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: June 30, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 11, August 25: 10am-4pm (Members Only at 9:30am)
🕙 Closed: Tuesdays, July 4, July 7, 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.
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 »
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!
Families can taste their way through all of Buffalo’s best-loved foods, with fun activities throughout the museum and in each of our education studios! Tickets are $15, $4 for members. Vendors Include: Grassroots Gardens Milk for Health West Side Bazaar (Various Vendors) La Nova Pizza Cornell Co-Op/Eat Smart NY Sahlen's Hot Dogs Kith & Kin Bakeshop and Bistro (All gluten Read more about Bite Size Buffalo »
Join us for a one day only special program….Superhero Night at the Museum with the Superhero Alliance of WNY! The superheroes are making an appearance at the museum and they need your help solving the mystery!! QR codes, cosplay and live action will lead you throughout the museum and to the dramatic culmination….will the superheroes succeed? Only YOU can help Read more about superhero night at the museum 3:30 – 6:00 »
Join us for a one day only special program….Superhero Night at the Museum with the Superhero Alliance of WNY! The superheroes are making an appearance at the museum and they need your help solving the mystery!! QR codes, cosplay and live action will lead you throughout the museum and to the dramatic culmination….will the superheroes succeed? Only YOU can help Read more about superhero night at the museum 6:30-9:00 »
Join us this November as we honor our local Veterans through a series of fun, play and of course, learning! From November 1st-11th we are collecting toiletries for the 914th at the Niagara Falls Airbase. Deployed troops often need basic supplies like soap, shampoo and deodorant, to name a few, due to the challenging environment and difficulty in obtaining supplies Read more about Veterans Day at the Museum »
Looking for a safe, convenient and FUN way for your children or grandchildren to see Santa this holiday season? Well, get ready because Santa Claus is Coming to Town, with the help of MusicalFare Theatre and Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum, presented by Independent Health. No standing in lines and no masks required because it's all online! Read more about Santa Claus is Coming to Town »
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! Penn Dixie returns to close out the year by exploring different Read more about STEM Saturdays presented by National Grid »
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This year we celebrate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. storytelling, crafts and activities all focused on celebrating Dr. King’s life and teachings, both virtually and in-person. Throughout his life, Dr. King worked to achieve equality in America by fighting against racial discrimination. Join Explore & More as we honor the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights Read more about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day »
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