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Programs & events at MBCM

Find hands-on programs, cooking classes and special events for your next museum day. Browse what’s coming up, search for an activity, or choose a date below.

Planning your visit? Look for admission details on each program. Some activities are included with museum admission; classes and special events may require advance registration.

Coming up at the museum

  • Special Guest: JOYEMOVEMENT

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    MOVEMENT LAB is coming to the museum! MOVEMENT LAB is a movement-based program where students will explore design based thinking, community building and global citizenship through learning different movement styles and developing choreographic building blocks.

    Find MOVEMENT LAB in Activity Airport.

  • Kids in the Garden

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Join us every Wednesday and Friday afternoon to explore the rhythms of nature, the cycles of the garden, and the ways people connect with plants, food, and place through our monthly theme.

    Now celebrating: Native American Heritage Month

  • Practice Makes Pasta!

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    Ages 8–10
    $35 members / $40 nonmembers

    Roll up your sleeves with Chef Haylee Reed to make fresh pasta dough and a flavorful sauce completely from scratch. Learn the basics of mixing, kneading, shaping, and cooking fresh pasta.

    Register now

    $35 – $40
  • Science Lab: Garden Edition

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Join us every Saturday afternoon as we use our investigative skills to discover how our living world works. Using the museum's monthly themes, we will connect deeply with the natural world through a blend of seasonal garden science and organic crafting.

    Celebrating: Native American Heritage Month

  • Special Guest: Greensboro Dance Theatre

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Meet our friends from Greensboro Dance Theatre in the Theater exhibit and learn about their upcoming performance of The Nutcracker. Enjoy wand and crown decorating.

  • ECG Robotics Demo

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    ECG Robotics will be performing their robotics demonstration in Activity Airport.

  • Story Sparks

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Gather around for a story connected to our monthly theme, then bring the story to life with a fun, hands-on activity. Join us every Tuesday morning!

    Now celebrating: Native American Heritage Month

  • Kids in the Garden

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Join us every Wednesday and Friday afternoon to explore the rhythms of nature, the cycles of the garden, and the ways people connect with plants, food, and place through our monthly theme.

    Now celebrating: Native American Heritage Month

  • Hold the Harvest: Apple Butter

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    Ages 15+
    $15 members / $20 nonmembers

    Perfect your preservation skills in this beginner-friendly canning class, a partnership with Guilford County Extension Food and Consumer Sciences. Take home a pint of fall-fresh apple butter and learn the basics of water bath canning!

    Register now

    $15 – $20
  • Art Studio

    Greensboro Children's Museum 220 N. Church Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

    All ages
    Included with museum admission

    Join us every Thursday morning for an art activity inspired by the art, artists, styles, and creative traditions of our monthly theme.

    Now celebrating: Native American Heritage Month