Celebrate Space at Discovery Centre! Join us on Sunday, August 10, from 9 AM to 4 PM for a stellar day of astronomical fun leading up to the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower! ✨ Enjoy hands-on space activities throughout the Centre 🤯 Check out experiments with our Vacuum Chamber 🎥 Catch Dome Theatre […]
Celebrate summer with a world of exciting activities, take-homes, and demos, ALL INCLUDED IN REGULAR ADMISSION. 🔬 Take in wild and wonderful science shows 🫧 Cool off with dry ice demonstrations 🎶 Make your own instrument and play along with a banana piano 🔭 Catch a glimpse of the sun with our Sunspotter 🧩 Check […]
Join us for International Microorganism Day at Discovery Centre with Microscape! 📅 Saturday, September 20 🕘 9AM–4PM 📍 Discovery Centre Don’t miss out on this hands-on, family-friendly experience where you'll delve into the fascinating world of microorganisms through interactive stations, live microscopy, and innovative eDNA technology. 🧬 Unlock the Mysteries of eDNA: Become a “gene-ius” […]
🦸♂️ Suit up for Superhero Sunday on September 28, 9AM–4PM at Discovery Centre! ✨Meet Wonder Woman, Spider-Man & Black Panther with HRMMascots (11am-2pm) 🧪 Power up with super-science experiments: DNA extraction, invisible ink, reaction-time challenges & more! 📚Say hi to Strange Adventures Comics from 11am-2pm 🤖 Meet Hal-Con's Community Squad from 11am-2pm 🏆PLUS enter our […]
All aboard for Little Learners on Sunday, October 19, 10am - 11am! Perfect for curious kids ages 2–5, this train-themed session explores the science of locomotion through play-based activities and hands-on discovery. Your young conductor will engineer elaborate track systems while learning about how trains work and why they’re such an important part of our […]
Science, Spirits, and Boos: 19+ Halloween Party 📅 October 31st, 9 PM – Midnight 📍 Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water St., Halifax 🎟️ EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON NOW: www.thediscoverycentre.ca/science-spirits-boos/ Join Discovery Centre for a frightfully fun, adults-only Halloween event! Unleash your inner mad scientist and dive into a night filled with mind-blowing science experiments, spine-tingling […]
Date: Saturday, November 1 Time: Stop in anytime 9 AM – 4 PM Location: Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water St, Halifax Welcome to the Spookiest Science Day Ever! Get ready for a Halloween like no other at Spooktacular Science! Bring your family and your costumes for a day filled with spine-tingling experiments, gooey fun, and […]
Experience LEGO bricks like you’ve never seen them before! Sean Kenney’s Animal Super Powers with LEGO bricks showcases the amazing abilities of the animal kingdom with amazing LEGO brick sculptures. From super-strength to the ability to defy gravity – even regenerating limbs – learn all about the amazing creatures around us. Be inspired by the sculptures made with over 1,000,000 LEGO bricks and make your own […]
Join us for Oceans Discovery Day on June 6th! Saturday, June 6 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Make and take ocean themed prints and sea stars with a local art educator Help build a crafty coral reef Learn about whales, our ocean and so much more from special guest experts Meet our touch tank critters […]
Join us for an exclusive showing of whale researcher and filmmaker Andrew Stevenson‘s new documentary “If They Were Us: The Humpback Whales of the Sargasso Sea” in the Dome Theatre. Monday, June 8 6:30 pm - 8 pm $5.00 admission - Limited seating, get your tickets now This event consists of a 45-minute documentary in the […]
