# Things to do with kids at Cranbrook Institute of Science

> 3 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801, in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Leonid Meteor Shower Night at Cranbrook Institute of Science](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/leonid-meteor-shower-night-at-cranbrook-institute-of-science--listing-ef7f0ca1e230acfe4a847cce) — Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM · Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Cranbrook Institute of Science stays open late on a Saturday in mid-November so families can try to catch the Leonid meteor shower. Visitors can use the Cranbrook Observatory…
- [Discovery Days: Turkey and T. rex — Thanksgiving Break at Cranbrook Institute of Science](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/discovery-days-turkey-and-t-rex-thanksgiving-break-at-cranbrook-instit--listing-f9cc7142debaab704aa74054) — Wed, Nov 25 (+3 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills · With admission · checked Oct 16. Over Thanksgiving break, Cranbrook Institute of Science runs Discovery Days: Turkey and T. rex, exploring all things fossils and dinosaurs (including the bird-dinosaur connection…
- [Discovery Days: Celebrate Science — Winter Break at Cranbrook Institute of Science](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/discovery-days-celebrate-science-winter-break-at-cranbrook-institute-o--listing-4d592b9e31280a933416dc3a) — Mon, Dec 21 (+7 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills · With admission · checked Oct 16. Cranbrook Institute of Science fills winter break with Discovery Days: Celebrate Science, a run of family days celebrating science and the season. Families can drop into hands-on…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Cranbrook Institute of Science](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/cranbrook-institute-of-science--listing-550c5e970a883464c8ecac59) — Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; 1st & 3rd Friday 10am-10pm; Sun 11am-5pm; free general admission 1st… · Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills · From $15 · checked Oct 13. Natural history and science museum on the Cranbrook campus in Bloomfield Hills with dinosaur, mineral and anthropology galleries, a Bat Zone and the Acheson Planetarium…

## Recently ended

- [Discovery Days: Bats, Bones, and Bubbles — Cranbrook Institute of Science](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/discovery-days-bats-bones-and-bubbles-cranbrook-institute-of-science--listing-0ced36f2688a40e29c52b251) — ended Sat, Oct 24

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