Does being slow, small or sleepy have advantages? Sometimes, yes! Survival of the Slowest takes its time and proves just that. Featuring a variety of live animals, this touring exhibition [...]
Celebrate International Day of Play outdoors and inside with $10 admission! International Day of Play is an opportunity to have fun learning by experiencing all the Science Museum has to [...]
Join Hannah Barnaby, local author and bookseller, every Friday for an engaging storytime featuring the reading of 2–3 delightful books. CharlottesvilleFamily connects you with what matters most! From education [...]
Join the Frontier Culture Museum this January, February, and March for Toddler Time! Each Toddler Time at the Frontier Culture Museum will include a story time. Then, there will also [...]
Join us in the gallery on Saturday, June 13, 10AM-2PM for the final Family Studio until September! The featured project will take cues from the vibrant hues on view in [...]
Learn & Play at the Orchard Mondays & Tuesdays @ 10:30 AM June 1–August 25, 2026 Cultivating Curiosity is Carter Mountain Orchard’s weekly children’s program, running every Monday and Tuesday [...]
Become a paleontologist at Dino Dig! Your dinosaur-loving child can dig for dinosaur “bones” and touch real fossils. Come explore prehistoric life through hands-on activities presented by the Virginia Museum of Natural History. For ages 4 +. Registration is required.
Best for ages 4–9 Explore, discover, and create at Curiosity Club with REAL Lab! Children can enjoy hands-on STEM activities and interactive learning led by the REAL Lab at the University of Virginia. Choose one session (2:00–2:25 or 2:30–2:55) and spark curiosity through science, exploration, and creative problem-solving. Registration is requested.
Solar Observing sessions are scheduled for every fourth Friday of every month in 2026. The Charlottesville Astronomical Society will present and bring their special Solar telescope(s), which will allow us to safely see sunspots, solar flares [...]
Enjoy a morning full of empowerment, inspiration, education, and community.This is a FREE family friendly or donate what you can to the TQ Evans’ Young Women Scholarship event.Come join us for:- Community Walk- Women Owned Business Vendors- Fun Fitness Breakout Sessions- Motivational Speakers- Performances- Women Health Roundtable- Raffles & moreThis event does require registration and [...]
Ages 5-7 years. Registration required. Unearth a new, dino-mite reading buddy! Come use tools like on a dinosaur dig to hatch a surprise dinosaur friend from a mystery egg.
Ages 7+. Haley Gannon is currently a GIS Specialist for the Virginia State Geological Survey, but in her previous life she was a field assistant for Elevation Science Institute on fossil dig [...]
Ages 11–18 Explore the world of drone technology in this hands-on program! Learn how to build, program, and fly drones in a fun, interactive setting. This monthly youth STEM program [...]
Join us on July 4, 2026, for the 250th anniversary of the country. For over 60 years on Independence Day, Monticello's West Lawn has transformed into an outdoor courtroom, where [...]
Join us on the Fourth of July for Revolutionary Printing—a free, family-friendly UVA250 celebration of the materials, crafts, and stories of the founding era. Print your own copy of the [...]
