# Things to do with kids at Discovery World > 8 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Discovery World, 500 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53202, in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24. 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 Oct 25, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/milwaukee/venues/discovery-world ## Events ahead - [MilliporeSigma Curiosity Cube at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milliporesigma-curiosity-cube-at-discovery-world--listing-5cc26bff71523948e0f7e073) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · Free · checked Oct 24. MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube, a free mobile science lab in a converted shipping container, stops at Discovery World for the day. Inside, kids and teens try interactive… - [Brain-cercise Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/brain-cercise-day--listing-04202a24ab044a9559f6fd5b) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family science day about the brain and nervous system. Children explore optical illusions that show how the brain interprets what we see, take on puzzles and brain teasers… - [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-discovery-world--listing-fe64d6324d3568278017c137) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit parks at Discovery World for Halloween weekend. Young children gather at the Story Tree for imaginative play, pose at a 'When I Grow Up'… - [Sci-Fi Family Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/sci-fi-family-day--listing-faf2da762f0a7bed9eb43a3d) — Sun, Nov 22 · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Discovery World · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Discovery World's celebration of science fiction: families interact with droids and sci-fi exhibitors, learn and play tabletop and board games, try a hologram workshop (10 a.m… - [Storytime with Santa at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/storytime-with-santa-at-discovery-world--listing-ac6bbfab45b4fe3d412c1c53) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. Santa reads holiday stories in the Discovery World theater at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m., then strolls through the building between sessions greeting children. A low-key Santa… - [Code & Create Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/code-and-create-day--listing-c23cca0ca3684d4136b2ffb8) — Sun, Dec 6 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family day introducing coding. Children and parents work through beginner coding challenges and maker activities designed to show how algorithms work and to let kids invent… - [Mermaid Echo at Discovery World (December)](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/mermaid-echo-at-discovery-world-december--listing-7a2ae2ad46eeadedbbdb2cbd) — Sun, Dec 20 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. Mermaid Echo swims with underwater friends in a performance that teaches kids about freshwater and the creatures living in it. Shows are at 11 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 1 p.m… - [Gross Out Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/gross-out-day--listing-749fec0c4ddc6042fc3748e7) — Sun, Jan 10 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. A day devoted to the science of everything gross, icky, sticky, gooey, wiggly and crawly. Children get hands-on with interactive exhibits and activities such as the science of… ## Ongoing programs and visits - [Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/discovery-world--listing-7405fde803ed053de58ac0af) — Wednesday–Sunday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; also open Monday Jan 18, 2027. Closed Mondays–Tuesdays… · Discovery World · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A lakefront science and technology museum split into a Tech Side and an Aqua Side. The Aqua Side has the aquarium with a Lake Michigan tank, a Caribbean tank and a touch tank… ## Nearby - More venues in Milwaukee: [Schlitz Audubon Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/schlitz-audubon-nature-center) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/schlitz-audubon-nature-center.md), [Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-public-museum) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-public-museum.md), [Milwaukee County Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-county-zoo) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-county-zoo.md), [Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley.md), [Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-art-museum) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/milwaukee-art-museum.md), [Mitchell Park Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/mitchell-park-domes) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/mitchell-park-domes.md), [Urban Ecology Center – Riverside Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-riverside-park) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-riverside-park.md), [Betty Brinn Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/betty-brinn-children-s-museum) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/betty-brinn-children-s-museum.md), [Urban Ecology Center — Washington Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-washington-park) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/urban-ecology-center-washington-park.md), [UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uw-milwaukee-panther-arena) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uw-milwaukee-panther-arena.md), [UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uwm-manfred-olson-planetarium) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/venues/uwm-manfred-olson-planetarium.md) - [Things to do with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee.md) - [This weekend in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md) Venue pages are listed once a venue has 3 current listings.