Whatever your age, Marbles Kids Museum offers activities, programs and events that get the fun rolling!
Read the latest edition of Marbles' e-newsletter, the Marbleous Monthly.
Grand Re-Opening of Around Town Featuring 'On the Farm'
Saturday, June 1 | 9am-5pm
Celebrate the re-opening of Around Town featuring the brand new ‘On the Farm’ exhibit. Enjoy a day of NC farm fun for the whole family. Hop on some big farm equipment in the courtyard, meet a farmer, play with fresh produce, and explore the newest exhibit at Marbles! The ‘On the Farm’ exhibit is sponsored by the United Soybean Board, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association and the North Carolina Pork Council. Find out more about Around Town>> |
 Camp Marbles Summer Camp Registration
Register Now
Give your child a special learning adventure at a Marbles Kids Museum Summer Camp. Summer camps include museum access, an IMAX movie and countless opportunities to get active, have fun and be creative! Pre-registration required. Click here to register. |
 Coming to Raleigh in 2013! Enjoy professional performances of popular children’s tales. Live theater jumpstarts imagination, lengthens the attention span and boosts interest in reading. Bring your family and discover the magic.
Tickets on sale now. Use special offer code MARBLES to save! A portion of proceeds benefits Marbles Kids Museum. Find out more>>
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 Tuesday, May 21 | 5-8pm - OPEN LATE!
Bring the family for a night of play for just $2 per person! As always, members play free. Join our friends from Target for storytime and illustrate your very own Marbleous book. Held every third Tuesday. Generously sponsored by Target.
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 Salsa-riffic
Thursday, May 23
9am-12pm | Ages 3-5
Members - $30/class; Non-members - $35/class
It’s a fiesta! Our little chefs will be elbows deep in tomatoes and veggies making "So Simple Salsa" and fixing homemade tortillas. We’ll have fun reading Chicks and Salsa and crafting a cactus that never needs watering. Sponsored by Harris Teeter. Pre-registration required. Find out more>> |
 Subway Sunday - Fresh Fit Fun
Sunday, May 26 | Museum open 9am-5pm
Get your heart pumping with a special focus on fresh-fit fun activities in the museum throughout the day. Held the last Sunday of each month in partnership with Subway.
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 Stars, Stripes and Celebration!
Monday, May 27 | Museum open 9am-5pm
Have a blast welcoming back summer and celebrating the USA with Memorial Day play! Join us for a Star-Spangled Dance Party, Fireworks Painting, Rocket Science and more spring into summer fun.
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 Wednesday, May 29 | 3:30-4pm
Join Jammin' Baby, a presenter of Music Together®, for musical fun and exploration. Appropriate for ages birth to five.
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Kids Movie Series Features Animalopolis at IMAX at Marbles
Returns Friday, May 31
Animalopolis will take you on a voyage into the magical world of animals. A bit fanciful, a bit "Seussian" perhaps, a place of good natured humor, beauty and just plain fun for kids and their parents. Click here for tickets and showtimes>> |
 Saturday, June 1 | 10-11am
Wednesday, June 19 | 10:30-11:30am
Whole Foods will join in the farm fun with a cooking demonstration in the garden. Create a delicious recipe using the season's freshest harvest from farms across NC. Sponsored by Whole Foods Market. |
 NEW! For rising year-round kindergartners
Friday, June 7 | 5-8pm
Celebrate starting school! Practice a lunch line, get moving at recess, hop on a school bus and explore circle time. Free for rising year-round kindergartners and their families. Sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services. In partnership with Wake County Public *Kick-off to Kindergartern for traditional school kindergartners will be Saturday, August 17, at Marbles. Find out more>> |
 Friday, June 7 | 5:30-8:30pm
Two Camps: Ages 3-5 and K5-11
Drop off your children at Marbles for an evening of fun on their own, while you dine, shop or simply relax. Pre-registration required. Find out more>>
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 Garden Sprouts- Trash to Treasure
Saturday, June 8 | 10-11am
Join us in the garden with special guests from CompostNow! Learn about composting and help lighten the load on the way to the landfill. Read more >> |
 Saturday, June 8 | 11am-2pm
Play around with orchestra instruments with the North Carolina Symphony's Instrument Zoo. Create Out of this World art and meet a special guest from the symphony. The musical fun leads up to the symphony's June performance of Holst's the Planets: An HD Odyssey.
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 Green Energy Workshop - Solar Energy
Sunday, June 9 | 2:30-3:30pm
Calling all power pioneers! Join us for electrifying solar energy play in the courtyard. Sponsored by Duke Energy. |
 Elementary School's Out Camp
June 11, 12, 13, or 14
9am-5pm*
Kids have exciting camp adventures with fun-filled days of museum discovery and unique classroom activities on the days they have off but you don't - teacher workdays, school holidays and winter and spring break. Pre-registration required. *Extended care available. Find out more>>
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 Future Vet with Banfield Pet Hospital
Saturday, June 15 | 1-2pm
Future vets and animal lovers! Participate in Banfield Pet Hospital's FutureVet® interactive program led by a veterinarian. Kids explore careers in pet health, meet a therapy dog and graduate with a FutureVet® certificate. Free with museum admission. In partnership with Banfield Pet Hospital. |
 Saturday, June 22 | 11am-12pm
Get moving with guests from the American Dance Festival's Project Danec. Help celebrate the traditions and culture of African Dance and drumming. ADF faculty members will teach kids and adults the histories and joys of African movements, rhythms and musical instruments. Get ready to hear the beat and move your feet; no prior dance expereince is necessary.
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 Sunday, June 23 | 1-3pm
Join the FoodMASTER team from ECU and play around with the science of food and how healthy eating gives you the energy to play. Make a basil seed bracelet, experiment with emulsifiers, use vegetable juice to explore PH and test out your taste buds.
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 Saturday, June 29 | 1-3pm
Carolina Hurricanes staff members will be at the museum for hockey fun. Play around in the Canes inflatable slap shot booth and practice like a pro in the skills and drills zone full of sticks, pucks and goals. |
