This Coupon allows you to buy one Discovery Center Museum General Admission at full price $9.00 and Get One Admission Free. Limited to 2 total discounted general admissions with 2 purchased admissions.
Use Online Promo Code: 8253
Discovery Center Museum in Rockford, Illinois will host 6 Family Fun Day events between July and August of 2021. Designed as educational and entertaining programs for families, Family Fun Days focus on a specific subject matter and then explore that subject through various means, including activities, demonstrations, make-and-take projects, and performances.
Advance online reservations are recommended or by Phone at 815-963-6769.
All event activities included with admission: $9/Adult; $9/Child; Free to Members and all children ages one and younger. Advance online reservations are recommended. Guests can choose from 9:30-Noon or 1-4:00 pm play sessions.
Below is the schedule of events:
Friday, July 9; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
Superheroes and Princesses
Don your disguise or polish your tiara, and join our gathering of superheroes and princesses. Come in costume and bring your imagination for enchanting make-believe that uses real math and science. Assess your super-powers, design a mask or crown, create a magic wand, fabricate a superhero shield, and more!
Friday, July 16; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
EIEIO
Put on your overalls and boots for this rural romp! Meet and greet live bunnies, cows, goats, and ducks as we bring a barnyard of fun to Discovery Center! Our friends from the Winnebago-Boone County Farm Bureau will be on hand with activities sure to excite future farmers!
Friday, July 23; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
Engineering Escapades
Real tools + recycled materials + imagination = creative fun! You’ll be amazed at what you can make and take home during this day of fanciful fabrication! Engineer a boat that floats, construct a flashlight, create flying contraptions and more.
Friday, July 30; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
Olympic Challenge
No need to travel to Japan to compete in the Olympics…Discovery Center is the place to be to earn a gold medal! Can you create the biggest bubble or beat the long jump record? Can you master the obstacle course? Become a Discovery Center Olympian for a day and explore the exhibits in a whole new way. Compete in challenges around the museum, and then stop by the Art Studio to create your own medal.
Friday, August 6; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
Splatter Art
What fun you’ll have with drips and drops on this day where art takes center stage! Create masterpieces in unusual ways using fly swatters, paperclips, magnets, shaving cream and more!
Friday, August 13; 10-Noon & 1-3 pm
To Infinity & Beyond
Blast off with stellar science during this interactive event about space! Investigate the moon, form a star and imagine life on another planet!
ABOUT DISCOVERY CENTER MUSEUM
Discovery Center Museum is a children’s science museum providing math, science and art experiences for all ages with over 250 hand-on exhibits, planetarium, special area for children ages 6 and younger, and an outdoor science park.
Discovery Center Museum is the nation’s 5th Best Museum for Families according to USA TODAY/10Best.com, and one of 12 museums included in Forbes.com’s article, The 12 Best Children’s Museums in the U.S. In 2020 Discovery Center earned Trip Advisor’s Travelers Choice distinction. The Museum is located inside Riverfront Museum Park, 711 North Main Street, Rockford, Ill.
General admission to the Museum is: $9 adults, $9 children (ages 2 to 17); free to Museum members and children age 1 and younger.
Museum hours are Wednesday 1-4:00 pm, Thursday-Sunday 9:30 am – Noon and 1-4:00 pm.
Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103
815-963-6769
www.discoverycentermuseum.org
