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.
Shake off the winter blues and learn more about various holiday celebrations around the world, such as Hanukkah, Christmas, Saint Lucia Day, Kwanzaa, and Saint Nicholas Day while having great fun doing so! Fun, hands-on experiences will spark creativity, imagination, and exploration as school-agers venture throughout the museum to play and learn in the exhibits. We have a jam-packed week of Read more about Holidays Around the World – Countdown to 2022! »
JOIN US DURING BREAK WEEK! Spend your winter break week at Explore & More! Fun, hands-on experiences will spark creativity, imagination, and exploration for the whole family. We have a jam-packed week of fun with holiday-themed activities, giveaways, listen to stories by Barb’s Book Buddies, get lost in a magic show, African dance & drumming...and more! Presented by AT&T.
Need a little winter warm up? Join Barb from Barb's Book Buddies as she reads "Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light '' by April Stott. Make and take your own paper lantern as we learn about celebrating the Winter Solstice. Free with admission!
Ring in the New Year at a kid-friendly hour at Explore & More’s annual Countdown to Noon! Our studios will be activated throughout the day with New Year activities for the whole family to enjoy. Don't miss the New Years countdown, taking place at Noon and again at 3:30. Plus, children will go home with fun giveaways, dance the day Read more about Countdown to Noon »
Put on your cutest pair of pajamas, grab your favorite teddy bear, pack up a blanket, and join us for Pajama-Rama! Families looking for a fun program to enjoy with their toddlers and preschoolers will love the music educator, Sara Rogers, who will lead us in songs and stories about some of our favorite winter animals.
Wear a hat while you play at the museum, plus fun surprises throughout the day!
This STEM Saturday is going to be amazing! Join us as Penn Dixie Fossil Park takes over the Tinkering Tank and Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper will be joining us in the Moving Water exhibit. Then in the afternoon come dig up the past with The University at Buffalo’s Archaeological Department.
Use your Explore & More gift card in-person and receive your choice of a special prize, plus enter to win the grand prize drawing of a birthday party at Explore & More! In-person redemption only.
Explore & More's day camps are offered on designated school holidays and school break weeks. Our programs are led by our professional Educators. Programming is for children in grades 1-4 with a drop-off at 8:30 am and a pick-up at 4:00 pm. We are a New York State Office of Child & Family Services licensed and regulated School Age Child Read more about STEM-tastic Day Camp »
The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is coordinating a COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Saturday at Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum. This pop-up vaccine clinic is specifically for children and their families and will offer Pfizer COVID-19 doses for children under 18 years old, as well as the first vaccine and boosters for eligible Read more about COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Pop-Up »
Come in for a day of play and fun as we make music with kazoos! Plus every child will go home with their own kazoo.