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 […]
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 […]
To honour the incredible fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, or any other father figures in your life, their admission is FREE for Father’s Day at Discovery Centre on June 21st! Have a family-filled day of science, fun, and memories. Plus, make your visit even more out-of-this-world by exploring our newest Featured Exhibit, Mission: Astronaut 🚀 This offer […]
Discovery Centre’s annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 24 at 4:00 pm. The event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the year behind us and learn more about our plans for the year ahead. Date: June 24 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Location: Discovery Centre Level 1 The annual general meeting […]
