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 For Play: Wednesday-Sunday: 10am-4pm
Members Only: Wednesday-Sunday: 9:30am-10am
Closed: Monday and Tuesday
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.
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Being Good Neighbors play zone. Join our cultural partners as we showcase the cultures of Yemen, Puerto Rico, and the Seneca Nation. These programs Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Join us for the Buffalo Rotary Duck Derby at Canalside! Explore & More will be there to join in on the fun with free, family-friendly feathered activities commencing at 11:30, race time at 2:00! Ducks can be adopted in advance of the Duck Derby at www.buffaloduckderby.com or by visiting any City of Buffalo branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries. Ducks will Read more about Buffalo Rotary Duck Derby! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase Driving Buffalo’s Dreams. Join us with our generous sponsor West Herr Automotive Group as we explore all things transportation. Get a sneak peak at our Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Lighting Buffalo’s Imagination play zone. This zone is all about the amazing inventions and inventors from our region. Join Explore & More and Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Playing Together play zone. Visitors will engage a gross motor games as well as giant versions of classic games like Dominos and Yahtzee. These Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Join us from 11-2 for summer fun with Family Fun Days at Canalside, this week on a Tuesday instead of the more typical Friday. Today, we will showcase music as we make pan flutes. Canalside programs are provided free of charge thanks to our generous sponsors at Wegmans.
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Building Buffalo play zone. We will provide the building materials and you provide the imagination! Using our wide variety of manipulatives including rig-ama-jig, Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Tinker Tank, a space designed to inspire the maker in all of us. Join our community partner Bak USA to learn how a Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Moving Water play zone. Come splash with us while we explore all the great uses of water! Today our community partners, Buffalo Niagara Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase our new Art Studio. Bring the whole family to create a community mural that will proudly hang in our East Aurora Museum this summer. These programs Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Explore & More’s Summer Fun is back at Canalside with FREE Family Fun Fridays! Each week we will celebrate a different educational play zone area of the new Museum at Canalside. Today, we will showcase the Rooftop Garden. In this play zone, children and their adults will learn about all the great outdoor activities that are available in Buffalo including Read more about Family Fun Day at Canalside! »
Come play with us from 12-3 as we celebrate Canalside's 10th birthday!
