John Wesley Powell River History Museum

After-School Activities for Ages 5-12
2025-09-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-02 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-09 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-16 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-23 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-10-30 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-13 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
Join us every Thursday from 3:30pm – 4:30pm for free drop-in after-school activities for kids ages 5-12! Each session will include hands-on learning and craft activities, virtual field trips, or special guest visits. No activities will be held on September 25 or November 27 (Thanksgiving holiday).
Some activities may be held outdoors, so please ensure your children have a hat, sunscreen, and comfortable shoes! Emergency contact and allergy information will be collected at drop-off if parents or guardians decide not to remain with their children for the activities.

2025 River Runners Hall of Fame Festival
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
This year’s Hall of Fame Festival will be held October 3 and 4. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more inductee and event details to come!

2026 Bowline Film Festival
2026-03-20 - 2026-03-21 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
The Bowline Film Festival, held each March in Green River, Utah in partnership with the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, curates films that explore rivers, landscapes, conservation, adventure, and Indigenous and local cultures of the Colorado Plateau. We welcome documentaries, narratives, shorts, and experimental work that deepen public understanding, inspire stewardship of waterways and wild places, and elevate authentic voices from the region. Programming includes screenings, filmmaker Q&As, museum collaborations, educational workshops, and river-based events. Submit your film to be part of a celebration of story, place, and powerful conservation-minded filmmaking.

2026 Green River Rocks
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-12 | UT
Join us for a weekend of free field trips with Utah’s finest geologists, paleontologists, and rock art conservationists. Meet the organizations that preserve and protect our public lands while discovering a bounty of rocks and minerals from vendors at our pop-up market outside the John Wesley Powell River History Museum.

Green River Medical Center Kite Flight Event
2026-04-25 13:00 - 15:00 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
Family friendly fun for all ages. Kite flying, coloring and BBQ. Bring your own or kites will be available to color and fly! (While supplies last. Kites donated by our friends at the Green River Prevention Coalition!)

Green River High School Art Exhibit
2026-05-05 - 2026-05-16 | UT

Green River High School Student Art Exhibit Opening Reception
2026-05-09 16:00 - 17:00 | UT
Join us for light refreshments as we celebrate the opening of this year’s Green River High School student art exhibit!

Korean Ink Painting Workshop with Joon Bae
2026-05-23 10:30 - 11:30 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
Mark your calendars for our upcoming Korean Ink Painting Workshop with Joon Bae! This workshop is brought to us thanks to the Utah Division of Arts & Museums Living Folk Arts program and is free to attend.

Joon lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah, and received her BFA in Visual Arts with an emphasis in painting and drawing from the University of Utah. She began learning traditional Korean ink painting methods in her childhood. After a lifetime of practice and an exploration into western forms of painting through her studies, she has found her rhythm as an East Asian Ink Painter. Her work has been collected internationally and exhibited in Utah at the UMFA, Salt Lake City Library, University of Utah, Springville Museum, Jewish Community Center, and more.

Outdoor Yoga + Nature Walk
2026-05-30 09:00 - 10:00 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
Join us for an invigorating outdoor yoga session followed by a walk along the river! Mats available. FREE! Sponsored by the Green River Medical Center.

Junior River Runners Drop-In Activities for Kids
2026-06-17 15:00 - 16:15, 2026-06-24 15:00 - 16:15, 2026-07-01 15:00 - 16:15, 2026-07-08 15:00 - 16:15, 2026-07-15 15:00 - 16:15, 2026-07-22 15:00 - 16:15 | UT
We’re excited to announce our summer Junior River Runners program lineup! Drop-in activities will kick off on Wednesday, June 17 and run once weekly through July 22.

2026 River Runners Hall of Fame Festival
2026-10-02 - 2026-10-03 | John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT, 84525, United States
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 3, and Saturday, October 4 for our 2026 River Runners Hall of Fame Festival! Check our website for updates as we plan this year’s event.
