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One Stop, Five Museums. Plus the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. Five plus one = FUN! #atthemuseums #SeussinSpringfield
The Springfield Museums, located in the heart of Springfield, Massachusetts, feature five world-class museums that explore art, history, science, and Dr. Seuss, plus one Dr. Seuss Museum and National Memorial Sculpture Garden.
Looking for big Halloween fun? The candy hunt is on ! 🍬🎃
Wear your costume and explore the Springfield Museums during a full day of Halloween activities on October 24:
🎨 Face painting and trick-or-treat bag decorating, 10 am–2 pm
🫧 Giant bubbles, 11 am–2 pm, weather permitting
🍬 Trick-or-treating in the galleries, 11 am–3 pm
📚 Campfire tales, 11 am–3 pm
👹 Creature Feature headbands, 12–4 pm
Halloween at the Museums is free with museum admission. Activities and treats are available while supplies last.
Plan your visit and review the costume guidelines:
https://springfieldmuseums.org/program/halloween-at-the-museums-2026/
Please note: Timed tickets for the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum will be available first come, first served at the Welcome Center on the day of this program.
🎩 THE CAT COMES HOME! 🐾
The Cat in the Hat is coming back to Springfield—and you're invited to the celebration!
Join us Friday, November 6, at Regal MGM Springfield when the new big-screen adaptation of the beloved classic debuts in Dr. Seuss’s hometown.
Arrive early and walk the red carpet for a family-friendly evening filled with:
🎩 The Cat in the Hat
💙 Thing 1 & Thing 2
🎨 Family-friendly activities
🎁 Special giveaways
🎬 And a celebration of a story that began right here in Springfield!
The Cat has traveled a long way from Springfield to the big screen. Now it's time to welcome him home.
📅 Friday, November 6, 6-8 pm
📍 Regal MGM Springfield Lobby
🎟️ Get tickets at regmovies.com or on the app
TM & © 2026 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Seuss Regal
Springfield, get ready for someTHING big… 🎩💙 💙
And this time, they're coming home.
👀 Stay tuned for a very special Springfield celebration on Friday, November 6.
TM & © 2026 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All Rights Reserved.
Dr. Seuss Regal The Cat In The Hat
10/14/2026
A Salem getaway, one-of-a-kind artwork, or music created just for you beneath the stars...which would you bid on first? 🔮
The Spellbound Silent Auction opens online October 15 at 10 am, with unusual items and experiences including Josh Simpson glass art, a personalized cosmic music experience in the Seymour Planetarium, a custom-painted Louis Vuitton handbag, original paintings, golf packages, and cultural destinations from around the region.
You do not need to attend Spellbound to participate. Browse the complete auction and place your bids from anywhere:
Explore the auction and choose your favorites: e.givesmart.com/events/QjS/
Bidding closes October 22 at 7:45 pm. Proceeds support exhibitions, education, and community programs at the Springfield Museums.
Want to experience Spellbound in person? Tomorrow is also the final day to reserve tickets: 56082.blackbaudhosting.com/56082/Spellbound-Fall-Fundraiser-2026
Proceeds support exhibitions, education, and community programs
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Thanks to our generous donors:
Jackies Vintage Vault, CN Photography, MASS MoCA, The Emily Dickinson Museum, Salem Witch Museum, MGM Springfield, The House of Seven Gables, Hawthorne Hotel, Michael Szwed Jewelers, Stephen Allen Jewelers, Serene Salon Spa, Health Trax East Longmeadow, Mondazzi Crystals, Fletchers BBQ Shop, Lolas Longmeadow, P. Hayes Designs, The Ranch Golf Club
Come find the artwork you can’t stop looking at. 👀🖼️
We asked two Springfield Museums staff members to choose their favorite paintings and explain what keeps drawing them back.
Beginning Saturday, October 10, visitors will have even more to explore when In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting opens at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition brings together more than 65 paintings spanning the early 19th through the late 20th century.
Watch the video to see our staff picks, then visit In Nature’s Studio and choose your own. Come back and tell us what caught your eye!
In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting is organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826 – 1900), Syria: Ruins by the Sea, 1873 – 1874, oil on canvas, 10 1/2 x 16 inches, Museum Purchase, 1922.157.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835 – 1910), Landscape, 1860, oil on canvas, 28 x 44 inches, Gift, Mr. David C. Geiger, 1926.526.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826 – 1900), and DeWitt Clinton Boutelle (American, 1820 – 1884), Cotopaxi, 1862, oil on canvas, 34 1/2 x 56 inches, Museum Purchase, 1929.32.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882 – 1925), The Launching, 1913, oil on panel, 18 x 22 inches, Museum Purchase, 1951.63.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Arthur Parton (American, 1842 – 1914), Landscape, 1875, oil on canvas, 12 ½ x 10 ¼ inches, Museum Purchase, 1917.356.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
10/06/2026
🌈 Explore before the usual bustle begins! Join us for Sensory Friendly Sunday on October 11 from 9–11 am.
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and Springfield Science Museum will open early for a quieter, more welcoming museum experience. Select exhibits will be modified to accommodate a range of sensory needs and abilities.
💙 Trained staff and volunteers will be available to assist.
🤫 Quiet spaces will be available for anyone who needs to take a break.
🎨 Sensory-friendly crafts for all ages in the Cat’s Corner.
Parents and caregivers must remain with their children throughout their visit.
Know a family who might appreciate a quieter museum experience? Share this post with them!
10/02/2026
Prepare to be SPELLBOUND… 🕯️ ✨
Summoning all spirits to an evening where the mysterious, the magical, and the supernatural come to life.
Join us for Spellbound at the Springfield Museums on Thursday, October 22, for an alluring night featuring tarot readings, mystical experiences, cocktails, delicious bites, live music, costumes, and a silent auction filled with extraordinary treasures.
🔮 Thursday, October 22
🕰️ 6–8:30 PM
📍 Springfield Museums
🎟️ Tickets here: springfieldmuseums.org/program/spellbound-2026/
Come in costume. Come curious. Come ready to be SPELLBOUND. 🖤
Spellbound is sponsored by Dr. Mark Keroack and Dr. Ann Errichetti, Baystate Health /Health New England , BeaconBank, Mel and Joyce O'Leary Charitable Trust, St. Germain Investment Management, Jane and Brad Albert, The Cataldo Family Charitable Trust, Cynthia and Robert Campbell, Central City Boxing, Dennis Group, Dowd Agency, E. F. Corcoran, Freedom Credit Union , Full Power Radio, Halloran Sage, Dr. David Longworth and Jo-Ann Davis, Maybury Material Handling, MassLive Media, Merrill, Lynch/Hogan Loftus & Associates, MP CPAs, Noonan Energy , Pullman & Comley, Raymond James, Rush Insurance, Kay and John Simpson, Wealthspire, and WWLP-22News.
09/28/2026
A look back at Storybook Harvest! 🍂📚
Families welcomed fall this weekend with leaf characters, farm collages, autumn scrapbooks, pumpkin-seed guesses, story time, balloon animals and plenty of creativity along the way. 🍁🎨
Thank you to everyone who spent part of their Saturday with us! We’re also grateful to the Springfield City Library for sharing stories and Professor Knows a Lot for the seemingly endless supply of balloon animals. 🎈
What a fun way to kick off the season!
For more from Storybook Harvest, head to our Instagram page to hear a few young visitors share what they made.
09/25/2026
The night sky has a seasonal calendar of its own. What will you see this fall? 🌙✨
Join us for Stars Over Springfield on Friday, October 2, for an evening of astronomy .
This month’s topic is The Four Seasons. Explore why our view of the night sky changes throughout the year, what to look for in the coming weeks, and some of the celestial sights of 2027.
The evening includes a short talk by a local astronomy expert, hands-on activities or demonstrations, a planetarium show featuring our historic Korkosz starball and new Zeiss projector, and stargazing from the Springfield Science Museum’s rooftop observatory.
📅 Friday, October 2
🕖 7–8:30 pm
🎟️ $7 | $5 for Springfield Museums members
🔭 Recommended for ages 8 and older
Learn more and get tickets: springfieldmuseums.org/program/stars-over-springfield-10-2-2026/
09/21/2026
Celebrate the start of fall with stories, crafts, and hands-on family fun ! 🍂📚
Join us Saturday, September 26, for Storybook Harvest, a day of seasonal activities inspired by beloved children’s books.
🎈 Make balloon animals with Professor Knows a Lot
🍁 Create characters inspired by Leaf Man
🚜 Design a picture-perfect farm collage
🎨 Make an autumn scrapbook collage
🎃 Guess how many seeds are inside a pumpkin
Storybook Harvest is free with museum admission.
See the full schedule and plan your visit: springfieldmuseums.org/program/storybook-harvest/
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