Welcome to the Coastal Discovery Museum!
The OutbackMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1 PM |
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, 10:30 September – November |
Dolphin Eco TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina, 1:30 PM |
Discovery Lab Open HouseMeets at the Museum – 2-4 PM – Through August |
Discovery Lecture SeriesMeets at the Museum – 2 PM – Beginning in November |
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 |
Blue Crab DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 9:30 AM (Through October) – $15 adult, $10 child |
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 September – May, 10 AM June – August |
Island StoryMeets at the Museum – 3 PM (September through May) $7 per person |
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 |
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 |
The OutbackMeets at Shelter Cove Marina |
Discovery Lecture SeriesMeets at the Museum – 2 PM (Beginning 9/25) |
Dolphin & Nature CruiseMeets at Broad Creek Marina- 3 PM (March – October) |
Reptiles and AmphibiansMeets at the Museum – 3 PM (Through 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.
Blue Crab DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 9:30 AM (Through Nov.) – $15 adult, $10 child |
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 |
Discovery Night at the MuseumMeets at the Museum – 5 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.
Uncovering the Roots of ReconstructionMeets at the Mitchelville Freedom Park- 9:30 AM – 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month (Sept. – May) |
Salt Marsh DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 10 AM (Sept. – May) |
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Daufuskie Island Artisans and History TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1 PM |
Marsh Tacky Horse TourMeets at the Museum |
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Dolphin and Nature CruiseMeets at Broad Creek Marina- 3 PM (Through October) |
Butterfly DiscoveryMeets at the Museum – 3 PM in May, 11 AM in June, July, and August |
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 – 9/7, 9/21, 10/5, 10/12, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30 (& 5PM on 9/26 & 11/21) |
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Dolphin Eco TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1:30 PM |
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Daufuskie Island Artisans and History TourMeets at Shelter Cove Marina – 1 PM (Starting in September) |
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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. Follow the Market’s activities on its Facebook page here.
Discovery Night at the Museum
Every Thursday from 5-7 PM
These hands on, after hours classes vary seasonally. Come learn about local art, culture, and environment – from the experts – AND take home something that you helped create. Classes scheduled include: Indigo Tie Dye, Sweetgrass Basket Making, Shibori Workshop, Plants and Pigments, Build a Bog, A Day at the Beach, Horseshoe Crab Discovery, Paint Parties, Birding, and more! Check our event calendar or click here to find a list of upcoming programs!
Crescendo! Celebrating Arts, Culture & History
October 10 – November 15 – Sponsored by the Arts and Cultural Council of Hilton Head
The 2019 Crescendo Celebration features more than 75 unique arts and cultural programs, concerts, theatrical productions, museum and gallery exhibits, lectures, poetry readings, dance performances, historical tours, hands-on arts experiences, and educational offerings. The Coastal Discovery Museum is presenting several activities during Crescendo including: Inspired Threads (exhibition by the Art Quilters of the Lowcountry), Encore exhibition by Amiri Farris, Art Workshops, Marsh Tacky Tours, an Evening with the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Click here to see other events around Hilton Head Island during Crescendo.
35th Annual Chili Cookoff & Jeep Island
Saturday, October 12th – 11:30 – 3:30 – Rain or Shine – $5 Entry Fee
The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head Island will host the 35th Annual Chili Cook-Off at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, from 11:30am to 3:30pm, Saturday, October 12, 2019. This year’s event will focus on local chili cooks in Best Amateur & Best Professional Categories. In addition, there will be live music, a children’s activity zone and unique Jeeps from throughout the Southeast celebrating Jeep Island 2019 on Hilton Head Presented by Hampton Inn & Suites. Visit www.hiltonheadkiwanis.org for more information. Tickets available at the Coastal Discovery Museum.