UPCOMING at mochimu
See What’s Coming Up at MoChiMu!
From hands-on workshops and seasonal celebrations to guest storytellers and interactive exhibits, there’s always something exciting happening at MoChiMu. Our events are designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and connection for kids and families of all ages. Check back often to see what’s new—you won’t want to miss what’s next!
The Modesto Children’s Museum is closed on Tuesdays.
Upcoming at MoChiMu
Superhero Summer
NEW THIS SUMMER, DISCOVER YOUR INNER HERO AT MODESTO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM!
Shrink to the size of a bee; bring levitation to life with the power of air; create your own “super-green” salad; puzzle together the origin stories of comic book heroes; climb to new heights in our two-story Adventure Climber, and so much more!
Superhero Summer is included with General Admission and Membership. Reserve your tickets today!
End of Summer Sale
Save $1 on General Admission and enjoy:
🦸♀️ Superhero Summer – your last chance to suit up!
🎨 Hands-on exhibits, creative play, and interactive fun
👨👩👧👦 Family time to create lasting memories
USE CODE: JULY2025 at checkout!
Camp MoChiMu: Super Science Academy Week 7
“Earn your cape” this summer at a week of Camp MoChiMu’s brand new Super Science Academy! In this week-long camp-style experience for up-and-coming heroes (ages 5 - 11), we’ll investigate the science of superpowers – from flight to robotics, and levitation to elasticity. It’s a hands-on heroic training you won’t want to miss! Plus, pair a week of Super Science Academy with a week of Camp Creativity (below) to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Camp MoChiMu: Super Science Academy Week 8
Unleash your inner artist and join us as we transform our camp rooms into a living art studio! In this week-long Camp Creativity, we’ll fill our days with games, with crafts, and with new artistic processes, new tools, and new creations every day. Campers ages 5 - 11 can draw, paint, sculpt, and perform, assembling a portfolio of works across the week! Pair it with a week of Super Science Academy to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
MoChiMu After Dark: Superheroes & Science
Discover your hidden superpowers at MoChiMu After Dark: Superheroes & Science. At this thrilling after-hours event, you can explore the museum’s super-ified exhibits without the kids while also harnessing the powers of levitation, flight, elasticity, weather control, and more through hands-on activities and crafts.
Museum Closure
The Modesto Children’s Museum will be closed from the 15th-26th. Please join us when we re-open to celebrate MoChiMu’s 2nd Birthday!
Imagination Celebration
Join the Modesto Children’s Museum for our second annual IMAGINATION CELEBRATION GALA!
Join us at this after-hours, adults-only event as we toast to another year of learning at MoChiMu! A night of color and creativity; discovery and drinks; adventure and artistry, all in support of MoChiMu's Museum Fund, sustaining this beloved community-centered nonprofit for future generations.
MoChiMu's 2nd Birthday
Let’s celebrate MoChiMu! Join us in celebrating the second year anniversary of the Modesto Children’s Museum! From 10:00AM-4:00PM the Modesto Children’s Museum will be open for a day of play with a few sunny surprises to make our birthday extra special!
MoChiMu After Dark: Cosmic Curosity
MoChiMu After Dark invites adults 18+ to unique after-hours events filled with unique activities, grown-up crafts, and community partner connections with a new theme every month! Unleash your inner nerd all while supporting MoChiMu’s mission to enrich the lives of all children by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and a love of lifelong learning!
Look to the stars and find your path at MoChiMu After Dark: Cosmic Curiosities… Join us for a beguiling evening filled with metaphysical happenings, otherworldly crafts, and universal wonders, all while exploring the hands-on exhibits of MoChiMu! More details and partners coming soon!
MoChiMu After Dark: Lunar New Year
MoChiMu After Dark invites adults 18+ to unique after-hours events filled with unique activities, grown-up crafts, and community partner connections with a new theme every month! Unleash your inner nerd all while supporting MoChiMu’s mission to enrich the lives of all children by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and a love of lifelong learning!
Ring in the Year of the Horse with MoChiMu After Dark: Lunar New Year – an after-hours cultural festival inspired by Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese traditions. Craft paper lanterns, create New Year shakers, practice traditional calligraphy, and add your wishes for a prosperous New Year to our wish tree. More details and partners coming soon!
MoChiMu After Dark: Artists' Loft
MoChiMu After Dark invites adults 18+ to unique after-hours events filled with unique activities, grown-up crafts, and community partner connections with a new theme every month! Unleash your inner nerd all while supporting MoChiMu’s mission to enrich the lives of all children by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and a love of lifelong learning!
Whether you’re an amateur or an artiste extraordinaire, unleash your inner creative at MoChiMu After Dark: Artists’ Loft. This one-night-only after hours evening is your chance to experiment with the process of creativity. Paint, sculpt, and weave in hands-on experiences across the museum; enjoy snacks and sparkling water as you chill out in creative lounges, and much more.
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Camp MoChiMu: Camp CReativity Week 6
Unleash your inner artist and join us as we transform our camp rooms into a living art studio! In this week-long Camp Creativity, we’ll fill our days with games, with crafts, and with new artistic processes, new tools, and new creations every day. Campers ages 5 - 11 can draw, paint, sculpt, and perform, assembling a portfolio of works across the week! Pair it with a week of Super Science Academy to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Camp MoChiMu: Super Science Academy Week 5
“Earn your cape” this summer at a week of Camp MoChiMu’s brand new Super Science Academy! In this week-long camp-style experience for up-and-coming heroes (ages 5 - 11), we’ll investigate the science of superpowers – from flight to robotics, and levitation to elasticity. It’s a hands-on heroic training you won’t want to miss! Plus, pair a week of Super Science Academy with a week of Camp Creativity (below) to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Tatse of Modesto
Get ready to savor summer in California’s Central Valley like never before. Taste of Modesto is your passport to a weekend of flavor-packed adventure, where fresh fruit, fine wine, and family fun take center stage. Whether you’re an epicurean enthusiast or a parent seeking hands-on experiences for the kids, this two-day celebration invites you to taste, explore, and create unforgettable memories.
From vineyard tastings and curated dinners to U-pick farms and cake parfait classes, Taste of Modesto is not just an event—it’s a journey through the heart of Modesto’s vibrant food culture.
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Storytime in the Museum
Wind down with us during our daily Storytime at the Museum — a calming, cozy way to end your museum visit. Gather with fellow families to listen to a thoughtfully chosen story, relax your bodies, and settle your minds as we gently wrap up the day.
Perfect for all ages, this 15–20 minute story session helps little ones transition from play to calm with intention and care.
No registration needed — just listen, snuggle, and enjoy!
Camp MoChiMu: Camp Creativity Week 4
Unleash your inner artist and join us as we transform our camp rooms into a living art studio! In this week-long Camp Creativity, we’ll fill our days with games, with crafts, and with new artistic processes, new tools, and new creations every day. Campers ages 5 - 11 can draw, paint, sculpt, and perform, assembling a portfolio of works across the week! Pair it with a week of Super Science Academy to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
4th of July Parade
This 4th of July, MoChiMu is honored to be Co–Grand Marshals of the city's Independence Day Parade!🌟
Join the fun and watch as we march, wave, and represent the MoChiMu spirit with MoChiRedWhite&Blue pride.
Camp MoChiMu: Spectacular Summer Day4
During Spectacular Summer week, you can register for one day, two days, three days, or all four (with a discount for those who opt for the full, four-day week). Best of all, this unique game-and-play-based week of camp won’t overlap activities with our week-long camp themes, so you can add these camps to your summer on top of Super Science Academy and Camp Creativity, or just use these day camps to “test out” camp for your kids!
9 AM to 4 PM | $69 per camper | one day
Camp MoChiMu: Spectacular Summer Day 3
During Spectacular Summer week, you can register for one day, two days, three days, or all four (with a discount for those who opt for the full, four-day week). Best of all, this unique game-and-play-based week of camp won’t overlap activities with our week-long camp themes, so you can add these camps to your summer on top of Super Science Academy and Camp Creativity, or just use these day camps to “test out” camp for your kids!
9 AM to 4 PM | $69 per camper | one day
Camp MoChiMu: Spectacular Summer Day 2
During Spectacular Summer week, you can register for one day, two days, three days, or all four (with a discount for those who opt for the full, four-day week). Best of all, this unique game-and-play-based week of camp won’t overlap activities with our week-long camp themes, so you can add these camps to your summer on top of Super Science Academy and Camp Creativity, or just use these day camps to “test out” camp for your kids!
9 AM to 4 PM | $69 per camper | one day
Camp MoChiMu: Spectacular Summer Day 1
During Spectacular Summer week, you can register for one day, two days, three days, or all four (with a discount for those who opt for the full, four-day week). Best of all, this unique game-and-play-based week of camp won’t overlap activities with our week-long camp themes, so you can add these camps to your summer on top of Super Science Academy and Camp Creativity, or just use these day camps to “test out” camp for your kids!
9 AM to 4 PM | $69 per camper | one day
MoChiMu After Dark: 90s Summer Camp
MoChiMu After Dark invites adults 18+ to unique after-hours events filled with unique activities, grown-up crafts, and community partner connections with a new theme every month! Unleash your inner nerd all while supporting MoChiMu’s mission to enrich the lives of all children by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and a love of lifelong learning!
Break out your boombox, bucket hats, HitClips, and kickball… the ‘90s are back at MoChiMu After Dark: ‘90s Summer Camp! Relish in summer camp snacks and legendary “bug juice,” weave friendship bracelets and bead lizards, challenge your crew to classic board games, and even take to the Tall Tales Stage for karaoke with Britney, NSYNC, Spice Girls, and more!
Camp MoChiMu: Super Science Academy Week 3
“Earn your cape” this summer at a week of Camp MoChiMu’s brand new Super Science Academy! In this week-long camp-style experience for up-and-coming heroes (ages 5 - 11), we’ll investigate the science of superpowers – from flight to robotics, and levitation to elasticity. It’s a hands-on heroic training you won’t want to miss! Plus, pair a week of Super Science Academy with a week of Camp Creativity (below) to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Camp MoChiMu: Camp CReativity Week 2
Unleash your inner artist and join us as we transform our camp rooms into a living art studio! In this week-long Camp Creativity, we’ll fill our days with games, with crafts, and with new artistic processes, new tools, and new creations every day. Campers ages 5 - 11 can draw, paint, sculpt, and perform, assembling a portfolio of works across the week! Pair it with a week of Super Science Academy to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Camp MoChiMu: Super Science Academy Week 1
“Earn your cape” this summer at a week of Camp MoChiMu’s brand new Super Science Academy! In this week-long camp-style experience for up-and-coming heroes (ages 5 - 11), we’ll investigate the science of superpowers – from flight to robotics, and levitation to elasticity. It’s a hands-on heroic training you won’t want to miss! Plus, pair a week of Super Science Academy with a week of Camp Creativity (below) to have a multi-week summer of discovery!
9 AM to 4 PM | $325 per camper | week-long camp
Bike N' Trike
Join the Modesto Children’s Museum for a community bike ride and day of family fun in Downtown Modesto! Bike and trike down the Virginia Corridor to Roosevelt Park for our Summer Fun Celebration for all ages with food, hands-on activities, and more!
Learn more about last year’s Bike N’ Trike here!
Educator Open House
A free evening for educators (teachers, homeschool educators, paraprofessionals, administrators, & education college students) to explore MoChiMu’s programs and exhibits with colleagues!
Attendees can be the first to book Field Trips for the 2025 - 2026 school year, connect with other community partners, experience one of our new Outreach Workshops, enjoy snacks and drinks provided by SaveMart, and of course, explore MoChiMu – without kids!
MoChiMu After Dark: Swords, Sorcery, and Sci-Fi
Geek out with grown-ups and be a kid again at MoChiMu After Dark!
Nerd out on all things science, fantasy, and fiction at MoChiMu After Dark: Swords, Sorcery, and Sci-Fi! In this genre-crossing evening, you can explore MoChiMu’s ten interactive exhibit areas (without the kids), join in on one-night-only hands-on activities and challenges, create your own mythical sidekick, and even craft a magic wand to your exact specifications…
Spring Camp MoChiMu
Join us at the Modesto Children’s Museum for Spring-Break Camp filled with joy, discovery, and wonder! Climb, slide, build, imagine, and explore along with friends new and old in this creative, curious, and collaborative day camp-style experience. At Camp MoChiMu, we become explorers who discover new skills, test big ideas, and learn through play together!