# Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center > Place to go for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Wednesday–Saturday 9 AM–3 PM; closed Sunday–Tuesday (hours effective Sept. 9, 2026)… - Where: Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center, 198 Kempner St, Sugar Land, TX 77498 - Ages: Children and their families; under 1 free - Price: Online: adults & children (ages 1+) $15, seniors 65+ $14, military $14; onsite $17 / $16; children under 1 and members free; Texas Lone Star Card holders free (up to 6) - Schedule: Wednesday–Saturday 9 AM–3 PM; closed Sunday–Tuesday (hours effective Sept. 9, 2026). Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 9 AM–3 PM; New Year's Day 11 AM–5 PM. - Organizer: Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center - Official page: https://cmh.ticketapp.org/portal/pid/2/product/52 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/fort-bend-children-s-discovery-center--listing-65c8f5c6d8a91a178d988979 ## About Sugar Land's hands-on children's museum, run by the team behind Children's Museum Houston, is built for babies through about age 10. Kids move between themed play areas such as the Kidtropolis town where they role-play grown-up jobs, a Tot*Spot for the youngest, an Art Academy studio, a Science Station, the Junktion maker space and a Paper Playground where everything is built from paper. Admission covers all activities and the museum's special event days, which follow the seasons: Halloween, Diwali, Native American Heritage Month, a Thanksgiving-week Gobbler Fest and more. From September 2026 the museum keeps shorter hours, open Wednesday to Saturday only, so plan weekday-morning or Saturday visits; groups of 10 or more children must book ahead. 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