FREE with Suggested Museum Admission

Five Fabulous Festival Days!

Featuring Art and Science Workshops, Laser and Planetarium Shows, Scavenger Hunts, Puppet Shows, Live Music and a Victorian Christmas Celebration in the Ballantine House.

Sunday, December 27, 12:30–4:30 pm
Family Day: Skies Alive!
Learn about bird migration in New Jersey through this interactive exhibit.

Daily Performances (2 pm) 

Saturday, December 26
Kwanzaa Celebration: Suunaa presents Eda Ne Kakati(From the Past to the Present)

Sunday, December 27
Twelve Miles West presents Miracle on 34th Street, A Radio Production, and The Dickens' Carollers perform all of your seasonal favorites

Monday, December 28
Pushcart Players present Peter & the Wolf

Tuesday, December 29
Hudson Vagabond Puppets present The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck and other Stories by Beatrice Potter

Wednesday, December 30
Baze and his Silly Friends present a holiday music extravaganza

Art Activities (12:30–4:30 pm) 

Let it Snow 
Decorate your window with beautiful hand-made snowflakes made from wire, chenille stems and beads.

Victorian Holiday Collage
Visit the Ballantine House, festively decorated for the holidays.  Then use Victorian images to create a holiday collage.

Shake Your Tail Feather
In Victorian homes, it was a winter custom to place little decorative birds throughout the house to act as guardians.  Visit the Ballantine House and search for little birds in every downstairs room, then make a clay bird for your home.

Candle Making
Make a candle for your holiday celebration using beeswax.

Science Activities (12:30–4:30 pm) 

Snot My Problem
Saturday only
Learn about mucus and how it helps us keep harmful germs out of our body.

Feather Friends
Monday–Wednesday
Compare the feathers of a variety of birds.