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Hogwarts Back to School Event

August 11, 2018 - August 11, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Discovery Center Museum

711 N. Main St.

Rockford, IL 61103

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Description

Discovery Center turns into Hogwarts for an evening of wizardly wonders. Meet favorite teachers, sit in on a potions lesson, sample a snack and invent a prank kit suitable for a joke shop.

Event Cost: $4 members, $12 non-members.

Event Time: 6-9 p.m.

Additional Information

Website: http://discoverycentermuseum.org

Age recommendation: Teens, Tweens

Neighborhood: North/Northwest Suburbs

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