Events

Upcoming Programs & Events

	April 2025
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 CLOSED CLOSED April 1, 2025 •	2	3	4	5
6	7 CLOSED CLOSED April 7, 2025 •	8 CLOSED CLOSED April 8, 2025 •	9	10	11	12 Spark: A STEM Career Showcase! Spark: A STEM Career Showcase! April 12, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Don't miss this month's Spark event in the Foothills Collaboratory featuring the City of Hickory Traffic Engineers! SPARK is a STEM career showcase featuring local industries in the Carolina Foothills. Participate in guided activities based on their careers. The LAB can be found at the end of the South entrance hallway across from Velo-City. This program is free with the price of admission. •
13	14 CLOSED CLOSED April 14, 2025 •	15 CLOSED CLOSED April 15, 2025 •	16 STEM Trek STEM Trek April 16, 2025 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Hickory Metro Convention Center & Visitors Bureau, 1960 13th Ave Dr SE #5186, Hickory, NC 28602, USA STEM Trek is a FREE family event for all ages! Explore fun STEM careers while participating in hands-on activities provided by local businesses highlighting STEM career options. The event is engaging for children and adults alike! This year STEM Trek will be located at the Hickory Metro Convention Center on April 16th from 3 – 6 PM! Find more NC SciFest events happening in April HERE •	17	18	19 Holiday Egg-Themed Activities Holiday Egg-Themed Activities April 19, 2025 Get egg-cited for egg-themed activities throughout the science center! All day long on Saturday, April 19th. Free event with the purchase of admission. •
20 CLOSED CLOSED April 20, 2025 Happy Easter! In observance of the holiday, CSC is closed. •	21 CLOSED CLOSED April 21, 2025 •	22 CLOSED CLOSED April 22, 2025 •	23	24	25	26 Naturalist Program: Build Your Own Cryptid Naturalist Program: Build Your Own Cryptid April 26, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Unleash your imagination with the knowledge you know about critters and creatures to build your very own cryptid, at this month's Naturalist Program: Build Your Own Cryptid. On Saturday, April 26th from 10 AM – 12 PM in the Naturalist Center. Free event with purchase of admission. •
27	28 CLOSED CLOSED April 28, 2025 •	29 CLOSED CLOSED April 29, 2025 •	30

Upcoming Showtimes

One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

Sun, Apr 13 2025 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm

25 minutes

Big Bird and his friends Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu explore how the Earth, moon, and night sky are similar for all people no matter where they live. This show examines the similarities and differences between the earth and the moon.

Show Begins at 2:00 PM

More Showtimes!

Sam H.

This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.

– Sam H.

Denise G.

Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.

– Denise G.

Larry W.

Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.

-Larry W.

Meredith C.

What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.

– Meredith C.

Tiffany F.

We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.

– Tiffany F.

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