Description

From 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Monday February 17, people on the Autism spectrum or with sensory-processing challenges and their families/caregivers are invited to experience limited Wintertide offerings before the festival opens during a sensory-friendly hour. Offerings include seeing horses, playing lawn games, making crafts, visiting the Children's Museum, and listening to a story.

Pre-registration is required for the sensory-friendly hour. Admission to all Wintertide events is included in ticket purchase below. Please contact Central Reservations at 860-572-5331 with any questions.

Celebrate the great outdoors in New England with three days of winter whimsy and frosty festivities at Mystic Seaport Museum! Bundle up to meet reindeer, winter working dogs, and horses! Check out ice sculpture demonstrations and family activities including games, crafts, a snowman bounce house, and kid-friendly live improv theater. Need to warm up somewhere snug and toasty? Enjoy a show in the Treworgy Planetarium, grab a hot cocoa or adult beverage from Schaefer's Spouter Tavern, or check out our many striking exhibitions. Whether you're chilling on the waterfront, or getting cozy next to a crackling fire, visitors of all ages will find so many ways to make memories at the Museum during Wintertide. This experience takes place at the north end of the Museum while the south end is closed for the season; please enter at the Thompson Exhibition Building.