Birthday parties at Discovery Museum will soon be back, hurray!
Please note that we do not yet have a final occupancy date for the renovations on our Community Building, but we do expect it to be this fall. For now, if you would like to submit your preferred date and add your name to our waiting list, we will hold your place and get back to you asap. Please use the "Ready to book your party?" link below the FAQ below.
After a several-year hiatus, you can once again host your child's birthday party (or, any celebration!) at Discovery Museum—and now in our newly renovated and expanded Community Building! If your birthday child loves to explore and play—both indoors and outdoors—a party at Discovery Museum is the perfect way to mark the occasion and celebrate with family and friends. Party guests can gather together in our Community Building, and play in Discovery Museum and our giant Treehouse and Discovery Woods nature playscape. Our entire campus is accessible and inclusive.
There is a reason why Discovery Museum has received a Boston Parents Paper "Best Birthday Party Venue" award every year since 2018, even in years where we were not offering parties—the memories from parties held here are just that wonderful! Make your next celebration an unforgettable event!
Parties can accommodate up to 45 people, with a maximum of 26 children. Parties include:
Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, baby shower, or other special occasion with an after-hours rental of the Discovery Museum! Rent one room, one floor, the whole Museum building, or our entire campus including Discovery Woods and our 550sf accessible Discovery Treehouse for a very special and memorable event.
Accommodations and pricing are flexible, making the Museum a convenient option for many types and sizes of events including parties, family gatherings, adult-only events, company meetings and celebrations, school family nights, and more.
Please contact us for the latest pricing. Our space options are very flexible—you can rent a meeting room, the Museum's first floor, or the full building for your event—you can even add on Discovery Woods! Every event is unique and prices are determined by the spaces you use, the number of guests, and where food is served.
Museum staff must be present for the entire event including set-up, the event itself, and clean-up. Staff will assist with orienting guests to the spaces and will engage guests in playing with the exhibits. If you need assistance carrying supplies to and from vehicles, arranging furniture, or serving food, please plan to bring that help with you.
After your event, we ask that you remove all decorations, leftover food, and personal items, and replace furniture if you have moved any. The Museum provides containers for trash, recycling, and compost so please be ready to sort your waste into these three streams during and at the close of your event. There will be signage to guide you and Museum staff available to answer any questions. Please consider using recyclable or compostable tableware if possible. and Museum staff will manage those containers at the end of your event. Museum staff also will clean the tables and floors and empty the waste bins after the event.
A deposit equal to 50% of the event cost is due at the time of booking. The deposit is refundable (minus a $100 fee) until 30 days prior to the event. The deposit is forfeited if the event is cancelled during the 30 days prior to the event. Events can be postponed and the deposit will be applied to the new date.
For more information or to schedule your rental, please contact kwatt [at] discoveryacton.org (Kathie Watt) at 978-264-4200 ext. 122, or fill out our Rental Booking Request form.