STEAM Lab booking times are available on
- Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
- Sunday mornings from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
- Sunday evenings from 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Birthday Parties at AMOS
Celebrate your child’s special day with time to play, explore, and learn at the place they already love!
What's Included
Ideal for children ages 3-10, our science themed birthday parties include all day General Admission for party guests, as well as educator-led learning & fun during your 90-minute STEAM Lab rental.
Before our guided activities, the STEAM Lab is exclusively available for food, presents, family activities, etc.
Availability
Party guests can enjoy the museum for 2 hours following morning birthday rentals and 2 hours before evening birthday rentals!
AMOS Birthday Party availability may be limited by STEAM Lab programming.
You must reserve your spot at least two weeks in advance.
Pricing
Facility Rental - small party
$325 for up to 20 total guests.
Including all children and parents/guardians.
Facility Rental - Large party
$400 for up to 40 total guests.
Including all children and parents/guardians.
Educator program add-on
$75 for small parties
$100 for large parties
See program choices below.
Educator Program Add-On
• Fossil Encounter - (Suitable for ages 4-7) Birthday party participants will get to touch, hold, and learn about real fossils in AMOS' collection. The birthday kid gets their photo taken with a real ammonite fossil!
• Space Race - (Suitable for ages 6-10) Birthday party participants will rotate through several stations in order to train to be an astronaut! Work together as mission control, plot your course, and search for moon rocks.
For other non-birthday party facility rental requests, please email [email protected]
Birthday parties FAQs
Schedule a birthday party
- Please reserve your timeslot at least 2 weeks in advance.
- Please fill out our birthday party interest form.
- Email [email protected] with any additional questions.
Unaccompanied children
AMOS Staff are not responsible for supervising children, whether their parents are in the museum or not. Birthday Party Parents/Family are responsible for all party guests when at the museum. Adult supervision at a minimum ratio of 1:6 must be maintained at all times.
Whats the refund policy?
- For a refund of your deposit, cancellations must be made at least 15 days prior to your scheduled party date. A $15.00 administrative processing fee will apply.
- After 14 days, the deposit is non-refundable but can be credited towards a rescheduled party.
- For inclement weather, rescheduling or refunding is evaluated case by case.
Parking
- The museum does not have private or dedicated parking. There are two city garages nearby, Rankin Street and the Civic Center garage. Parking is free on Sundays.
- Parking Services: the City of Asheville
- Parking Info: Explore Asheville