Museum Events

First Friday Dollar Night!

Friday, Oct. 7, 5-8pm

An affordable Friday night at the Museum due to the generosity of Electric Boat Employees Community Service Association. $1 per person over 1 year old.

Cat Refugees

Saturday, Oct. 8, 12:30pm & 2pm

The Museum is proud to present two free performances of the play Cat Refugees in our Discovery Room!

Cat Refugees is part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings Project, an effort through which people around the world perform work by Ukrainian artists affected by the war. The play, by Ludk Tymoshenko and Marina Smilianets, is a sweet story about a kitten named Peachy who has been separated from their human. They find themself in a shelter with three cats who couldn't be more dissimilar. Separated from the homes they knew and loved before "the big bad thing" occurred, the cats discover in one another a caring community that gives them a new sense of what home can mean.

Presented by the Connecticut College Theater Department.

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Sensory-Friendly Evening at the Museum:

Halloween Art

Friday, Oct. 21, 5-7pm

Join us for a special evening, which is free for families with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing challenges. Participants will have fun experimenting with a variety of art modalities including paper crafting, collage, painting, gluing and beads to make some cool Halloween and Autumn projects.

Free to attend. Pre-registration required.

This event is funded by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.

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Halloween at the Museum

October 25-29, 9:30am-4:30pm

Happy Halloween Week!

Wear your costume to the Museum and receive $1.00 off admission!

Special Event for the Grown-Ups!

Ladies Night at the Museum

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6pm-8pm

A special evening event for adults! You and your girls are invited to mix and mingle at the Niantic Children’s Museum while enjoying a unique evening filled with:

- Locally brewed beer from the Niantic Public House
- Wine and nibbles
- Inspiration board DIY in our MakerSpace
- Mermaid hair station
- Learn how to make a decoupage oyster ring dish (while supplies last)
- After hours exhibit exploration
- Raffle items
- More to be announced!

Tickets are $35. Limited space available. Pre-registration required.

Proceeds to benefit Safe Futures.
Safe Futures saves lives, restores hope, and changes the future for those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking in Southeastern Connecticut.

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Save the Date: Countdown to Noon

New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 10am-2pm

at the East Lyme Community Center

Details to be announced.