Discovery Centre

Pride in Motion: Family Silent Disco Celebration
2025-07-27 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water Street
🎧🌈 Pride in Motion: Family Silent Disco Celebration 🌈🎧

🗓 Sunday, July 27 | 9AM–4PM
📍 Discovery Centre, Halifax
🎟 Included with General Admission
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 experience. Grab a pair of headphones and groove while exploring a rainbow of interactive activities.
Highlights:
🎧 Silent Disco Headphones – move to your own beat
🌈 Rainbow Runway – dance floor meets infinity mirror
🔬 STEAM Stations on colour, light & sound with take home activities
Dance, learn, and celebrate love in all its forms. Activities included in regular admission, Discovery Centre members free.
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Space Day
2025-08-10 09:00 - 16:00
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 films and star shows all day long
🌌 Discover the wonders of space and get excited for one of the best meteor showers of the year!

Plus, from 10am to 1pm, join the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for tips and tricks on viewing our night sky.

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Discovery Centre Members free.
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Summer Send-Off!
2025-08-23 09:00 - 2025-08-24 16:00
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 out our newest exhibit Mazes & Brain Games

Join us for a weekend of scientific fun and adventure, perfect for families and friends!

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Discovery Centre Members free.
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Microscope International Microorganism Day
2025-09-20 09:00 - 16:00
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” detective! Dive into the world of environmental DNA and help solve nature’s most intriguing puzzles!
🌱 Meet the Experts: Scientists from Dalhousie University’s Institute for Comparative Genomics will be here to share their knowledge on everything from viruses to soil.
🔬 Microscope Exploration: Take a closer look at nature’s tiniest wonders. Discover hidden habitats, patterns, and creatures you can’t see with the naked eye!
Microscape is a partnership between Discovery Centre and Dalhousie University’s Institute for Comparative Genomics, supported by NSERC PromoScience and Genome Atlantic.
Come discover, explore, and get curious with us! https://thediscoverycentre.ca/microscape/

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Superhero Sunday
2025-09-29 09:00 - 16:00
🦸‍♂️ 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 super prize draw!
All activities included in admission. Discovery Centre Members free.
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Little Learners: Train Travellers
2025-10-19 10:00 - 11:00
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 world.
This special session is proudly sponsored by CN.
Spots are limited, purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged. Discovery Centre members are free with a valid membership.
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Science, Spirits, and Boos: 19+ Halloween Party
2025-10-31 21:00 - 2025-11-01 00:00
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 demos, and creepy challenges.
What else is brewing?

Spirits to sip while you gather your courage
Fear Factor challenge (if you dare 🕷️)
Dissections and Anatomy
A live DJ spinning spooky beats all night
Spooky science demos and special guests
Meet real creepy crawlies
Spook-tacular door prizes
Plus, eye-popping surprises at every turn 👀

Don’t miss out on the wicked fun!

Spooktacular Science: A Family Halloween Party
2025-11-01 09:00 - 16:00
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 exciting activities! Whether you’re a brave ghost hunter or a curious little scientist, there’s something for every child (and adult!) to enjoy.
Activities for the Whole Family:
👻 Spooky Slime Station – Mix, squish, and stretch your very own creepy, colorful slime! It’s hands-on, messy fun!
🕷️ Touch Boxes – Can you guess what’s inside? Only the bravest will dare to reach in and feel what’s hidden in our mystery boxes!
🎃 Eerie Experiments – From singing ghosts to bone-chilling dry ice to exploding pumpkins, have a blast with demos and hands-on Halloween science.
🧛 Costume Contest – Wear your spookiest, funniest, or most creative costume and enter our contest for a chance to win cool prizes.
🎶 Dance Party – Boogie to some hauntingly good tunes. There’s no better way to shake off the Halloween jitters!
🌌 The Creepy Cosmos – Explore the mysteries of space in our Dome Theatre with a spooky twist! This special Halloween-themed show will have you starry-eyed (sold separately).
🕸️ Craft Corner – Get crafty and make your own Halloween decorations to take home. Create something spooktacular!
More to be announced…
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Tickets are included in regular admission and available online or at the door: Buy Now
Children under 3 get in for free!
Discovery Centre Members are free.

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.
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Annual General Meeting
2026-06-24 16:00 - 18:00
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 will take place from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Discovery Centre’s immersive dome theatre, followed by a wine & cheese reception, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, in the Atrium.
Please RSVP to Linda Laurence at llaurence@thediscoverycentre.ca.

Pride in Motion - Silent Family Disco
2026-07-26 09:00 - 16:00
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 stations on colour and light with take home activities
Dance, learn, and celebrate love in all its forms.
Activities included in regular admission (select Sunday, July 26) and Discovery Centre members free.
