Children 5+ No registration! Explore the stars with StarLab, the Virginia Discovery Museum's inflatable traveling planetarium! Crawl through the tunnel into the dome and let the 360-degree projector transport you through the cosmos. VDM's education staff will introduce you to the different constellations in the night sky and share the stories and mythology surrounding the stars you're [...]
Ages 10-15 Calling all creative teens & tweens! Make awesome Dino-themed crafts and hang out with friends in the Cretaceous Craft Crew.
Ages 9+. Registration Required. Show your pets some love this Valentine’s Day! Bring your favorite photo and learn how to engrave it on a pair of earrings or a keychain with the Central Library Makerspace’s Glowforge laser cutter and engraver. Materials provided—please bring 3-5 photos of your pet to use as options for engraving. [...]
Ages 9+. Registration optional. Get ready for Valentine's Day by making friendship bracelets for your pals and loved ones! This is a drop-in event for kids and adults happening between 1:30 and 4:30pm on Sunday, December 1 in the Central Library Makerspace. All materials are provided. Alternative Valentine's Day activities for kids under the age of [...]
The Central Library Children’s Department is hosting a costume swap so every kid can get a new costume this year! Here’s how it works: Bring your gently used children’s costumes (infant-children’s extra large sizes) to Central Library only, now through Sept. 28th. Receive a ticket for each costume donated to use at the Swap event [...]
How can we work together to support each other? Explore visions of local artists in this new exhibit! Keep Going Together, a grassroots organization which works with non-profits to reduce suffering and harm in Charlottesville, hosts the Keep Going Together Art Show at the Central Library (201 E.Market St.) in September& October. The exhibit will include a [...]
The Botanical Garden of the Piedmont is excited to announce our Botanical Art Festival taking place September 2025. This Festival will celebrate art in our community by offering free art programming for all ages, botanically themed workshops, and collaborations with regional artists and organizations, including a ticketed Botanical Art Show supporting local artists and the [...]