As of September 15 the Johnstown Flood Museum and Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum are moving to fall/winter hours: open Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Sunday noon-5:00 pm; and closed Tuesday-Wednesday.

We will update this alert ribbon (and, in the instance of longer closures, the Heritage Johnstown Facebook Page) if either or both museums are closed due to severe weather.

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Fat Bear Week

Fat Bear Week

Date/Time
Date(s) - September 22, 2026 - September 29, 2026

Location
Johnstown Children’s Museum
201 6th Ave
Johnstown , PA


Join us at the Johnstown Children’s Museum for a week of fun activities and rotund bears! Every year, the brown bears of Katmai National Park in King Salmon, AK feast on salmon to prepare themselves for Fat Bear Week, Sept. 22-29; a March-Madness style tournament. We will not only learn about the famous brown bears of Alaska, but the equally iconic black bears of Western PA! Come build your own bear cave, make bear food, special crafts, and much more!

These activities are available on a drop-in basis during museum opening hours (open Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun; closed Tue-Wed) and are free to Heritage Johnstown members or with museum admission.