Rocky's Book Club
2026-03-15 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-03-14 11:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-13 10:00, 2026-03-12 10:00, 2026-03-11 10:00, 2026-03-08 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-03-07 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Rocky’s Book Club

Have you met the beloved Talk From the Start mascot and literacy advocate, Rocky the Reader? He’s a jolly pup who loves to read, play literacy games, and travel! Join us every morning, Wednesday – Sunday, for Rocky’s Book Club as we read some of Rocky’s favorite books for children 0-5+ years old.

Art Smart
2026-03-15 14:00 - 14:30, 2026-03-08 14:00 - 14:30 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Art Smart
Bring your little artist to the museum every Sunday at 2:00pm for Art Smart! This program suctions as a mini art class, where we will spend each week building onto the skills we learned in past programs. Join us as we break down the basics of sketching, drawing, painting, color theory, and more!
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Read With Me
2026-03-14 15:30 - 16:00, 2026-03-12 15:30 - 16:00, 2026-03-07 15:30 - 16:00
Read With Me
Join us twice a week for Read With Me. A story time for children 0-5+ years old. View program page.
Program Schedule:

Thursday at 3:30pm
Saturday at 3:30pm

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Know to Grow
2026-03-14 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-03-07 10:00 - 10:30 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Know to Grow
Join us in the Enchanted Land of Story every Saturday at 10:00am for Know to Grow! This program incorporates our STEAM, literacy, and health initiatives to create a multi-disciplinary program where children will make connections between reading, science and the aspects of the natural world. Each week we will read a garden-related story and work together to complete a hands-on gardening activity!
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Know to Grow is sponsored by Feild CoOp Association

Artful Friday
2026-03-13 15:30, 2026-03-06 15:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Artful Friday
Sponsored by: Sissie & Fred Wile
Express yourself creatively during MCM-Meridian’s Artful Friday!
Every Friday at 3:30pm, join us for a guided program where we will learn and create together.

Farm Bureau Spotlight
2026-03-13 10:00 - 10:30 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Farm Bureau Spotlight
Farm Bureau Spotlight is a multi-disciplinary, inquiry-based program that is designed to educate visitors about the broad industry of agriculture. Join us every Friday at 10:00am as we learn about the many career fields within agriculture and the important role it plays in our daily lives. Each week we will explore a different aspect of agriculture while incorporating our STEAM, Mississippi heritage, and health initiatives. We will cover beekeeping, growing produce, the chemistry of food, veterinary medicine, farming, irrigation, the water cycle, forestry, fishing, and much more!
Don’t miss out on Farm Bureau Friday! Every Friday, Farm Bureau Members receive $5 admission by showing their valid membership card at the front desk! This offer is provided exclusively to members of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation at our JACKSON location.
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Farm Bureau Spotlight is sponsored by Farm Bureau of Mississippi

Know to Grow
2026-03-12 15:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Know to Grow
Join us every Thursday at 3:30pm for Know to Grow! This program incorporates our STEAM, literacy, and health initiatives to create a multi-disciplinary program where children will make connections between reading, science, and the aspects of the natural world. Each week we will read a garden-related story and work together to complete a hands-on gardening activity!

Visiting Artist: Aftan Mitchell
2026-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Mississippi Children’s Museum, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, Mississippi, 39202
Visting Artist: Aftan Mitchell
Join us on Thursday, March 12, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Aftan Mitchell! What started as a hobby of making gifts for friends and family soon blossomed into Mitchell’s love for crochet. She hopes her crocheted items and crafting will bring you the same connection and joy they bring her. Join us for her workshop titled, “Loom Weaving.”
Workshop Time:

10:00am – 12:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Wonder Wednesday
2026-03-11 15:30 - 16:00 | Mississippi Children’s Museum, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, Mississippi, 39202
Join us for Wonder Wednesday every Wednesday at 3:30 pm in the WonderBox gallery as we explore the world around us through our STEAM initiative! This program will utilize hands-on experiments and experiences to cultivate curiosity in guests of all ages!

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Wonder Wednesday
2026-03-11 15:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Wonder Wednesday
What do you wonder about?
Join us every Wednesday at 3:30 pm for a hands-on experiment that will cultivate curiosity in guests of all ages! Wonder Wednesday is MCM-Meridian’s latest program that focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics with a fun and educational twist.
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ABC Come Play With Me
2026-03-11 10:00 - 10:30
ABC Come Play With Me
ABC Come Play with Me is our program designed specifically for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Give your little one a jump start on the ABCs and 123s with this program every Wednesday at 10:00am. We will start the morning with the alphabet song, a story, and either an art project or sensory experience.
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ABC Come Play with Me is sponsored by International Paper.

Tech Tuesday
2026-03-10 15:30 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Tech Tuesday
Join us every Tuesday at 3:30pm for our technology-based program! This facilitated program aims to foster STEAM education through inquiry-based learning, coding, and robotics.

Rocky's Book Club
2026-03-10 10:00 - 10:30
Rocky’s Book Club
Have you met the beloved Talk From the Start mascot and literacy advocate, Rocky the Reader? He’s a jolly pup who loves to read, play literacy games, and travel! Join us every week for Rocky’s Book Club as we read some of Rocky’s favorite books for children 0-5+ years old. View program page.
Program Schedule:

Tuesday at 10:00am

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ABC Come Play with Me
2026-03-10 10:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
ABC Come Play With Me
ABC Come Play with Me is our program designed specifically for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Give your little one a jump start on the ABCs and 123s with this program. We will start the morning with the alphabet song, a story, and either an art project of sensory experience.
Join us every Tuesday at 10:00 am as we use our five senses to discover our incredible world.

Magic Monday
2026-03-09 09:00 - 17:00
Magic Monday
Did you know MCM is open for special, holiday Mondays from 9am – 5pm for extra hours of inspiration and fun? Magic Monday is the perfect solution to a Monday off from school.
Each of these special days includes regular museum programming, as well as a special Food Lab program at 11:00am where guests learn about making delicious and nutritious food and snacks.
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LMD's Weeks of Wonder
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-20
WeekS of Wonder
Visit MCM-Jackson and MCM-Meridian for Weeks of Wonder during Spring Break!
Enjoy an exciting Spring Break at Weeks of Wonder in Jackson’s award-winning LeFleur Museum District (LMD). The LMD’s four uniquely amazing museums, located at I-55 and Lakeland Drive, are offering special Spring Break events, exhibits, and discounts. Visit lefleurmuseumdistrict.com to purchase a Museum District Pass and save 25% off regular admission.
When you purchase a District Pass, head over to Mayday Ice Cream in Belhaven town center to enjoy a free kid’s scoop with any ice cream purchase! Valid March 1 – 31, 2026.
steam programming March 9 – 13, 2026
We have special STEAM-themed programming and activities for you to enjoy all week long! Each day a the museum we focus on a subject in STEAM…

Science Monday
Technology Tuesday
Engineering Wednesday – Special WonderBox Guests Martin Jue & Gilrow Chow!
Art Thursday
Math Friday

Members of the LeFleur Museum District:
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science | Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum | Mississippi Children’s Museum | Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
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Week of Wonder
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
Visit MCM-Meridian for a Week of Wonder during Spring Break, March 9-13! We have a WONDER-ful week of STEAM-themed special programming and activities for you to enjoy. We also offer instructor-led spring break camps!
Each day we focus on a subject in STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math.
Special guests & Activities
Monday – Science
Wacky Weather with WTOK-TV at 11 AM
Tuesday – Technology
VR Headsets with Black Belt STEAM Institute
Thursday – Art
Jimmie Rodgers Foundation at 11 AM
Art Across America with Meridian Museum of Art at 2 PM
Friday – Math
Money Money Money with First Mississippi Federal Credit Union
Free for MCM Members | $10/Person for Non-Members | Tickets Available at the Door

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Space Day
2026-03-07 10:00 - 15:00 | MCM-Meridian, 403 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS, 39301, United States
On March 7th from 10 am to 3 pm, MCM-Meridian is kicking off Week of Wonder with Space Day! Blast off into fun with your aspiring astronaut with fun activities and exciting special guests!
Featured Guests & Activities:
Bob Swanson, NASA Ambassador
Cosmic Photo Op with: Jedi, Astronaut, Supergirl, and Miss Frizzle
Dance with Gabby Bass | 11:00 am & 1:00 pm
All Day Fun:

Rocket Creations
Design an Alien Spaceship
Games in the Garden
Creating a Space-themed Character Puppet

Free for MCM Members | $10/Person for Non-Members | Tickets Available at the Door

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Space Day
2026-03-07 10:00 - 15:00 | MCM, 2145 Museum Boulevard, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
Space Day
Join us on Saturday, March 7 for Space Day!
Explore the final frontier at Space Day! Here at the museum, we love all things space – from rockets to astronauts to space food. On Space Day, guests will learn about what it’s like to go to space and be an astronaut. Bring your aspiring astronauts for a day of science fact, science fiction, and out-of-this-world science fun!
Space Day is designed to give children a glimpse into career possibilities in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) while tapping into their natural curiosity about space and science through hands-on educational activities and programs.
Programs & Activities
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Photo Opportunities with the Rancor Raiders
Johnson Space Center Exhibits
Moon Sand Sensory Bins
Crater Formation
Moon Phase Cups
Straw Paper Rockets
Black Paper Star Mapping
Pocket Solar System
360 Photobooth
Hidden Figures Bookmarks
10:00 am – Know to Grow
11:00 am – Super STEAM: Fire Tile Planets
12:00 pm – Blast-Off Bingo
1:00 pm – Super STEAM: Film Canister Rockets
2:00 pm – Galaxy Jars
2:45 pm – Space Jam Dance Party
All activities are included in general admission and museum membership.

Free for MCM Members
$13/person for Non-Members

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