Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention

Maker Workshops
2025-09-13 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-06 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-30 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-23 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-16 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-09 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-02 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Embark on a journey of innovation and exploration with our Maker Workshops at the Creation Station. Each week brings a new and exciting theme, allowing participants to engage in hands-on maker sessions where they can build and create using a variety of materials, electronics, and coding platforms. Immerse yourself in the world of technology and creativity, where each workshop is a unique adventure in the intersection of art, science, and technology.
Suggested Participation Ages: 9 years old and up; children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop.
Price: $5 per participant + cost of admission
No pre-registration required. Please visit the front desk of the museum on the day of your visit to purchase a ticket. Admission is required to purchase a ticket to the workshop.

Little Sparks
2025-09-11 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-09-07 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-09-06 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-09-04 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-08-31 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-08-30 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-08-28 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-08-24 10:15 - 11:00 and 11 more dates
A fun and interactive program that introduces littles (ages 0-5) to science concepts through music, dancing, crafting, stories, and more.
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Included in the cost of admission, no pre-registration required.

Exhibit Closing | Mindbender Mansion
2025-09-07 10:00 - 16:00
Enter the wonderfully puzzling world of Mindbender Mansion, a quirky place full of puzzles, brainteasers, and interactive challenges guaranteed to test the brain power and problem solving skills of even the most experienced puzzlers.
Guests to this fun and quirky mansion are invited to join the Mindbender Society by gathering hidden clues and secret passwords scattered throughout the various thematic rooms of the house. The clues and passwords are revealed by solving select brainteasers and group challenges.
Visitors are encouraged to think outside the box and collaborate with their fellow mansion guests to meet individual and group challenges, which include manipulating a tilt table, keeping up with trays on a conveyer belt, and disco hopscotch spelling.
Mindbender Mansion was produced and is toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, Oregon, and is sponsored locally by Visit Gainesville, Alachua County.

SparkSeekers: Homeschool Adventures | What's the Matter? Exploring the States of Matter
2025-09-04 13:00 - 15:00
The SparkSeekers program is designed to empower homeschooled students (ages 7–11) by immersing them in the captivating intersection of science and imagination through hands-on observation and experimentation. Participants will develop the skills to inquire and problem-solve, drawing inspiration from the ingenious minds of history’s greatest inventors. With an exciting new theme each month, there’s always a fresh opportunity for imaginative exploration and learning.

Price: $15 per student (ages 7–11)
Registration: Register online here or in-person at the front desk
This is a student drop-off program. Adults and children not participating in the program must purchase separate museum admission if they wish to explore the museum with the participant at the end of the program.

Design + Doodle Lab: A Summer Art Pop-Up
2025-08-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-01 10:00 - 16:00
Unleash your creativity with a drop-in art experience for all ages. Throughout the day, we’ll offer a variety of pop-up art projects designed to inspire imagination and hands-on exploration. Prefer to follow your own muse? Head to our open art station, where you’ll find a wide range of materials and art supplies ready to become whatever masterpiece you dream up.
