Historic Auto Attraction Opening Weekend
Come check out more than 12 new exhibits in the 50,000 square feet of new museum space. Cost: $28 per adult / $20 per kid ages 7-17 / free for Continue Reading
Donation Day for Burpee Museum
Pay what you want to visit the museum today.
Til Death Do Us Part
Enjoy a night at the museum seeing taxidermy, fossils, wet collections, and photo opportunities in the Barnes Mansion! Get tickets here. Cost: $14 per adult / $12 per kid ages Continue Reading
Heritage Holidays
Walk through displays of various holiday traditions and decorations. The Graham Ginestra house will display an Italian Christmas scene.
Fossil Day
Touch and feel fossil specimens from the collection, do make and takes, and enter to win prizes. Cost: $12 per adult 13 and up, kids 4-12 $10, kids up to Continue Reading
Olympic Challenge
Become an Olympian for the day and try long jumps, obstacle courses and more. Reserve your time spot here. Cost: $9 per person ages 1 and up / kids under Continue Reading
Self-Guided Tours
Take a self-guided tour through the museum galleries. Tours are available Wednesdays through Sundays each week. Get tickets here. Cost: $7 for adults / $5 for children / kids 2-17 Continue Reading
Sock Monkey Madness Festival
Celebrate Sock Monkey Nelson’s birthday by making a sock monkey ($20) or birthday themed accessory kit ($5 per kit), playing games and doing crafts, and meeting Sock Monkey Nelson. Get Continue Reading
Children’s Storytime at RPL Rock River
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment with staff from Midway Village reading a story about the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Galaxy Wars Event
Dress in your Star Wars inspired gear and celebrate the power of the magnetic force and create a lightsaber. Cost is $9 per person, kids 1 and under and members Continue Reading
