Birthday Party Request - Morehead Planetarium

Please complete the form below to request a birthday party reservation. Our calendar/availability for April/May is now full.


We are accepting Birthday Party requests for Summer 2025 in June and July. (limited availability)


We are not yet booking birthday parties in August, or Fall 2025.

NOTE

Due to a vacancy in our rentals and events team, please allow up to 5 weekdays between your inquiry and a response from the Morehead team.


We are working diligently to follow-up with all inquiries as quickly as possible.

Your Information

Please include First and Last name.

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Are you a Morehead member?*

Members (Family level and above) receive a discount of $25 on birthday party reservations, in addition to other benefits. If you would like to become a member, visit our memberships page here.

Party fees include admission and tickets to a show for up to 20 guests including adults and children. Additional guests beyond 20 are charged at $15.95/adult and $13.95/child. Max of 30 total guests/party based on size of the party room..

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Dates

Dates are limited to weekends only.


We are currently booking birthday party reservations through November 2024. If you are interested in a party December 2024 or beyond, you are welcome to submit your request now, and it will be added to our waitlist and we will reach out once our winter availability for parties is finalized (late October).


Available dates are affected by availability of the classroom used for parties (sometimes used for other events and programs), significant impacts on parking, and expected periods of low staff availability due to other programs and holidays.


Requested dates must be at least 2 weeks in advance.

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Party Details

Morehead offers 2 types of birthday party reservations, Standard, and Deluxe.


All parties include:


  • Admission for up to 20* guests to exhibits and one planetarium show airing during our public hours
  • Classroom reserved for up to 90 minutes for party prior to/after the show.
  • Downloadable, customizable party invitation
  • Decorations, paper goods, and utensils
  • Use of a refrigerator for your party food and beverages
  • On-site support from a Morehead party coordinator


Standard - $375

Standard parties include a choice of self-guided, at-your-pace activity that families can enjoy during the party, or planning your own activities:


  • Building a Birthday - Recommended for ages 5-12 - Participants explore concepts such as balance and angles while using materials such as Brain Flakes or K’nex blocks to complete a building or design challenge.




Deluxe - $425

Deluxe parties include a choice of science activity or experiment demonstration led by one of Morehead's trained educators. Activities are designed to last about 45 minutes or about half of the time scheduled for the party room:


  • Catapults - Recommended for ages 6-12 - Build your own catapults and TEST THEM. Can you improve your catapult to launch the highest or the farthest? Try this activity to learn about trajectory, potential and kinetic energy.


  • Science Party - Recommended for all ages - Join our educators for a live science demonstration show. Learn about pressure, motion and other birthday-related science topics during this program performed just for your group.

Which party package would you like to reserve?*

Include information about wheelchair accessibility, mental, environmental, social concerns, food allergies, other special needs or requests.

After submitting, our Event and Rental Coordinator will be in touch to discuss available options for reservations.


If you chose to waitlist your request for a future visit date, please note that our team will be in touch with you once our availability and show schedule for that time period has been finalized.

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