Most families will treat this weekend as a choice: the children's museum or the Bluey stage show. In Symphony Park, it is not a choice at all. DISCOVERY Children's Museum, at 360 Promenade Place, runs its Big Day of Play on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Smith Center, at 361 Symphony Park Avenue, stages Bluey's Big Play in Reynolds Hall the same two days. The two venues sit on the same downtown block, and they know it: the museum's own giveaway this fall paired four Big Day of Play admissions with four tickets to Bluey's Saturday 6 p.m. show. One trip downtown can cover both.
Big Day of Play is a full museum weekend, not a single show. Kids and families can build, create, dance, and discover through hands-on activities that include making friendship bracelets, designing healer headbands, and hunting for hidden play pals around the museum. Special presentations include a read-aloud for little learners, a science of perception demo, and a Dance Paw-ty the whole family can join. Families can also add on a Slime Workshop and make their own batch of squishy, stretchy slime.
Use the Clock: 8 Timed Programs in One Day
The fresh insight here is that the museum publishes a timed program schedule, so a visit can run like a plan instead of a wander. The Daily Discoveries listed on the event page stack up across all three floors:
| Time | Program | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. | Let's Go Code! with Carl the Coding Caterpillar, for ages 5 and younger | Toddler Town, Level 1 |
| 11:00 a.m. | One Point Perspective drawing | Young at Art, Level 3 |
| 11:30 a.m. | DISCOVER Bones at the Science Bench | Patents Pending, Level 3 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Helpful Hydroelectricity | Energy/Energía, Level 3 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Sounds, Lights, Action! theatre effects | Fantasy Festival, Level 1 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Circuits in a Snap | DISCOVERY Lab, Level 2 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Electrifying Encounters at the Science Bench | Patents Pending, Level 3 |
| 4:00 p.m. | The Pirate, The Princess, & Playing Nice puppet show | Fantasy Festival, Level 1 |
Start with the 10:30 a.m. coding session for the youngest kids, work up to Level 3 by late morning, and land back on Level 1 for the 4 p.m. puppet show. That route alone turns a general admission ticket into a full day.
Then Walk Next Door: Bluey, 50 Minutes, 5 Shows
Bluey's Big Play runs about 50 minutes with no intermission, short enough to stack after a museum day. The Smith Center lists five performances: Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m., and Sunday, November 8 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets run $21.70 to $72.00, and the promo code BLUEY25 unlocks a $25 all-in price on select balcony seats. The show is a theatrical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, new music by composer Joff Bush, and puppets bringing the Heeler family to life.
- Best stack for little kids: museum at 10 a.m. Saturday, Bluey at 2 p.m., home before dinner.
- Best stack for a full day: museum until 5 p.m. Saturday, Bluey at 6 p.m. next door.
- Ticket rule to know: ages 2 and up need a ticket; children 1 and under sit on a lap free for this performance.
What It Costs, and Which Day to Pick
DISCOVERY is designed for kids ages 1 to 12, with three floors and nine hands-on STEAM galleries. General admission is $20 per person and $15 for Nevada residents, and members and children under 1 get in free. The museum's Museums for All rate is $5 with a valid EBT, SNAP, or WIC card. Memberships start at $95, so a local family planning repeat visits should do that math before a second trip.
Pick Saturday for the full seven hours of museum time and the widest choice of Bluey showtimes. Pick Sunday for the slower start: the museum opens at noon, and the 2 p.m. Bluey show still leaves the evening open. Either way, this is the rare Las Vegas weekend built entirely for kids, on one block, with no casino floor in sight.
