratchy, smooth, and rough? You never know what you might discover! This program is […]

$15.50

Toys: The Inside Story

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Did you ever want to open an Etch-a-Sketch® to see how it works? Wonder what makes Elmo® dance? Want to see what triggers the buzzer in Operation®? Explore the inside world of toys and the pulleys, cams, gears, circuits, and linkages that make them work. Toys: The Inside Story will be located in the Middlesex […]

$15.50
Tinkering with Toys: Build-a-Track

Tinkering with Toys: Build-a-Track

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Race, vroom, and whiz on toy tracks of your own design! Build and test out roads and raceways using recycled and repurposed materials. We’ll have a plethora of toy vehicles for you to use or visit our car creation station to engineer your own. Tinkering With Toys programs are inspired by the Discovery Museum’s new […]

$15.50

Scribble Bots

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Come create dynamic drawings using simple DIY robotic contraptions made of spinning and wiggling motors, markers, tape, pipe cleaners and a variety of recycled and repurposed materials. Set your machine in motion and watch it leave a trail of unexpected patterns.

$15.50