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 […]
Sunday, July 26 | 9:00 am – 4:00 Wrap up the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival with dancing and discovery for the whole family! Join Discovery Centre for Pride in Motion, a silent disco dance party. Grab a pair of headphones and groove! Highlights: Silent disco headphones – move to your own beat Rainbow dance floor STEAM […]
Come make some noise with us! August 22-23 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm We’re so excited that the Halifax Camerata Singers choir will be joining us for a daily pop up performance around the Centre plus some interactive learning! Schedule coming soon. Plus: Make and take a kazoo Make some noise with boomwackers, whirly […]
A weekend of wonder under the microscope! 🔬🦠 Small can be mighty! Join our celebration of the tiniest life all around us and inside us. For one weekend only, our first-floor Featured Exhibit Gallery will become a world of mighty microbes, where you can experiment, create, explore, and watch microscopic life in action. 🔬 Visit […]
