Grandparent’s Celebration Day!
Receive one free grandparent admission with each paid child plus art activities to make a special gift for your loved one!
Check out our calendar below for special programs and activities to plan your fun-filled adventure, or just pop by any day we’re open during our regular museum hours—we promise you’ll always find something to do.
Advance ticket purchases are encouraged but not required. You can purchase tickets here.
☀️ Open: Monday and Wednesday-Saturday: 10am-4pm (Members Only at 9:30am)
☀️ Super Sweet Sundays – Open: August 11, August 25: 10am-4pm (Members Only at 9:30am)
🕙 Closed: Tuesdays, August 4, August 18, September 2
There may be additional closures due to severe weather. Check Explore & More’s social media channels and local news outlets for updates on delays and closings.
Receive one free grandparent admission with each paid child plus art activities to make a special gift for your loved one!
Explore & More is open Monday, Oct. 8th from 10-5 with special programs celebrating Indigenous People's Day from 11-2. Seneca and Native Roots Artists Guild Member Samantha Jacobs will bring a strawberry activity as strawberries are extremely important in Native Culture as a symbol of blessing and thanks. A touch table of various Native American artifacts including pottery, furs, pelts, corn husk dolls and sage will also Read more about Indigenous People’s Day »
It's more fun than fright when you come dressed in your Halloween best for safe, indoor Trick or Treating, spooky art projects and so much more holiday fun! We'll have goody bags and treats for the little ones. We will be having the following fun activities: *Art Room: Making a Mask *Construction: Trick or Treat Station with a game (Can Read more about Explore & More’s Not So Scary Halloween Spooktacular! »
Explore & More welcomes all active duty and retired military personnel to come play for free today in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Help us honor our local Veteran’s by making a wheelchair blanket that will be donated to the Buffalo VA Hospital and make a card for a local troop currently deployed in the Middle East. All active duty and retired military personnel play for free today. The activities run from 11:00-2:00. The museum is open from 10:00-5:00. *Cub Scouts to Read more about Veteran’s Day Celebration »
The holidays are a time to spend with family and loved ones, and there’s no better way to continue those Thanksgiving celebrations than by spending the day together at Explore & More! Gather the whole family for a special day of learning, playing and fun-filled activities at the Museum with Family Fun Day brought to us by Independent Health. This Read more about Family Fun Friday! »
December 26-29 Activities run from 11am - 2pm Museum hours 10:00-5:00 Escape break week boredom with a full week of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic activities! Each day children explore different STEM concepts through hands-on exploration, experiments, and art projects. Activities include animal exploration, magnet play, building and construction, pattern making and so much more! December Break Week activities brought Read more about DECEMBER BREAK WEEK »
Help ring in the New Year with this family friendly celebration! Everyone can join in as we count down to noon. There will be art projects, gross motor activities in the gym, bubbles and balloons to celebrate the New Year. Fun for the whole family! Countdown to Noon is presented by Independent Health.
Get those wheels turning this weekend with STEM based activities power the play across the museum the third Saturday of each month presented by National Grid. Come play your way through Science, Technology, Engineering & Math based activities that are so fun, kids don’t even know they’re learning!
Join us as we celebrate local heroes and show our appreciation for our veterans through hands-on patriotic activities throughout the museum! Veterans and Active Duty military will receive free admission. Sponsored by National Fuel. Full day of activities honoring Veterans includes: • Making lap blankets for Veterans • Making thank you cards for deployed military members • Special guests (like Read more about Veteran’s Day »
It’s going to be a STEMtastic week at Explore & More. While the kids are off from school for Holiday Break Week, bring them down to Explore & More at Canalside where we will be doing fun, exciting and different things every day. Super STEMtastic activities throughout the museum including in our cooking galley, art studio and tinkering tank. Make Read more about STEM Break Week »