For all booking inquiries, please email Guest Relations at [email protected] to discuss fun birthday options!
Available Time Slots
HOSTED Birthday Parties ARE temporarily unavailable.
We book birthday parties as early as 3 months in advance.
If you have a special party in mind, it is better to book early! We require a minimum of 14 days notice to book a birthday party.
Fridays
Choose a non-hosted experience:
3:00 – 5:00 pm (non-hosted) or 4:00 – 6:00 pm (non-hosted)
Saturdays
Party without hosted experience:
10:30 am – 12:30 pm or 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Sundays
Party without hosted experience:
10:30 am – 12:30 pm or 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Unhosted Birthday Party
$150 ($135 for members); Price includes up to 20 people ages 3+
- Two hour party rental of our Community Room.
- Museum Exhibit Hall admission for up to 20 people total.
- Additional adults or children are $5 each (discounted Exhibit Hall admission).
- Babies and children under the age of 3 will be admitted free of charge.
- Optional add-on Planetarium Show: $5 per person, ages 3+
- Join a public planetarium show
- Parties attending show must have at least 1 adult for every 5 children
- Click HERE to see our current planetarium offerings
Party Packages
Each party includes:
- Private Party Room (2hrs)
- Exhibit Hall Playtime
- Special Gift for Birthday Child
Hosted Birthday Party (not available at this time)
$225 ($202.50 for members); Price includes 10 kids and 10 adults
- Two hour party rental of our Birthday Room.
- Museum Exhibit Hall admission for up to 10 kids and 10 adults.
- Thirty minute science activity hosted by a Science Center Educator. Choose from one of our many themed activities, described below.
- Additional children beyond 10 who attend the birthday and participate in the activity are $7.00 each. Hosted activities are designed for a maximum of 16 participating kids. If more than 16 kids are participating, the educator may choose to modify the activity for a larger group.
- Additional adults or others beyond the 20-person cap will pay a discounted Exhibit Hall admission of $5 per person (ages 3+).
- Babies and children under the age of 3 who are not participating in the hosted activity will be admitted free of charge.
- Optional add-on Planetarium Show: $5 per person, ages 3+
- Join a public planetarium show
- Parties attending show must have at least 1 adult for every 5 children
- Click HERE to see our current planetarium offerings
3, 2, 1 …. BLAST OFF! Design and launch your own paper rocket. Using just the power of air pressure, you’ll be amazed at just how high they go!
Best for ages 6 and up. This activity takes place outdoors; please select one of our other parties as an alternative in case of inclement weather.
DNA is the code in every living cell that leads to life as we know it. In this party, you’ll attempt to extract DNA from fruits, vegetables, or even your own cells! Guests will get their very own sample of DNA to take home.
Best for ages 7 and older.
Have some soapy science fun with our Bubbles Galore party! Choose from a variety of bubble activities, including bubble art, soapy snakes, and geometric bubbles. Every Bubbles Galore party ends with a demonstration of super-cool, super-spooky dry ice smoke bubbles!
Great for all ages. This party can get messy!
Fizz, bubble, ooze, or pop? Select from an array of amazing mind-boggling experiments that explore physics and chemistry concepts. Create instant polymer worms, soda-pop geysers, elephant toothpaste, and more.
Great for ages 5 and up. This party can get messy!
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for takeoff! Guests learn about the forces of flight and build their very own flying contraptions to test in our vertical wind tunnel.
Best for ages 5 and older.
Party Guidelines
We require a minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 7 children in attendance. Adults are responsible for supervising all party guests in the exhibit hall and planetarium.
Our birthday party room accommodates a maximum of 24 people according to fire code. Guests are expected to adhere to this limit; guidelines will be given at the time of registration. For parties expecting more than 30 people total, we strongly encourage you to consider an after-hours rental of the museum.
Memberships can be purchased here.
Payment must be received 7 days prior to birthday party or event will be cancelled.