Calendar of Events

Take inspiration from Orville & Wilbur Wright when you visit The Shop to design and build your version of a flyer machine. Using available materials and real tool, you can create your own rendition of the famous Wright Flyer! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Invention is a process! You’re invited to visit The Discovery’s Spark!Lab Smithsonian to explore the steps in the invention process including think it, sketch it, create it, tweak it, and sell it. Visit a station for each step in the process and who knows, you might just invent something new! Please note: Spark!Lab offers access to tools and materials that can cause injury if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young inventors use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Take inspiration from Orville & Wilbur Wright when you visit The Shop to design and build your version of a flyer machine. Using available materials and real tool, you can create your own rendition of the famous Wright Flyer! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Take inspiration from Orville & Wilbur Wright when you visit The Shop to design and build your version of a flyer machine. Using available materials and real tool, you can create your own rendition of the famous Wright Flyer! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Unleash the ooze! A hands‑on celebration where science gets delightfully messy. The inaugural Biggest Little Mess Fest is The Discovery’s hands-on celebration of messy exploration and creativity where people of all ages are encouraged to squish, splash, and explore without worrying about making a mess. Through STEM-rich activities, Mess Fest transforms curiosity into joyful learning and gives attendees permission to learn by getting messy!

In this hands-on activity, visitors can invent a device that will help keep Lake Tahoe’s beaches and shores clean using a variety of materials. What will you invent to help preserve one of America’s most beautiful lakes and the jewel of the Sierra? Please note: Spark!Lab offers access to tools and materials that can cause injury if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young inventors use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Take inspiration from Orville & Wilbur Wright when you visit The Shop to design and build your version of a flyer machine. Using available materials and real tool, you can create your own rendition of the famous Wright Flyer! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Prepare for liftoff! Join us in The Shop where you will use a variety of materials to engineer and launch a rocket powered by compressed air. Visitors will build a rocket and can experiment with rocket launch to see how certain factors influence distance and height. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create Pull Toy Float. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a Celebratory Float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create parade float pull-toy. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a celebratory parade float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Visit The Shop to create parade float pull-toy. Choose from a variety of materials and go to work with your choice of woodworking tools to create a celebratory parade float that will fondly follow you wherever you go! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Be part of the revolution! The Discovery is counting down to World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to space exploration. Visit the museum October 5-10 to get hands-on with rockets, satellites, and the future of space exploration through a variety of activities designed to inspire the next generation of astronauts and aerospace engineers!

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…

Join us in The Shop and create you very own Lucha Libre Mask. Lucha Libre has played an important role in Mexican culture since the late 1950s. The mask gave ordinary people the chance to be fearless protagonists in the ring. The mask represented hopes, traditions, fears, and accomplishments. We want our visitors to create their own Lucha masks and use their masks to declare who they are or who they want to be! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and…