Peter Rabbit’s Garden Party
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Loading view.View Event DetailsSensory Friendly Sunday
View Event DetailsEnjoy The Strong during exclusive hours designed for children with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore the museum in a comfortable and accepting environment […]
Peter Rabbit’s Garden Party
View Event DetailsWave hello and snap a photo with Peter Rabbit from the Beatrix Potter classic at 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30 p.m. Enjoy story readings […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Unhappily Ever After Preview Performances
View Event DetailsEnjoy special preview performances of Unhappily Ever After by local educational theater program MT Ed (Musical Theater Education) at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. in the […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Spirograph School Break Week
View Event DetailsThe Spirograph®️ brand is celebrating 57 years of creativity by partnering with The Strong for April Break Week. All week long, create endless unique designs […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
World Video Game Hall of Fame Induction (Virtual)
View Event DetailsWhich games will make it into the prestigious World Video Game Hall of Fame this year? Check out a special, virtual induction ceremony at 10:30 […]
World Video Game Hall of Fame Celebration
View Event DetailsCelebrate the latest inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame (announced digitally on May 5) and past inductees. Pose with cosplayers dressed as […]
Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures, Ages 8+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for a Painting Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures workshop at The Strong’s Play Lab. Many Dungeons & Dragons players like to use miniatures […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
View Event DetailsMember early opening at 9 a.m. each day of opening weekend! Save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups at the all-new PAW Patrol: […]
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Opening
View Event DetailsMember early opening at 9 a.m. each day of opening weekend! Save the day with the heroic PAW Patrol pups at the all-new PAW Patrol: […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Special Presentat ...
View Event DetailsEnjoy presentations by local organization Children’s Learning and Discovery of Rochester (ChildROC) in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. View live Chinese calligraphy demonstrations, […]
Kids Race at the Rochester Criterium
View Event DetailsJoin The Strong at the MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight Festival for a Kids Race with Big Wheels! The free, outdoor event is part of […]
Soil Painting with 4-H
View Event DetailsExplore a new medium and form of art in our new Play Lab. Join the Monroe County 4-H for a community soil creation, and take […]
Read the Rainbow
View Event DetailsCelebrate Pride Month with stories from LGBTGIA+ authors, illustrators, and storytellers, such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Frog and […]
Read the Rainbow
View Event DetailsCelebrate Pride Month with stories from LGBTGIA+ authors, illustrators, and storytellers, such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and the Frog and […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Family Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 8+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for Family Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in […]
Juneteenth Celebration
View Event DetailsIn partnership with the Rochester Area Community Foundation and Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, The Strong is pleased to offer free admission and […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Garth Fagan Dance Performance
View Event DetailsEnjoy an intimate, hour-long performance of select works from the repertoire of the world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance in The Strong’s Paychex Theater. Throughout the performance, […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
A Moving Experience Dance Performance
View Event DetailsDance along with a performance by A Moving Experience, the Arc of Monroe’s modern dance troupe! A Moving Experience seeks to spread a message of […]
Make Marble Fireworks!
View Event DetailsCreate a firework display with marbles and paint to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Play Lab!
Make Marble Fireworks!
View Event DetailsCreate a firework display with marbles and paint to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Play Lab!
Make Marble Fireworks!
View Event DetailsCreate a firework display with marbles and paint to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Play Lab!
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Make Marble Fireworks!
View Event DetailsCreate a firework display with marbles and paint to celebrate the Fourth of July in the Play Lab!
All Elite Wrestling Meet-and-Greet
View Event DetailsJoin us in the Paychex Theater for meet-and-greets with wrestlers from All Elite Wrestling. Snap a photo with Ethan Page, Brodie Lee Jr., Thunder Rosa, […]
Adult Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 18+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for Adult Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Pete the Cat
View Event DetailsBring your rockin’ reader to meet the coolest cat around, Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin and James Dean’s Pete the Cat series! Listen to […]
Storybook Summer: Pete the Cat
View Event DetailsBring your rockin’ reader to meet the coolest cat around, Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin and James Dean’s Pete the Cat series! Listen to […]
Storybook Summer: Pete the Cat
View Event DetailsBring your rockin’ reader to meet the coolest cat around, Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin and James Dean’s Pete the Cat series! Listen to […]
Storybook Summer: Pete the Cat
View Event DetailsBring your rockin’ reader to meet the coolest cat around, Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin and James Dean’s Pete the Cat series! Listen to […]
Storybook Summer: Pete the Cat
View Event DetailsBring your rockin’ reader to meet the coolest cat around, Pete the Cat from Eric Litwin and James Dean’s Pete the Cat series! Listen to […]
Sensory Friendly Sunday
View Event DetailsEnjoy The Strong during exclusive hours designed for children with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore the museum in a comfortable and accepting environment […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Pancake Pig
View Event DetailsThis week, say hello to Pig from Laura Numeroff’s, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake.” Listen to story readings, craft your own pancake stack, […]
Storybook Summer: Pancake Pig
View Event DetailsThis week, say hello to Pig from Laura Numeroff’s, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake.” Listen to story readings, craft your own pancake stack, […]
Museum Secrets
View Event DetailsThe Strong’s Museum Secrets events are exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunities for Presidential, Sustaining, and Leading level museum members—as well as special guests—to tour spaces or view […]
Storybook Summer: Pancake Pig
View Event DetailsThis week, say hello to Pig from Laura Numeroff’s, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake.” Listen to story readings, craft your own pancake stack, […]
Storybook Summer: Pancake Pig
View Event DetailsThis week, say hello to Pig from Laura Numeroff’s, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake.” Listen to story readings, craft your own pancake stack, […]
Storybook Summer: Pancake Pig
View Event DetailsThis week, say hello to Pig from Laura Numeroff’s, “If you Give a Pig a Pancake.” Listen to story readings, craft your own pancake stack, […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
Storybook Summer: Curious George Goes to the Fair
View Event DetailsLet’s explore this week with none other than Curious George from H.A. Rey and Margret Rey’s Curious George book series! Jump around with everyone’s favorite […]
fivebyfive Playful Music Concert
View Event DetailsCelebrate National Toy Hall of Fame inductees that have been featured on the big screen and enjoy a special toy-inspired performance by fivebyfive, a Rochester-based […]
LEGO Workshop- SOLD OUT
View Event DetailsJoin the Rochester LEGO User Group (RLUG) for a one-of-a-kind LEGO workshop at The Strong’s Play Lab. View the mighty Great Ball Contraption, a LEGO […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Rainbow Fish
View Event DetailsSwim on over to The Strong this week to meet the brightest fish in the sea, Rainbow Fish from Marcus Pfister’s book. Enjoy this colorful […]
Storybook Summer: Rainbow Fish
View Event DetailsSwim on over to The Strong this week to meet the brightest fish in the sea, Rainbow Fish from Marcus Pfister’s book. Enjoy this colorful […]
Storybook Summer: Rainbow Fish
View Event DetailsSwim on over to The Strong this week to meet the brightest fish in the sea, Rainbow Fish from Marcus Pfister’s book. Enjoy this colorful […]
Storybook Summer: Rainbow Fish
View Event DetailsSwim on over to The Strong this week to meet the brightest fish in the sea, Rainbow Fish from Marcus Pfister’s book. Enjoy this colorful […]
Storybook Summer: Rainbow Fish
View Event DetailsSwim on over to The Strong this week to meet the brightest fish in the sea, Rainbow Fish from Marcus Pfister’s book. Enjoy this colorful […]
Youth Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 8+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for Youth Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Llama Llama
View Event DetailsCozy up with Llama Llama and his famous red pajamas this week for Story Book Summer! Sketch, design, and craft a square to add to […]
Storybook Summer: Llama Llama
View Event DetailsCozy up with Llama Llama and his famous red pajamas this week for Story Book Summer! Sketch, design, and craft a square to add to […]
Storybook Summer: Llama Llama
View Event DetailsCozy up with Llama Llama and his famous red pajamas this week for Story Book Summer! Sketch, design, and craft a square to add to […]
Museum Secrets
View Event DetailsThe Strong’s Museum Secrets events are exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunities for Presidential, Sustaining, and Leading level museum members—as well as special guests—to tour spaces or view […]
Learn to Dungeon Master (8+)
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for a Learn How to Be a Dungeon Master workshop at The Strong. You’ve explored the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a […]
Storybook Summer: Llama Llama
View Event DetailsCozy up with Llama Llama and his famous red pajamas this week for Story Book Summer! Sketch, design, and craft a square to add to […]
Storybook Summer: Llama Llama
View Event DetailsCozy up with Llama Llama and his famous red pajamas this week for Story Book Summer! Sketch, design, and craft a square to add to […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Paddington Bear
View Event DetailsPose with Paddington Bear from Michael Bond’s Paddington book series at The Strong during Story Book Summer! Make your own floppy hat like Paddington’s to […]
Storybook Summer: Paddington Bear
View Event DetailsPose with Paddington Bear from Michael Bond’s Paddington book series at The Strong during Story Book Summer! Make your own floppy hat like Paddington’s to […]
Storybook Summer: Paddington Bear
View Event DetailsPose with Paddington Bear from Michael Bond’s Paddington book series at The Strong during Story Book Summer! Make your own floppy hat like Paddington’s to […]
Storybook Summer: Paddington Bear
View Event DetailsPose with Paddington Bear from Michael Bond’s Paddington book series at The Strong during Story Book Summer! Make your own floppy hat like Paddington’s to […]
Happiest Hour – SOLD OUT
View Event DetailsSOLD OUT - TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR! Drink. Laugh. Play. Join The Strong on Thursday, August 18, for the adult-only Happiest […]
Storybook Summer: Paddington Bear
View Event DetailsPose with Paddington Bear from Michael Bond’s Paddington book series at The Strong during Story Book Summer! Make your own floppy hat like Paddington’s to […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Storybook Summer: Taco Dragon
View Event DetailsTaco Dragon concludes Story Book Summer with a fiery week of activities! Breath fire alongside Taco Dragon himself from Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s book, […]
Storybook Summer: Taco Dragon
View Event DetailsTaco Dragon concludes Story Book Summer with a fiery week of activities! Breath fire alongside Taco Dragon himself from Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s book, […]
Storybook Summer: Taco Dragon
View Event DetailsTaco Dragon concludes Story Book Summer with a fiery week of activities! Breath fire alongside Taco Dragon himself from Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s book, […]
Storybook Summer: Taco Dragon
View Event DetailsTaco Dragon concludes Story Book Summer with a fiery week of activities! Breath fire alongside Taco Dragon himself from Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s book, […]
Storybook Summer: Taco Dragon
View Event DetailsTaco Dragon concludes Story Book Summer with a fiery week of activities! Breath fire alongside Taco Dragon himself from Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s book, […]
Fidelis Care Backpack Program
View Event DetailsJoin Fidelis Care New York and other community partners on August 26, 12:30- 3:30 p.m., for a back-to-school event at The Strong! To get kids […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Family Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 8+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for Family Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Closing Celebration
View Event DetailsCelebrate PAW Patrol: Adventure Play’s last weekend at The Strong. Enjoy demonstrations by the dogs of the Massasauga Search and Rescue Team and therapy dogs […]
PAW Patrol: Adventure Play Closing Celebration
View Event DetailsCelebrate PAW Patrol: Adventure Play’s last weekend at The Strong. Enjoy demonstrations by the dogs of the Massasauga Search and Rescue Team and therapy dogs […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Little Builders
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display Opens
View Event DetailsEnjoy a display of traditional Latinx garments and crafts provided by Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester for Hispanic Heritage month, on view daily from September […]
String Art Workshop in the Play Lab- SOLD OUT
View Event DetailsJoin us for a hands-on string art workshop in The Strong Museum's Play Lab. Create a one-of-a-kind work of art using hammers, nails, and yarn to […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display
View Event DetailsEnjoy a display of traditional Latinx garments and crafts provided by Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester for Hispanic Heritage month, on view daily from September […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Little Builders
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Fringe Festival: Juggling Lessons World Record
View Event DetailsTry to help set a world record for the largest-ever juggling lesson led by juggling instructors Ted Baumhauer and Jeff Peden! This free experience, part […]
Butterfly Garden-Closed
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will be closed for annual maintenance from September 26-30. Thank you for your patience while we keep our live collections […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display
View Event DetailsEnjoy a display of traditional Latinx garments and crafts provided by Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester for Hispanic Heritage month, on view daily from September […]
Butterfly Garden-Closed
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will be closed for annual maintenance from September 26-30. Thank you for your patience while we keep our live collections […]
Butterfly Garden-Closed
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will be closed for annual maintenance from September 26-30. Thank you for your patience while we keep our live collections […]
Butterfly Garden-Closed
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will be closed for annual maintenance from September 26-30. Thank you for your patience while we keep our live collections […]
Butterfly Garden-Closed
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will be closed for annual maintenance from September 26-30. Thank you for your patience while we keep our live collections […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display
View Event DetailsEnjoy a display of traditional Latinx garments and crafts provided by Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester for Hispanic Heritage month, on view daily from September […]
Butterfly Garden opens at 1 p.m.
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will open at 1 p.m. daily for annual maintenance from October 3–7, 2022. Thank you for your patience while we […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Fall Favorites
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Butterfly Garden opens at 1 p.m.
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will open at 1 p.m. daily for annual maintenance from October 3–7, 2022. Thank you for your patience while we […]
Butterfly Garden opens at 1 p.m.
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will open at 1 p.m. daily for annual maintenance from October 3–7, 2022. Thank you for your patience while we […]
Butterfly Garden opens at 1 p.m.
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will open at 1 p.m. daily for annual maintenance from October 3–7, 2022. Thank you for your patience while we […]
Butterfly Garden opens at 1 p.m.
View Event DetailsThe Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden will open at 1 p.m. daily for annual maintenance from October 3–7, 2022. Thank you for your patience while we […]
Learn how to Dungeon Master (8+)
View Event DetailsYou’ve explored the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons and now you’re ready to lead adventures of your own. Learn how to bring a Dungeons […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display
View Event DetailsEnjoy a display of traditional Latinx garments and crafts provided by Grupo Cultural Latinos en Rochester for Hispanic Heritage month, on view daily from September […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Owl Pellet Workshop in the Play Lab
View Event DetailsEnjoy a special ticketed event in conjunction with The Strong's Totally Gross programming. Dissect an owl pellet in the Play Lab at 11 a.m., then […]
Totally Gross
View Event DetailsVisit The Strong for a day of Totally Gross play! Enjoy an up close and personal display of the slipperiest and stinkiest animals of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
The Strong Museum’s 40th Birthday Celebration
View Event DetailsThe Strong turns 40! Celebrate with us by grabbing your party hats upon entry, enjoying a birthday tea party, and snapping a photo in the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
View Event DetailsCelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by enjoying a bilingual Spanish English story time in the Adam’s Atrium and dance demonstrations presented by Grupo Cultural Latinos En […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Fall Favorites
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Museum Closed
View Event DetailsClosed to the public for The Play Ball fundraising gala. For more information about tickets and sponsorship, please visit www.theplayball.org.
The Play Ball
View Event DetailsThis year The Play Ball gala will be a fun-filled and inspiring evening featuring all of the unique experiences that The Strong National Museum of Play is known […]
Canstruction Display: Fads Through the Ages
View Event DetailsCanstruction® is a unique nonprofit organization that holds annual competitions to design and build giant sculptures made from canned food. At the close of the […]
Finger Lakes Opera presents “Pinocchio”
View Event DetailsEnjoy a performance of Pinocchio, a children's opera by Finger Lakes Opera(FLO), in The Strong's Paychex Theater. FLO's operatic twist of Pinocchio tells the classic fairy-tale […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Magic 101
View Event DetailsJoin professional magician Bill Gormont, as Professor Wizini, while he presents the Wonderful World of Wizardry magic show at The Strong! See the magic show […]
Wizards, Magic, and More!
View Event DetailsCalling all wizards, warlocks, and conjurers! Fly in and enjoy a magical weekend at The Strong. Experience a magical performance in the Paychex Theater at […]
Sensory Friendly Sunday
View Event DetailsEnjoy The Strong during exclusive hours designed for children with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore the museum in a comfortable and accepting environment […]
Wizards, Magic, and More!
View Event DetailsCalling all wizards, warlocks, and conjurers! Fly in and enjoy a magical weekend at The Strong. Experience a magical performance in the Paychex Theater at […]
Fairy Magic
View Event DetailsVisit the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden and be transported to a magical world during Fairy Magic! Listen to spritely music as you walk among butterflies, […]
Toddler Trick-or-Treat
View Event DetailsDelight in a special event designed for toddlers! Come in costume to trick-or-treat for prizes at the homes of some popular costumed characters. Craft Halloween […]
College Night
View Event DetailsGather your friends and enjoy an evening of play exclusively for college students! Explore more than a city block of interactive exhibits, play your way […]
Weaving 101 with Susan Kesler Simpson
View Event DetailsLearn how a loom works, watch live demonstrations and explore the art of weaving with hands-on weaving stations alongside Susan Kesler Simpson on November 5 […]
Youth Dungeons & Dragons, Ages 8+
View Event DetailsJoin Just Games for Youth Dungeons and Dragons at The Strong. Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons—a National Toy Hall of Fame inductee—in […]
Weaving 101 with Susan Kesler Simpson
View Event DetailsLearn how a loom works, watch live demonstrations and explore the art of weaving with hands-on weaving stations alongside Susan Kesler Simpson on November 5 […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Nocturnal November
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
High School Night
View Event DetailsGather your friends and enjoy an evening of play exclusively for high school students! Explore interactive exhibits, play your way through the history of electronic […]
Morpho Magic
View Event DetailsView hundreds of blue morpho butterflies as they flutter about the garden and take pictures as they land on colorful holiday ornaments during Morpho Magic. […]
Holiday Preview
View Event DetailsBegin your day with a visit from the Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, and the Nutcracker Prince as they offer a sneak peek of this year’s […]
Woodbury School Open House
View Event DetailsThe Strong’s Woodbury School is accepting applications for the 2023–24 school year, enrollment opens December 1. Learn more about the school, tour the new classrooms, […]
Toy Hall of Fame Celebration Weekend
View Event DetailsCelebrate the 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame inductees and past inductees with a full-filled weekend at The Strong! Take a journey through Candyland, a […]
Corn Husk Doll Making Workshop in the Play Lab
View Event DetailsJoin the Ganondagan State Historic Site for a 90-minute educational, hands-on workshop to explore the art and importance of corn to the Seneca people. Hear […]
Toy Hall of Fame Celebration Weekend
View Event DetailsCelebrate the 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame inductees and past inductees with a full-filled weekend at The Strong! Take a journey through Candyland, a […]
Morpho Magic
View Event DetailsView hundreds of blue morpho butterflies as they flutter about the garden and take pictures as they land on colorful holiday ornaments during Morpho Magic. […]
Carol D. Simmons Storytime Club- Nocturnal November
View Event DetailsCelebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Student and Video Game Industry Leader Luncheon
View Event DetailsPresented by The Strong’s Women in Games Initiative and Rochester Institute of Technology College students interested in video games, storytelling, art, and music—spend exclusive time […]
Gaming for All: A Women in Games Celebration
View Event DetailsJoin The Strong National Museum of Play and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for a special evening of big-kid fun to celebrate and share the […]
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Visit a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
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- Woodbury School
