Discovery Centre

Featured Exhibit: Animal Super Powers
2026-01-17 09:00 - 2026-05-03 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water Street
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 masterpiece!
What can you expect?

Incredible larger-than-life LEGO brick creations of animals from a butterfly to a bison

Exciting interactive displays

Hands-on LEGO brick fun

Inspiring LEGO brick art by Sean Kenney

Animal Super Powers with LEGO bricks is perfect for families, school groups, art lovers and LEGO brick enthusiasts of all ages!
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Oceans Discovery Day
2026-06-06 10:00 - 15:00
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
Catch a free fin-tastic whale doc in our Dome Theatre and meet the filmmaker
And more!

All Oceans Discovery Day activities included in regular admission.

An Evening with Andrew Stevenson
2026-06-08 18:30 - 20:00
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 Dome Theatre followed by a Q&A with Andrew.

Father's Day: Father Figures Free
2026-06-21 09:00 - 16:00
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 applies Sunday, June 21st, 2026 from 9am – 4pm.
Plan Your Visit
