Winter opening hours have begun for the Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum: we are CLOSED Tuesdays and Wednesdays; OPEN Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays from 10:00 am-5:00 pm; and OPEN Sundays from noon-5:00 pm. The Wagner-Ritter House is closed for winter until April 19, 2023.

Special Events

Our Events

For activities specifically for kids, visit our Daily Fun at the Johnstown Children's Museum page!

March 25 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

March Morley Madness!

Johnstown Children’s Museum

Visit The Johnstown Children's Museum or Johnstown Flood Museum Saturdays in March to find Morley throughout the museums and win a prize! Make sure you're following Mini Morley (@morley_in_the_museum) on...

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March 31 • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Last Friday at the Ethnic Social Club

Heritage Discovery Center

Join us for Last Friday featuring Even the Odds Acoustic! This relaxed social time in our Ethnic Social Club will feature representatives from Westmont School District as guest bartenders --...

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April 1 • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

From Germania to JAHA

Heritage Discovery Center

Join JAHA as we celebrate our beautiful Heritage Discovery Center building through our annual fundraiser! Your ticket includes: Samplings from B&L Wine Cellars & Stone Bridge Brewing Company Three floors...

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April 8 • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Spring Holiday Hunt

Johnstown Children’s Museum

Visit the Johnstown Children’s Museum during regular opening hours on April 8 for an egg and afikomen hunt! Kids will be able to search for eggs around the Johnstown Children’s...

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April 22 • 12:00 PM

Kids’ Cultural Cooking: Everybody Brings Noodles

Heritage Discovery Center

Kids' Cultural Cooking is going on a literary adventure this year! Join us as we read about and explore common dishes from around the world. We will be looking at...

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May 20 • 12:00 PM

Kids’ Cultural Cooking: Paddy Pancake

Heritage Discovery Center

Kids' Cultural Cooking is going on a literary adventure this year! Join us as we read about and explore common dishes from around the world. We will be looking at...

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May 27 •

Path of the Flood Historic Races

Peoples Natural Gas Park

Registration is now open for the Path of the Flood Historic Races, which include a 14-miler, 8-miler, and 5K! Compete details at our mini-site

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May 28 • 8:00 PM

The Johnstown Flood

The State Theater

The 1926 film “The Johnstown Flood” is a major achievement of the silent film era – and now, a newly-restored version of the film will have its premiere in Johnstown...

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July 8 • 4:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Sip, Rock & Duck Drop feat. Tab Benoit

Peoples Natural Gas Park

JAHA's Peoples Natural Gas Park is the venue for this benefit event for the St. Vincent Family Kitchen! LIVE performance by ward winning blues guitarist, Tab Benoit!  Tab Benoit is...

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August 4 - August 5 •

AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival

Peoples Natural Gas Park

The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival will be headlined by Los Lobos and Keller Williams' Grateful Grass feat. The HillBenders! For complete details on the lineup, passes and more, visit...

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