The Discovery Centre is hosting a Dinosaur March to welcome the new exhibit, Dinosaurs in Motion, opening on January 28th, 2023. Bring your costume, cosplay or best dinosaur clothes and join in the fun. Learn more about the exhibition here. Dinosaurs in Motion Exhibition: January 28 – April 16, 2023
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Get creeped out at the Spooktacular Science Halloween Party at The Discovery Centre this Halloween. Family-friendly experiments, eye-popping demos, costume competitions and Halloween crafts are all included with the price of admission. Spooktacular Science Family Halloween Party  When: Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th, 2021 Time: 9:00 am  1:00
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The Discovery Centre is a museum and innovation centre in a new location at 1215 Lower Water Street, on the beautiful Halifax waterfront. This eye-catching building is an enormous air and light-filled space that offers cutting-edge experiences, innovative galleries, and incredible exhibits from around the globe.   With FOUR levels
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The world’s most popular puzzle – the Rubik’s Cube! This Fall, the feature exhibit, ‘Beyond Rubik’s Cube’, will be coming to the Discovery Centre. This multi-sensory, interactive experience celebrates over 40 years of creativity based on world’s most popular puzzle. Examine first-hand how a small puzzle became, and remains, a
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Science. Spirits and Boos! It’s a night full of trickery and possibly a few good treats, especially if you dress to impress for an epic Halloween costume contest! With four floors of exhibits to explore including featured exhibit, Beyond Rubik’s Cube, you can also explore hands-on science experiments, eye popping demos, and a
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Do your kids need something to keep them busy over the holidays? Or, perhaps you need to get some Christmas shopping done without Santa’s little helpers! At the Discovery Centre Holiday Day Camps,  experienced camp leaders will inspire campers to have fun while learning all about the world around them.
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This summer, in the Discovery Centre’s Wilson Gallery, it’s Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family, taking over from the immensely popular Science of Rock n’ Roll – the inaugural exhibition at the new centre. Member Preview: Sunday, May 29th, 5:00 – 8:00 pm This exciting featured exhibit is on its premiere tour of North America.
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I have fuzzy recollections of one highly embarrassing Christmas office party about 5 years ago, where I had a few too many sherries and monopolized the host’s  basement drum kit. In my stupor, I was totally convinced that I was a rock star. I seem to remember that it took some
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