# Things to do with kids at Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

> 10 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204, in the Jacksonville area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Tiffany or Ti-Phony? Opening Weekend Family Activities](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/tiffany-or-ti-phony-opening-weekend-family-activities--listing-8410838c70ca7d1410bd7193) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · checked Oct 24. The Cummer Museum opens its exhibition Tiffany or Ti-Phony? A Story of Desire with a weekend of family activities built around Tiffany lamps. Children and grown-ups look closely…
- [Drop-in Tour: Creature Feature at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/drop-in-tour-creature-feature-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-a2e4039b6ad2f714d9611e71) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-day gallery tour at the Cummer Museum that hunts for the creatures hidden in the collection, both real animals and imagined ones such as the red dragon painted on an…
- [Creative Kids: Color – Expressing Mood and Meaning](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creative-kids-color-expressing-mood-and-meaning--listing-d77276850612d7025736ec41) — Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Cummer Museum's monthly Creative Kids workshop for children in kindergarten through grade 5 and a grown-up. This session is about color: children explore the galleries and…
- [Artful Storytime: Garden Secrets](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-garden-secrets--listing-994f70594ee9d1448593ded3) — Wed, Nov 18 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A monthly storytime for ages 2 to 6 and their grown-ups at the Cummer Museum, with read-alouds in the galleries or gardens followed by an art activity in the studio. November's…
- [Creative Kids: Holiday Ornament Painting](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/creative-kids-holiday-ornament-painting--listing-2cfd31b5901fb94c6aa53100) — Thu, Dec 3 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · From $15 · checked Oct 24. December's Creative Kids session at the Cummer Museum, for kindergarten through fifth graders with a caregiver, takes its cue from the Tiffany or Ti-Phony? exhibition. Children…
- [Holiday Market and Free First Saturday at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/holiday-market-and-free-first-saturday-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-b02d66634cd863ae3c8c6ff7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Saturday of December the Cummer Museum's Front Lawn Market becomes a Holiday Market: an open-air market of local artisans and makers selling handcrafted gifts. It…
- [Artful Storytime: By the Ocean](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-by-the-ocean--listing-50c11cd058a560265df842cf) — Wed, Dec 16 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. December's Artful Storytime at the Cummer Museum heads to the beach. Inspired by the exhibition A State of Expression, the stories for ages 2 to 6 feature Florida's shoreline…
- [Luminaria at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/luminaria-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-2ab49a00c60d53f93ada79ed) — Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · checked Oct 24. During Riverside Avondale Preservation's Luminaria, when candle-lined streets glow throughout the neighborhood, the Cummer Museum is a starting or ending point for the walk. The…
- [MLK Celebration at the Cummer Museum](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/mlk-celebration-at-the-cummer-museum--listing-36f6eef9666aa528a2c53b00) — Thu, Jan 14 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · checked Oct 24. An evening at the Cummer Museum honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through art, reflection, music and community. Visitors explore the museum through…
- [Artful Storytime: Celebrate the Legacy of MLK](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/artful-storytime-celebrate-the-legacy-of-mlk--listing-e20347efab5808733dcba6b0) — Wed, Jan 20 · 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · Ages 2–6 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A preschool storytime at the Cummer Museum, held the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, that honors Dr. King's message of peace, justice and hope. Stories introduce children…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/cummer-museum-of-art-and-gardens--listing-1997bf8b171abe7f66d414d9) — Tuesday–Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.–4… · Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An art museum on the St. Johns River in Riverside with permanent galleries, special exhibitions and historic riverfront gardens, all included in general admission. Children 5 and…

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