Kids' Birthday Parties
Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday at the Exploratorium
Now open to both Members and Nonmembers!
Have your child’s birthday celebration among the hundreds of hands-on exhibits at the Exploratorium. Parties are available on Saturdays and Sundays, September through November, at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3 p.m.
We recommend booking your party at least six weeks in advance–spaces fill up quickly! Our Lead Coordinator will contact you several weeks before your party to help you choose your party colors and the best activity for your child.
To book your birthday party, please call the Reservations line at (415) 528-4646, or e-mail us at birthdayparty@exploratorium.edu.
Extras
The Exploratorium Store can help put together themed gift bags for your party guests. For more information, please call the store at (415) 528-4390.
If you are interested in reserving the Tactile Dome as an add-on to your party, please call (415) 528-4646.
Up to twenty people (both children and adults): $275 Members, $375 Nonmembers
Nonmembers receive a complimentary Family Membership when they book a birthday party!
Celebrate in our party room for up to 1½ hours with food and cake. A birthday party coordinator will help you with set-up, service, and clean-up. Afterward, you and your guests are free to stay and play anywhere in our museum for as long as you like!
This option is for up to twenty people (including the birthday family, all guests, and adult chaperones). Additional guests can be added at the rate of $15 per child and $20 per adult. Maximum room occupancy is 35 people.
It’s the perfect party to add to a Tactile Dome group reservation. To reserve the Tactile Dome, call (415) 528-4646. We recommend reserving the Tactile Dome at least sixty days in advance–we fill up fast.
Up to ten children: $350 Members, $450 Nonmembers
Includes up to ten adult chaperones. Nonmembers receive a complimentary Family Membership when they book a birthday party!
More than ten children: Select the ten-child Activity Party package and then invite additional guests at the rate of $15 per child and $20 per adult. Maximum room occupancy is 35 people.
Celebrate your child’s special day in our party room with thirty minutes of exciting hands-on activities led by our enthusiastic birthday party coordinators, followed by cake and other goodies–a total of 1½ hours. Our coordinators will help you serve the food and clean up.
Before or after your party, you and your guests are free to play anywhere in our museum for as long as you like! (Note: The museum closes at 5 p.m.) Hands-on activities include:
Gak (Ages 4+)
Discover an amazing slime, and experiment as you try to decide if it’s a liquid or a solid!
Marbling (Ages 5+)
Use water-based coloring and shaving cream to make beautiful marbled art that you can take home!
Marshmallow Structures (Ages 7+)
See how stable a structure you can make using only toothpicks and marshmallows. Find out which shapes architects use to make buildings strong!
Shrink Art (Ages 7+)
Learn about scale and polymer chains as you make incredible shrinking plastic artwork to take home!
Flight (Ages 8+)
Learn how to make spinning helicopters, blimps, and paper airplanes, then see how your spinning creations react to one of our most famous exhibits!
Up to ten adults (including the birthday family) are welcome to join the party as chaperones. Additional guests cost $20 per adult and $15 per child. Maximum room occupancy is 35 people.
Activity Parties also include tablecloths, plates, forks, napkins, and cups in the two-color combination of your choice—plus an Exploratorium T-shirt for the birthday girl or boy.
If you are interested in reserving the Tactile Dome as an add-on to your party, please call (415) 528-4646.
