Educational

Spooky science secrets, oozing pumpkins, smoking bubbles, creepy crawlers and much more await all boils and ghouls during Spooky Science Night at the Museum. There will be plenty of sweet treats along with a few tricks during this fun-filled event for all ages.  Each Night at the Museum is a different theme, which includes various interactive science crafts, activities, entertainment, exhibits, planetarium shows and a chance to view the night sky in Palm Beach County’s only public observatory!

Join Everglades Holiday Park for their 2nd Annual Everglades Day this Saturday, November 7, 2015, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages are invited to learn about the importance of Everglades preservation. A variety of activities will be offered at this free event including a spoken-word performance, live bluegrass music, nature walks, guided bicycle levee rides, python patrol presentation, scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, and more.

As you eerily wind your way through Yesteryear Village, your tour guide reveals the haunts and bizarre sightings in many of the historic buildings located on the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. Scheduled stops include the fabled Riddle House where a soul believes he was wronged in death and cannot move on.

Northshore Bandshell on Miami Beach will be the location of the Dance Band Night series.  Put on your dancing shoes and get your shake and shimmy on!  Concerts are free, with a suggested $5 donation at the door. Dance Band Night is presented with support from Baptist Health, the Miami Foundation’s Accelerator Grant and the City of Miami Beach.  From 7:00-8:00 pm there will be dance instruction to teach you the moves you'll need for the night!  From 8-10pm practice your moves or just enjoy the music and watch others dance.

Now in its fifth year, the 2016 Delray Beach Wine & Seafood Festival will offer visitors the opportunity to stroll the palm tree lined streets of Delray while enjoying a great glass of wine or a plate of delectable seafood.  The Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce continues its’ decades long tradition of producing unique and entertaining street festivals. To bring us closer to the sea, the festival was moved to A1A at the foot of Atlantic Avenue directly in front of Boston’s on the Beach, Café Luna Rosa and the Marriott hotel.

Learn something about Archery or hone your existing skills at this program for people age 9 and up.  Get an in-depth archery experience during this 6 session program (Bullseye! Archery Skills Course) at Arch Creek Park EcoCenter in Miami-Dade county. Over the course of the program you will learn different archery styles, shoot at different types of targets, and participate in challenges with increasing difficulty to truly hone your skills as an archer.

Bring the family out into Nature and explore the indigenous flora & fauna of Miami Dade county.  Take a leisurely paddle down the C-100 canal as you canoe your way from Bill Sadowski Park to Coral Reef Park and back. Many interesting things can be seen along the way such as exotic fish, hunting osprey, and various other animals along this blue stretch and its banks. This trip meets at the Bill Sadowski Park EcoCenter; please bring plenty of drinking water (at least one quart), closed-toe shoes, and protection from the sun.

Art and science enthusiasts will have a chance to experience the inaugural Science Art Cinema, a performance event series supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. 

Science Meets Art at Pérez Art Museum Miami will be held Saturday, September 12 from 1-4 pm.  This free event hopes to introduce patrons of the Frost Museum of Science to their new location near the Perez Art Museum on the Bay.  PAMM and the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum will team up to offer a family-friendly day of creative experimentation.  This will take place as part of the PAMM Free Second Saturday ongoing series.

Closing Weekend at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (3280 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129).  Join the museum one last time for a special museum experience at the museum’s current location: take a family picture with the iconic Pan AM globe, watch a show in the historic Space Transit Planetarium, view our nostalgia gallery and more.