Shake off that cabin fever and celebrate the great outdoors in New England with 3 days of frosty fun at Mystic Seaport Museum! Bundle up to meet reindeer and winter working dogs! Check out demonstrations by an ice sculptor as he transforms blocks of ice into playable games, and enjoy family activities like games, crafts, a bounce house, and kid-friendly live music. Need to warm up? Enjoy a show in the Treworgy Planetarium, grab a hot cocoa and s’mores from Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern, or check out striking exhibitions like Alexis Rockman: Oceanus and Spineless: A Glass Menagerie of Blaschka Marine Invertebrates. Whether you’re chilling on the waterfront, or warming up next to a fire, visitors of all ages will find so many ways to make memories at Mystic Seaport Museum during Wintertide.

Most activities are included with general admission and are free for Members. Tickets purchased online for Wintertide are valid for all three days.

Schedule:

Talks

10:00 Am
Lewis Temple and The History Of
The Toggle Iron Harpoon
Charles W. Morgan

10:30 Am
Indigenous Whalers
Whaleboat Exhibit 15

11:00 Am
Arctic Whalers
Charles W. Morgan

2:00 Pm (Sunday)
Justin Fornal Discusses His Great Arctic
Swim (Longest Continuous Swim In The Arctic)
Stillman Building 6 Take Elevator To 3rd Floor.

3:30 Pm
Tales Of The Mystic Ice Trade
Thomas Greenman House

Happening:

10:00 Am–4:00 Pm
Bounce House
Mcgraw Gallery Quad

Winter Games For Kids
Outside The Funk Children’s Museum 10

Make S’mores At The Firepit
Purchase s’mores kits at Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern.(weather permitting) 1

Activities:

10:00 Am-12:00 Pm
Ice Sculpture Demonstration
Chubb’s Wharf (Weather Permitting) 14

11:00 Am-3:00 Pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Meet Winter Working Dogs
McGraw Gallery Quad

11:00 Am-3:00 Pm (Monday)
Meet Horses
Near Performance Stage 13

Craft
Home Port, P. R. Mallory Building 4

11:00 Am-4:00 Pm
Meet The Reindeer
Performance Stage 13

12:30 Pm
Story Time
Funk Children’s Museum 10

1:00-3:00 Pm
Live Music For Kids
White-Eyed Lizard Band
Caribbean Steel Drum Island Music
Meeting House 3

3:00 Pm (Saturday)
Snow Moon Storytelling With
Tomaquag Museum
Stillman Building 6 Take Elevator To 3rd Floor

2:00-4:00 Pm
Get Cozy and Color!
Art Activity For Black History Month
Behind The Meeting House 3 Follow Signs.

3:30 Pm (Sunday)
See Justin Fornal Swim From The Museum To
Downtown Mystic
Behind The Thompson Building

Planetarium:

12:00 Pm, 1:00 Pm, and 2:00 Pm
Aurora Borealis: The Northern Lights
Treworgy Planetarium 9 Tickets: Members $5,
Non-Members $8, Ages 5 and Under Free
Limited Capacity; First Come, First Served

3:00 Pm
Polar Night, Arctic Light
Treworgy Planetarium 9 Tickets: Members $5,
Non-Members $8, Ages 5 and Under Free
Limited Capacity; First Come, First Served

Shop & Dine

Museum Store
South End; Access Via Greenmanville Avenue
10:00 Am-4:45 Pm

Propeller Café 1
10:00 Am-4:00 Pm

Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern 16
11:00 Am-4:00 Pm

Date: February 17 - 19, 2024

Location:

Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT 06355

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