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  • Music Time with Tim

    Explore the world of music and rhythm! Join Tim each week to enjoy play-based songs, games, and stories. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Jump ‘n Jive with Junko and Abby

    Join Junko and Abby in the Wonderground each Wednesday for movement and music games! This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Tales with Teresa

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Join us for story time and hear Teresa read some of her favorite books using her DynaVox. With this speech-generating device, Teresa will share stories and help build listening skills, develop early literacy, and celebrate each other’s differences. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • Li’l Music with Junko

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Get moving and grooving with your li'l one! Does your baby or toddler love to move and groove? Join Junko for a free class designed especially for littles! We'll focus on singing together, feeling rhythm and music in our bodies, and exploring instruments. It's a wonderful way to get out of the house and connect […]

    $30

  • Messy Art with Laurie: Painting with Jingle Bells

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Join Laurie and our Art Studio staff for a weekly drop-in art experience designed for MCM's youngest visitors and their caregivers. Through open-ended & process-based projects, empower your little artist to freely explore materials and art-making with their senses. And the best part? We take care of cleanup! Today we'll paint with jangly, joyful jingle […]

  • Music Sprouts with Junko

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Music and movement for preschoolers! Join Junko learn and experience to trial for registered class designed especially for 3-5.  We'll focus on singing together, feeling rhythm and music in our bodies, and exploring instruments. It's a wonderful way to get out of the house and connect with your child through music and movement.  This event is free with general museum […]

    $30

  • Free Night: Madison Arts Commission 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Celebrate 50 years of public art and community art-making made possible by the Madison Arts Commission. Join us for a FREE celebration including performances by Madison Circus Space performers and hands-on art-making with artists TetraPAKMAN, Lesley Anne Numbers, Angelica Contreras, and Djam Vivie. Bring your dancing shoes--Madison-based band V05 will transport you back to MAC's […]

  • Free Thursday Evenings

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Visit MCM for free every Thursday evening, 4–8 pm! Enjoy extended hours each Thursday, completely free of charge. Please check in at the admissions desk when you visit during free hours. Looking for more affordable ways to visit? During the rest of the week, MCM offers reduced cost admission and memberships every day to families […]

  • Wild Wonders: Wood Slice Ornaments

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Flex your fine motor skills and creativity to decoupage a wood slice ornament for the holidays. While you're crafting, count the rings and see how old your tree limb is! This event is part of our Free Thursday Evenings, 4 pm–8 pm.

  • MCM Roadshow: Kennedy Elementary Family Science Night

    221 Meadowlark Drive, Madison, WI 53714 221 Meadowlark Drive, Madison, WI 53714, Madison

    Meet up with MCM Roadshow at Kennedy Elementary PTO's Family Science Night! Check out their Facebook page for more details, and donate via Venmo. Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow brings mobile exhibits and maker activities to community events in Madison and the surrounding area.

  • Let’s Move! in the Wonderground

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Join us for movement games in the Wonderground! From obstacle courses to dances, group games, balance activities, and yoga, we'll enjoy different opportunities to move our bodies every day. This event is free with general museum admission.

  • STEAM Time: Succulent Planters

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Learn how to care for plants and what they need to survive. Decorate a piece of pottery from our clay program and adopt a succulent to bring home. Join us each week for new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. These hands-on programs foster creativity, ignite curiosity, encourage divergent thinking, build problem-solving skills, […]

  • Clay Day: Roll and Cut Shapes

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

    Our art studio staff will lead visitors in a weekly assortment of creative clay sculpture activities.
    We will create all kinds of collaborative projects- plant pots, jewelry, ornaments, tiles and more.
    All ages are welcome to join us and experiment with clay.

  • Sensory Worlds with Junko

    Madison Children's Museum 100 N. Hamilton Street, Madison, WI, United States

     Join Junko as we explore different sensory materials every week!Please note, this program location may vary. Check at the admissions desk for the most up-to-date information. This event is free with general museum admission.