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2020 Run Run Rudolph Virtual 5k Run Walk - Charlotte

It's that time a year again. Time to dawn our Santa hats, elf ears, or in this case our Rudolph ...

Speedway Christmas at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Speedway Christmas has returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it’s bigger and better than ever! The 11th edition of Charlotte’s ...

Discovery Place Science Stay At Home Science Plastic Bottle Seed Starter

Explore sustainability with this self-watering seed starter activity June 26, 2020 DISCOVERY PLACE SCIENCE When we talk about sustainability, one of the things ...

Check out the Giant Clam at Discovery Place Science Collections Department

Take a look at this giant clam, which is among the 70,000+ items that make up our (non-living) Collections department. ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Education Studio on the Discovery Place Science campus, Charlotte NC.
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  • Category: Family Fun

check out our vein viewer exhibit at Discovery Place Science

The next time you are at the Museum, be sure to check out our vein viewer, which illuminates the veins ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Science 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
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  • Category: Family Fun

Explore the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and much more at Discovery Place Nature

Explore the Madagascar hissing cockroach, Darkling beetles, millipedes and more in Insect Alley. You never know what scurrying creatures you may ...

  • All Day Event
  • Location: Discovery Place Nature 1658 Sterling Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 10:30 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
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  • Category: Family Fun

Afternoon Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm. Tours leave ...

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
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  • Category: Family Fun

Animal Encounters

Explore the fascinating world of snakes, alligators, lizards and turtles as you meet live animals and study preserved specimens from ...

  • 11:00 am -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Morning Tour of Historic Cabins at President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Join us for a socially-distanced tour of the historic cabins located on the site of the Polk family farm.

  • 11:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: President James K. Polk State Historic Site, 12031 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville NC.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Ice Skating at the Whitewater Center

Skate on an ice trail or free skate on 17,000 sq. ft of ice. Located in the Upper Pond of ...

  • 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Whitewater Center, at 5000 Whitewater, Charlotte NC.
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun

We Are Aliens: Planetarium Program

Explore how our understanding of life on Earth guides the hunt for alien life elsewhere in the Universe. We visit ...

  • 1:30 pm -  2:00 pm 
  • Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 E Garrison Blvd, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Adventures in Nature

Being active in nature is great way to safely expend all that pent up energy! Send the kids on an ...

  • 3:00 pm -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center 2900 Rocky River Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
  • Cost: Free.x
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  • Category: Family Fun

Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum

Experience Asheville’s BRIGHTEST holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. This year, guests are invited to take ...

  • 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm 
  • Location: The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 frederick law olmsted way, asheville NC.
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  • Category: Family Fun

USNWC Lights: an illuminated walking trail

Lights is an illuminated walking trail that leads viewers through a series of immersive light installations featuring webs, vines, crystals ...

  • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28214
  • Website: usnwc.org
  • Category: Family Fun
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