Upcoming Events

From music festivals, racing, history, heritage, food and everything in between. Here's your guide.

Hands On! Discovery Center

Address
1212 Suncrest Drive
Gray, TN 37615 United States Get Directions
Phone (423)434-4263
Website visithandson.org
Events at this venue
Today

  • National Static Electricity Day Pop-Up Program

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Thursday, January 9th National Static Electricity Day Pop-Up Program You will get a “charge” out of all the fun we will be having in the lab in honor of Static Electricity Day!  Make static spheres dance inside our static tube, test out our static generating Fun Fly Stick, and use a balloon to attempt to move

  • “Gingerbread” Houses, Polymer Snow, and Snow Dough Family Pop-in Workshop

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Saturday, December 21st “Gingerbread” Houses, Polymer Snow, and Snow Dough Family Pop-in Workshop 11am-3:30pm Stop in anytime between 11am and 3:30pm to test your engineering skills by building your own graham cracker and candy “gingerbread” house. Then, make your own polymer snow and peppermint scented snow dough to take home. Children must be supervised at

  • Trade Up! Elf Workshop

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Saturday, December 14th Trade Up! Elf Workshop 10am-1pm Children ages 9 to 14 can explore the tools and sciences of skilled trade career sectors in this hands-on workshop based off of our weeklong Trade Up! summer camp program. Find the right tool for every job with our hand tool and power tool relay. Get crafty

  • Allandale Mansion: Spa DIY sessions

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Allandale Mansion hosting Spa DIY sessions The holidays can be a stressful time of year. With all of the shopping needing to be done, to the out-of-towners coming to visit to the Christmas events filling up your calendar, at some point you’re going to need a chance to relax. Why not do so with the

  • Parent’s Night Out

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Friday, December 6th Parent’s Night Out 5:30-8:30pm Behind on holiday shopping and need a sitter? Let us cover the child care from 5:30-8:30 pm on the night of December 6th! Registration ends December 3rd at 5pm. Activities for the evening include: Museum playtime Tesla Experience show Dinner (2 pieces of pizza and assorted drinks)* Cookie

  • Guinness World Record Day

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Saturday, November 16th Guinness World Record Day Did you know that Hands On! Discovery Center has a Guinness record holding Tesla Coil?!?! The world’s most powerful, musical bi-polar Tesla coil can be seen today only for discounted rate of $1 per person (in conjunction with paid general admission) in honor of Guinness World Record Day. Children under 4 are freehowever they must share a seat with

  • Sensory Night

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Monday, November 4th Sensory Night, 4-6pm This event is designed for children with sensory integration needs. Lighting and sound are adjusted as well as many other environmental elements. Hands On! will be closed to the public during this event. Sensory Nights are free, and space is very limited to ensure a consistent experience. Register on our website at visithandson.org.

  • Fossil and Artifact I.D. Night

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Tuesday, October 29th Fossil and Artifact I.D. Night 4 - 6pm You don’t have to be a paleontologist to find fossils, but identifying them is a whole different story! During Fossil and Artifact I.D. Night, you can bring in any type of fossil, artifact, rock, or mineral and scientists at the museum will provide space for

  • BOO!SEUM

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Thursday, October 24th BOO!SEUM 4:30 - 7:30pm Join us for our spook-tacular, but not too scary, evening of fun and science! Hands On! is hosting its annual Halloween event, BOO!SEUM which will include experiments, candy, arts and crafts, games, and exploration time in the museum! Stop by anytime between 4:30 and 7:30, however the event ends promptly at 7:30pm. Be

  • Music in the Discovery Garden

    Hands On! Discovery Center 1212 Suncrest Drive, Gray, TN, United States

    Thursday, October 17th Music in the Discovery Garden 6 - 8pm Come and enjoy a FREE live music event in our Discovery Garden! Bring your chairs and blankets and come enjoy an evening of live music for the whole family. More information to come as we add more vendors to the event! More information to come

Contact Us to Add Your Events