Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention

Summer Camps: Inside-Out Adventure (Half Day)
2025-07-14 09:00 - 2025-07-18 13:00 (America/New_York) | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
The processes and systems that make your body work are as complex as they are unique. Explore how your body laughs when you experience joy, what makes your heart thump when you feel fear, and why your stomach gurgles when you feel disgust. There’s a whole family of characters who work together to keep your body running; get ready to meet them on this adventure through the body!
Dates: July 14–18, 2025
Grades: Rising 1st-3rd
Price: $199 per student
Register for our half day camp (9:00–1:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 9, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.

Summer Camps: Inside-Out Adventure (Full Day)
2025-07-14 09:00 - 2025-07-18 16:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
The processes and systems that make your body work are as complex as they are unique. Explore how your body laughs when you experience joy, what makes your heart thump when you feel fear, and why your stomach gurgles when you feel disgust. There’s a whole family of characters who work together to keep your body running; get ready to meet them on this adventure through the body!
Dates: July 14–18, 2025
Grades: Rising 1st-3rd
Price: $349 per student
Register for our full day camp (9:00–4:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 9, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.

Summer Camps: Puppet Palooza (Full Day)
2025-07-14 09:00 - 2025-07-18 16:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Hi ho! Puppet bonanza here! Learn all about character design and performance by constructing your very own puppet. Explore puppetry styles from all around the world as you take a stroll down Sesame Street, wave hello to Pinocchio, and discover the magic of puppetry!
Dates: July 14–18, 2025
Grades: Rising 4th-6th
Price: $349 per student
Register for our full day camp (9:00–4:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 9, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.

Summer Camp: AI & Microelectronics - Build, Innovate, Create!
2025-07-14 09:00 - 2025-07-25 13:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Get ready to dive into the future with this exciting two-week, half-day summer camp where creativity meets cutting-edge technology! Participants will build and explore the fascinating worlds of microelectronics, computer engineering, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social good. Through hands-on activities and teamwork, they’ll design and develop a real-world project using AI and microelectronics to solve a problem that matters to them. This electrifying experience is brought to you by the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention, in collaboration with UF’s College of Engineering & College of Education. Be ready to spark curiosity, collaborate, and change the world with technology!
Dates: July 14 – 18 & July 21 – 25, 2025
Ages: Rising Grades 6th – 8th
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm daily (early drop off at 8:00am)
Price: FREE | Participants will be chosen through lottery selection after the application window has ended.
Registration is now closed. The Cade Museum will notify selected applicants of their award by May 20, 2025.

Temporary Change in Operating Hours
2025-07-17 10:00 - 2025-07-20 13:00
🚨 Temporary Hours Update
Due to ongoing HVAC repairs and in the interest of guest and staff comfort, the Cade Museum will continue with adjusted hours this week. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
-Cade Museum Team

Little Sparks
2025-07-17 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-19 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-20 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-24 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-26 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-27 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-07-31 10:15 - 11:00, 2025-08-02 10:15 - 11:00 and 10 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.

Design + Doodle Lab: A Summer Art Pop-Up
2025-07-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-08 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.

Summer Camps: Cade Astronaut Academy (Half Day)
2025-07-21 09:00 - 2025-07-25 13:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Do you have what it takes to graduate from the Cade Astronaut Academy? Gear up and put on your space boots to train like a true Star Lord. Discover the special clothes astronauts wear to stay safe in space, how they travel, and what it’s like to call outer space home sweet home!
Dates: July 21–25, 2025
Grades: Rising 1st-3rd
Price: $199 per student
Register for our half day camp (9:00–1:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 16, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.

Summer Camps: Inside Out Adventure (Full Day)
2025-07-21 09:00 - 2025-07-25 16:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Do you have what it takes to graduate from the Cade Astronaut Academy? Gear up and put on your space boots to train like a true Star Lord. Discover the special clothes astronauts wear to stay safe in space, how they travel, and what it’s like to call outer space home sweet home!
Dates: July 21–25, 2025
Grades: Rising 1st-3rd
Price: $349 per student
Register for our full day camp (9:00–4:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 16, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.

Summer Camps: Mission to Mars (Full Day)
2025-07-21 09:00 - 2025-07-25 16:00 | The Cade Museum, 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Houston, we have a problem. Can you help save the mission to Mars? Become a regular Han Solo as you train to travel the galaxies and channel your inner explorer. Learn what it takes to become a NASA astronaut and get ready to embark on an intergalactic voyage.
Dates: July 21–25, 2025
Grades: Rising 4th-6th
Price: $349 per student
Register for our full day camp (9:00–4:00pm) here.
Registration closes on July 16, 2025.
For information about camp scholarships, click here.
