Roberson Museum and Science Center is Home for the Holidays
We invite you to enjoy the magic of a Roberson tradition as the museum and mansion transform for the holiday season.
MEMBER OPENING: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 6:30-8:30pm
You can click here right now for our calendar of activities and weekend programs!
Home for the Holidays welcomes thousands of visitors who enjoy dazzling displays and explore holiday traditions from around the world. The display features our Showcase trees, an International Forest and the Historic Roberson Mansion.
This year the Home for the Holidays celebration is expanded, open seven days a week from November 20 – January 5. It will also feature EXPANDED EVENING HOURS Thursday – Saturday nights.
2013 Home for the Holidays Hours
Monday – Wednesday: 11am – 5pm
Thursday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
The holiday displays will all be made even more fun by the presence of music, dance and interactive activities for families. Home for the Holidays provides a wonderful showcase of local entertainment talent.
Thursday December 12
Planetarium 7, 8
Friday December 13
Planetarium 7, 8
Saturday December 14
Holiday Girl Scout Badge 12-2 *Registration Required
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Visit From Santa – (Dickenson West) 1:30-3
Teen Opera of the Southern Tier (library) 1-2:30
Polar Express as told by The Conductor, Bill Brower (Dickinson West) 1-1:30
Kelly Dyson on Piano (library) 4-5
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Sunday December 15
Four of Hearts Barber Shop Quartet (Wurts) 12:30-2
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music (foyer) 1-3
Visit From Santa – (Dickenson West) 1:30-3:30
German-American Club of Binghamton Choir (throughout museum) 2-3
Czechoslovak Moravan Club Dancers (ballroom) 2-2:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3 –
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Thursday December 19
Planetarium 7, 8
Friday December 20
Shepard and Ewe – cello and piano duo (foyer) 5-9
Planetarium 7, 8
Saturday December 21
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Madrigal Choir of Binghamton (foyer) 12-1
Claudia Kachmarik – piano (foyer) 1-3
Kopernik Sidewalk Astronomy (outside) 12-3
Polar Express as told by The Conductor, Bill Brower (Dickenson West) 1-1:30
Visit From Santa (Dickenson West) 1:30-3:30
EU Chamber Music Ensemble -strings (library) 3-4
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7, 8
Sunday December 22
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music in Mansion 1-3
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Simple Gifts – recorder and guitar (Wurts) 1-2
Visit From Santa (Dickenson West) 1:30-3:30
Recorder Ensemble (Wurts) 2-3
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Monday December 23
Adventure Activities (Museum 2nd Floor Lab) 11:00-3:00
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Thursday December 26
Adventure Activities (Museum 2nd Floor Lab) 11:00-3:00
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Friday December 27
Adventure Activities (Museum 2nd Floor Lab) 11:00-3:00
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Saturday December 28
Kopernik Sidewalk Astronomy (outside) 12-3
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music (foyer) 1-3
Polar Express as told by The Conductor, Bill Brower (Dickenson West) 1-1:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Sunday December 29
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music (foyer) 1-3
Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Choir (Vistor Center) 1-2
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Monday December 30
Adventure Week 9:00-3:00 *Registration Required
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Thursday January 2
Adventure Week 9:00-3:00 *Registration Required
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Friday January 3
Adventure Week 9:00-3:00 *Registration Required
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Girl Scout Sleepover 6:30 PM-8:30 AM *Registration Required
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Saturday January 4
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music (foyer) 1-3
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 5:30 7, 8
Sunday January 5
Irene Martin-Holiday Piano Music (foyer) 1-3
Holiday Crafts in Craft Cave (Museum 2nd Floor) 12:30-3:30
Mansion Tours 1, 2 and 3
Planetarium 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
CLICK HERE for more pictures from 2012 Home for the Holidays. We look forward to more wonderful displays in 2013!
