Homeschool Program: Inventor's Workshop
2025-04-29 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Put your ingenuity to the test by designing an invention that could be used to solve a real-world problem and learn about Invention Convention!
Homeschool programs are for grades K-2 and grades 3-5. $7 per student in addition to the admission cost to the museum.
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Innovation Station
2024-05-07 10:30 - 11:00 | 120 West Third Street, 120 West Third Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Explore engineering and new technology through hands-on activities. Innovation Station is part of Prism, Kaleideum’s engineering and innovation initiative sponsored by the David Mounts Gonzalez Foundation.

Live Planetarium Show: Digital Dome
2024-09-01 12:00 - 12:30 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Join us for a traditional planetarium show to explore the stars and planets with our expert guides. Each show is a unique voyage of discovery. The Digital Dome is located on the 2nd floor of Kaleideum. Tickets $3/members; $5 non-members

Musical Laser Matinee: Gorillaz
2025-04-29 13:00 - 13:30 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Join us in the Digital Dome for the music of The Gorillaz, set to our state-of-the-art laser system! Tickets are $3 for members and $5 for non-members.

Innovation Station
2024-09-03 13:30 - 14:00 | NC

Oasis in Space
2025-04-01 14:00 - 14:30 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Embark on a engaging full dome voyage through our Solar System, galaxy, and the universe in search of water – the key ingredient for life on Earth. Oasis in Space offers a new perspective on the substance that sustains life on our planet

Wonder Lab
2024-05-01 10:30 - 11:30 | 120 West Third Street, 120 West Third Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Unlock the mysteries of fascinating science concepts from color creation to electricity’s essence.

Animal Encounter
2024-05-01 11:30 - 12:00 | 120 West Third Street, 120 West Third Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Meet one of Kaleideum’s resident animals up close. Learn more about its behavior, adaptations, care, and handling from our animal care staff.

Curiosity Cart
2024-05-02 10:30 - 11:00 | 120 West Third Street, 120 West Third Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Spark your curiosity through arts and crafts, museum collections, science, and more.

Curiosity Cart
2024-09-05 13:30 - 14:00 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2025-05-01 14:00 - 14:30 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Take a journey to the Red Planet. What does it take to make it to Mars? In this new production designed by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, we’ll discover the many challenges astronauts will face and how creativity, communication, and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. Tickets are $3 for members and $5 for non-members.

Preschool Discovery
2024-05-03 10:30 - 11:00 | 120 West Third Street, 120 West Third Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Participate in an action-packed program with stories, music, movement, and more!
Special Preschool Discovery on April 18! We’re going to make bunny ears and hop through a soft play obstacle course!

$5 Friday Night
2025-05-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Get ready for a jam-packed night of fun, music, and science at Kaleideum’s $5 Friday Night on May 2 — and this one’s going to be epic!
Admission is just $5 per person from 5–8 pm, thanks to our friends at Compleat Kidz.
Outside, 3rd Street Soundwaves — a brand-new outdoor concert series presented in partnership by Kaleideum and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership — will be rockin’ right in front of the museum with Somewhat Petty, a Tom Petty tribute band that’ll have you dancing in the street! The block will be closed to traffic, so bring the whole family and enjoy the music, a food truck, and beer and wine vendors from 6–9 pm.
Inside, Gears & Guitars and the National Cycling Center are shifting things into high gear with hands-on, high-energy “Science of Cycling” activities that are sure to spin your wheels! You can also add on a Digital Dome Musical Laser Show that evening: ($3 for members; $5 for non-members).

5:30 pm Taylor Swift
6:30 pm Billie Eilish
7:30 pm The Beatles

Don’t miss this unforgettable night where music, science, and community collide — only at Kaleideum!

Kids' Night Out
2025-05-02 17:30 - 21:00 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Drop your kids off at Kaleideum and enjoy a few hours for YOU! Kids’ Night Out is for children in grades K-6. Pizza dinner and snacks are included. Members: $25 for first child; $20 for each additional child. Non-members: $30 for first child; $25 for each additional child.
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Try It! Studio Maker Moments
2025-05-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Try your hand at a maker activity in a space where creativity knows no bounds!

May 3-4: Rock out by making your own “Cantina Band” instrument out of recycled materials.
May 10-11: Squawk along when you make a noisemaker that sounds like a chicken.
May 17: Collaborate to create Yayoi Kusama inspired flowers for display in Kaleideum
May 18: Use bicycle gears to make art prints.
May 24-25: Use cardboard gears to design your own invention.
May 31-June 1: Explore sound with instruments, noise makers, and household objects.
