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Join us for an Exclusive Summer Evening Adventure By the Boardwalk! By the Boardwalk – An Exclusive Evening Adventure Saturday, June 24 | Buy Tickets (Scroll down to “Boardwalk Evening Adventure”). Join Port Discovery for an Evening Adventure By the Boardwalk on Saturday, June 24th from 6:30 – 9:30 PM! Kick off the summer season with us in a crowd-free, fun and relaxing environment that’s sure to excite every member of the family! Take part in the exciting boardwalk and carnival games, enjoy summer sounds and dance contests, create sand art, play beach ball games, join an entertaining game of “Walk the Plank” and moreRead More →

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Opening Weekend of the New KLUTZ® Amazingly Immature! Exhibit This Weekend! Join Us for the Grand Opening of Port Discovery’s Newest Exhibit! Opens Saturday, May 20 | 10AM – 5PM | Learn More Stop acting silly? Not in this exhibit! Learn about science through laughter, play, physical comedy, and fun in the new KLUTZ® Amazingly Immature! exhibit! Take part in 18 fun activities combining science and silliness! Here are some of the playful activities featured in this wacky, interactive exhibit: • Fly the Immature Skies: Engineer paper airplanes! • Juggling: Learn how to juggle scarves in four easy lessons! • Dinner Disrupters: Turn spoons intoRead More →

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KWAME ALEXANDER: POETRY, KIDS, AND THE 5TH AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR – (COOL) PROGENY, May 2017 How do you get your child into reading? According to New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, you introduce them to poetry. “The power of poetry is that you can take these emotionally heavy moments in our lives, and you can distil them into these palatable, these digestible words and lines and phrases that allow us to be able to deal and cope with the world,” he said in an interview with NPR’s Rachel Martin. “I think it’s one of the reasons why young people love reading novelsRead More →

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Target $2 Family Fun Night Friday, April 21 |4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Learn More Enjoy all the fun of Port Discovery for more than $12 off! Join Port Discovery for Target Family Fun Night on Friday, April 21 and pay only $2 admission from 4 to 8 pm thanks to our generous sponsor, Target®! Make family art projects, enjoy our interactive Circle Time, work on your literacy skills with reading projects, take part in the interactive Money Game, and more! Plus, the MD SPCA will be on hand to teach about animal safety, and you could even meet a new furry best friend!Read More →

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5 Reasons to Come to Hop into Spring! Hop Into Spring – An Exclusive Evening Adventure Haven’t purchased tickets to Port Discovery’s upcoming Hop into Spring event on Saturday, April 15 yet? Ticket sales end April 11. Purchase tickets before time runs out! Need another reason to join this exciting event? Here are 5 reasons to come to Hop into Spring! 1. Museum Wide Egg Hunt: Look for hidden eggs around three floors of Port Discovery and discover exciting prizes! 2. Spring Crafts You Can Take Home: Celebrate all things spring with seasonal arts & crafts! Make bird feeders and seed pots that you canRead More →

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Glow Days Celebrating Light City Sunday, April 2 | Noon – 5 p.m. | Learn More Saturday, April 8 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Learn More Get ready to glow at Port Discovery! Celebrate Glow Days during Light City with interactive activities dedicated to light! Make glow-in-the-dark art, create bracelets that change color in UV light, and make a holographic projector that will have you seeing in 3D! Also take part in Eric Energy’s famous, interactive energy show “Spark Attack!”. From experiments with circuits, sound waves and different kinds of light to a real laser show, you’ll be glowing with fun and learning about light!

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Vote for Port Discovery Children’s Museum in USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Poll We need your help! A panel of family travel experts named Port Discovery as one of the Best Museums for Families in a USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice Contest! But, we can’t reach the top of the leader board without your vote! Please vote for us daily through noon on March 27! Vote Now! Going Wild Weekend Saturday, March 25 | 10 a.m – 5 p.m. | Learn More Sunday, March 26 | 12 p.m – 5 p.m. | Learn More Go Wild at Port Discovery! If your little ones are curiousRead More →