# Things to do with kids at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal

> 9 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203, in the Cincinnati area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [LEGO Jurassic World: The Exhibition at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/lego-jurassic-world-the-exhibition-at-cincinnati-museum-center--listing-94235f5d5e24f1dbef9a4e79) — May 22 – Jan 4 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · From $14.50 · checked Oct 20. A large traveling exhibition at Union Terminal built by Ryan "Brickman" McNaught's team from more than six million LEGO bricks, with over 50 dinosaurs, scenes and interactive…
- [Maker Moment: Insect Pinning at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/maker-moment-insect-pinning-at-cincinnati-museum-center--listing-75965d2c9da8aa7e86fff38c) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · Ages 10+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. An evening workshop with one of Cincinnati's resident entomologists at Cincinnati Museum Center. Participants learn the difference between moths and butterflies or bees and…
- [Halloween at CMC](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/halloween-at-cmc--listing-5385dfa788f9d36492a58ef4) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · With admission · checked Oct 14. Family Halloween day across Union Terminal; costumes encouraged. Museum of Natural History & Science: Fossil Frights in the Dinosaur Hall (10:15 a.m.), Mad Scientist Science…
- [Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/holiday-junction-featuring-the-duke-energy-holiday-trains--listing-911f037c67c5c449049ac440) — Nov 13 – Jan 4 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Cincinnati Museum Center's signature holiday exhibit, celebrating the 80th season of the Duke Energy Holiday Trains: over 300 rail cars and 50 locomotives on a garden railway…
- [Junior Chefs Parent-and-Child Cooking Class at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/junior-chefs-parent-and-child-cooking-class-at-cincinnati-museum-cente--listing-73e508b20cce14f13150fb91) — Sat, Nov 14 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · Paid · checked Oct 24. A hands-on cooking class at Cincinnati Museum Center where one adult and one child register together and work side by side, learning kitchen tools and techniques as they slice…
- [STEM Girls: Solve the Mysteries of the Mind](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/stem-girls-solve-the-mysteries-of-the-mind--listing-4cbacd615d1999c729047a4d) — Sat, Nov 14 · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · Free · checked Oct 24. The final fall 2026 session of Cincinnati Museum Center's free STEM Girls program for students in grades 3 to 8. Participants become brain detectives: they investigate puzzling…
- [Homeschool Cooking Club at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/homeschool-cooking-club-at-cincinnati-museum-center--listing-15658fd6a02f6382485ec896) — Thu, Nov 19 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · Paid · checked Oct 24. A food-science cooking club for homeschool families on select Thursday mornings at Cincinnati Museum Center. Each session cooks one dish while exploring the science behind it…
- [Friday Night at the Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/friday-night-at-the-museum-at-cincinnati-museum-center--listing-6b373be7888a6ef1f22c66bf) — Fri, Nov 20 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · All ages · From $9 · checked Oct 20. On the third Friday of each month Cincinnati Museum Center keeps the Museum of Natural History & Science and the Cincinnati History Museum open late, from 5 to 8 p.m., so…
- [Deaf Day with Santa at Cincinnati Museum Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/deaf-day-with-santa-at-cincinnati-museum-center--listing-ff849a98c5ad651992d37734) — Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. In partnership with Cincinnati State's Interpreter Training Program, Deaf and Hard of Hearing guests can visit with Santa with interpreters on site from 2 to 5 p.m., during the…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Cincinnati Museum Center (Children's Museum, Natural History & Science, History Museum)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/cincinnati-museum-center-children-s-museum-natural-history-and-science--listing-5d21a28cdbd9cb63976ad70a) — Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Museum complex in historic Union Terminal. Museum Admission includes the Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science and The Children's Museum; the OMNIMAX…

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