Welcome to the Coastal Discovery Museum!
The OutbackMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1 PM beginning in March |
Museum Hours – 11 AM – 3 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
Savannah Port TourMeets at Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa Dock, 10 AM – Beginning in March |
Dolphin Eco TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina, 1:30 PM |
Discovery Lab Open HouseMeets at the Museum – 2-4 PM – Beginning in March |
Plant SeekersMeets at the Museum – 3 PM |
Museum Hours: 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
Hilton Head Farmers MarketAt the Coastal Discovery Museum |
KayakingMeets at Jarvis Creek Water Sports |
May River Maritime CruiseMeets at Calhoun Street Dock – Bluffton – 10:30 AM |
Beach DiscoveryFish Haul Beach Park – 2 PM |
Island StoryMeets at the Museum – 3 PM $7 per person |
Blue Crab DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 9:30 AM (Begins in April) – $15 adult, $10 child |
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
Birding at Pinckney IslandMeets at Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge |
The OutbackMeets at Shelter Cove Marina |
Forts of Port RoyalMeets at Port Royal Golf Clubhouse – 10 AM |
KayakingMeets at Jarvis Creek Water Sports – 10 AM |
Explore Honey HornMeets at the Museum – 11 AM $10 per adult, $5 per child |
Discovery Lecture SeriesMeets at the Museum – 3 PM Most Wednesdays Oct. – May. Topics vary. |
Daufuskie Island Artisans and History TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1 PM (Begins in March) |
Reptiles and AmphibiansMeets at the Museum – 3 PM (Begins in March) |
Dolphin and Nature CruiseMeets at Broad Creek Marina- 3 PM (Begins in March) |
Museum Hours – 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
KayakingMeets at Jarvis Creek Water Sports |
May River Maritime CruiseMeets at Calhoun Street Dock – Bluffton |
Explore Honey HornMeets at the Museum – 11 AM |
Dolphin Eco TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1:30 |
Exploring Pinckney IslandMeets at Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge |
Civil War EraMeets at the Museum – 3 PM |
“A Bottle and A Basket”Meets at the Museum – – 2/21 only |
Art and Environment After HoursMeets at the Museum – 5 PM |
Blue Crab DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 9:30 AM (Begins in April) – $15 adult, $10 child |
Museum Hours – 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
Uncovering the Roots of ReconstructionMeets at the Museum – |
Salt Marsh DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 10 AM (Sept. – May) |
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Daufuskie Island Artisans and History TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 12 PM through 2/15, 1 PM after 2/15 |
The OutbackMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 12 PM through 2/15, 1 PM after 2/15 |
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Marsh Tacky Horse TourMeets at the Museum |
Dolphin and Nature CruiseMeets at Broad Creek Marina- 3 PM (Begins in March) |
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Butterfly DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 3 PM (Begins in May) |
Museum Hours – 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
Sweetgrass Basket ClassMeets at the Museum – 3/2, 3/16, 4/13, 5/4, 5/18 (& 5PM on 4/25) |
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Dolphin Eco TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1:30 PM |
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Museum Hours – 9AM – 4:30 PM
Many of our programs, tours, and activities book to full capacity. Please call or continue to the event calendar to make your reservations now.
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Hilton Head Farmer’s Market
Tuesdays at Coastal Discovery Museum – 9 AM – 1 PM
Visit the Hilton Head Farmers Market at the Coastal Discovery Museum every Tuesday from 9:00am-1:00pm. Take home fresh local produce, pasture raised chicken, free range rabbit, pork, seafood, salsa, fresh sausage, cookies, breads, she crab soup, and more. Have your knives sharpened while shopping. Free Parking. Shop local, meet new friends, strengthen our community, and rebuild our local food economy! Farmer Vendor application here. Food Vendor application here.
Generations – Celebrating the Palmer Family
January 5th – February 25th, 2019
The Palmer family’s connection to Hilton Head Island began over fifty years ago and since they have been active in the local art community while also enjoying critical and professional success well outside the geographic confines of the Lowcountry. This exhibition will showcase their spectacular works of art, and share stories of this area’s history and family reminiscences. Jim Palmer and his wife Barbara moved to Hilton Head Island in 1965, initiating this creative family’s long-standing connection to and influence on the community.
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he Gullah Market: An Arts, Crafts, and Food Expo
Saturday, February 16th & Sunday, February 17th- 11 AM – 5 PM
An all-access experience to Gullah culture! The annual Gullah Market offers cultural demonstrations, authentic Gullah and African crafts and food for sale, as well as an offering of traditional storytelling, music entertainment and the Celebration of African American Authors. An event to be shared with family and friends or for you to make new friends! Featured performances by the Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters, Wona Womalan West African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Gullah Ooman Louise Cohen and more! This event is part of the month long 23rd Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration. $10.00/general admission, $5.00/youth (5-12) and FREE for Youth (4-under).
Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival
Held at the Coastal Discovery Museum, this family friendly headlining event features area restaurants and chefs serving up seafood specialties and other tasty cuisine, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, expanded kids activities, David M. Carmines Foundation Silent Auction, Beer Garden, Artisan Market, Celebrity Chef and Mixology Demonstrations and more. Live music by Deas-Guyz from Noon to 4:00 pm. Free Admission to Children under 10 years of age. Tickets are $10.00 per person (age 10 and older). There is NO additional cost for parking. Visit www.hiltonheadseafoodfestival.com to see a schedule of other events between 2/18 and 2/24.
70 Honey Horn Drive – Hilton Head Island, SC -843-689-6767
Hours: Monday – Saturday 9 – 4:30 and Sunday 11-3