Thank you for considering the Akron Children's Museum for your birthday party!
Celebrate your child with a birthday party at the place where kids can let loose, learn, and explore: the Akron Children’s Museum! Your child and their friends will have big fun throughout our interactive exhibits during an action-packed 2-hour affair. You’ll see it’s no surprise the museum is rated in akronlife.com’s Best of City Hall of Fame.
Enjoy refreshments in your party space where you may bring your own cake, ice cream, and drinks for the celebration. Fuel the party with catering by the Lock 3 Café! Choose to keep the fun going by adding on a special keepsake party pleaser activity, party favor, or the perfect plush companion to any party! ACM members receive 10% off the base price of any party selected.
Call us at 330.396.6103 or e-mail susan [at] akronkids.org to book your party and to ask any questions!
We are happy to offer 2 hour time slots
Saturdays:
9:30 am - 11:30 am
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Private Parties Only)
Sundays:
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Private Parties Only)
• Ask us about rates for weeknight parties.
Your party is welcome to stay at the museum as long as you like during open hours; however, the party space can only be used during your reserved time slot. A nonrefundable $50 deposit is required to hold your time slot on our calendar.
Call us at 330.396.6103 or e-mail susan [at] akronkids.org to book your party and to ask any questions!
Choose from four different party packages:
$225.00 for up to 25 guests (adults and children).* $50 nonrefundable deposit required.
ACM Members receive 10% off base price of any party selected.
This package includes your choice of the museum view or the private party room, based on availability:
- One table for every 6 people, plus a table for food
- Birthday party chair
- Museum access
$299 for up to 25 guests (adults and children) for Monster Mission Course + Museum Access . $50 nonrefundable deposit required.
ACM Members receive 10% off base price of any party selected.
This package includes your choice of the museum view or the private party room, based on availability:
- One table for every 6 people, plus a table for food
- Birthday party chair
$399.00 for up to 25 guests (adults and children).* $50 nonrefundable deposit required.
ACM Members receive 10% off base price of any party selected.
This package includes your choice of the above items, along with your choice of the museum view or the private party room, based on availability, plus:
- Monster Scavenger Hunt
- Postcard Party Invitations
- Birthday party chair
- Table Cloths
- Party Favors
$425 to have the museum all to yourself for 2 hours, for up to 50 people. $50 nonrefundable deposit required.
Extra guests will be $7/person for up to 25 additional guests (75 total max)
$75/hour for each additional hour.
Additional guests are $7/person with a maximum of 50 guests.
ACM Members receive 10% off base price of any party selected.
*All parties should include at least 1 adult for every 4 children.
*Extra guests are $7/person with max. of 50 people.
Call us at 330.396.6103 or e-mail susan [at] akronkids.org to book your party and to ask any questions!
These adorable creatures are the perfect companions for the birthday boy or girl, adding an extra element of fun and excitement to the festivities. Imagine the joy on your child's face as they interact with these lovable characters, creating magical memories that will last a lifetime. Make your child's birthday party truly unforgettable with the delightful plush monsters and puppets from Akron Children's Museum!
Party Plushies: $30
Party Puppets: $22
Let's Get Artsy! is a 45 minute Exploratory Painting pARTY! This is a creative opportunity for your party guests to explore fun ways to apply paints onto canvas. Participants will create unique and colorful masterpieces that they will be able to take home! This experience is $15/child who gets to take the art with them (minimum of 10 children).
Let's Play Happy Birthday! is a 30 minute interactive performance. Creative movement allows little ones to express themselves in a safe and open environment, as well as providing an excellent outlet for creativity, energy, and fun! This performance will keep your birthday guests entertained through songs, stories, and games that use imaginative play as a foundation for learning. This experience is $125 for up to 25 children.
Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream! gives your party goers the chance to experience the fun mystery of the beaded ice cream concept invented in 1988 with cryogenic technology and the love for ice cream. Through innovation and imagination, Dippin’ Dots redefined ice cream. From the first bite of unexpected flavor, your party guests will have a blast enjoying their own personal serving of ice cream and will be talking about it long after their last bite! This treat is $5.25 per child.
Explore LEGOS! is private free-play time during your party. Up to 25 of your guests will have use of a building baseplate and building challenge cards to use while create fun things like a robot, a bridge, something that can fly, or a car. Or children may use their imagination and build anything their hearts desire. Don't forget to snap a pic of the guests with their creations to send with your birthday thank-you note or text! This experience $50 for up to 25 children.
Explore Trains! is a private free-play time during your party. Your guests will receive have use of a variety of wooden trains and tracks while visiting the museum. Challenge your party-goers to see how long of a track they can design together, then stand back and watch all of the fun they will have making the trains go! This experience is $50 for up to 25 children.
Custom Party Cookies! Would your child love to see their face on a cookie or perhaps see some of their artwork transferred? You can add custom printed cookies to your party. These sugar cookies are printed at the museum using a printer with FDA food safe ink to add some extra delight to your party. Cookies are $48/dozen. Additional cookies may be added on top of the dozen for $4/cookie.
Virtual Photo Booth and Gallery! This addition allows all your guests to become the photographers of your party. Once your unique QR code is scanned guests can take pictures that can contain Akron Children's Museum and your child's name to help preserve your memories from the day. All pictures will be in a gallery for you to enjoy. The cost is $50
Mascots Polly and/or Rubbert Special Appearance! We are happy to bring our custom mascots to celebrate your child. Polly (our pink monster) and Rubbert (our teal monster) can come meet and greet your guests to share in the birthday fun. The cost is $50 per mascot, up to 2 hours.
Our mascots travel, too! Pricing to have our mascots come to your event:
$6.99 per child
Let us help make your party pop with fun favors for the birthday child's guest to take home.
Options:
Take-Home Slime Kit
Animal Mask + 2 surprise items
Monster Crown + 2 surprise items
SuperHero Mask + 2 surprise items
Surprise items could include a mini camera, mini magnifying glass, mini slime, or mini bubbles, or tattoo.
Call us at 330.396.6103 or e-mail susan [at] akronkids.org to book your party and to ask any questions!
You have two great food options to fuel your party!
1) Select from onsite Lock 3 Cafe items no later than two weeks prior to your party.
2) You may fuel your party with the food of your choice when you pay a $20 fee to the Lock 3 Cafe.
We are pleased to offer our visitors convenient access to food and snacks that may be purchased from our building partner, Lock 3's Cafe, owned and managed by the City of Akron.