Please note: Due to restoration and repairs in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum, Totally Awesome Birthday availability begins May 2018. We are accepting reservations now!
We're your place for birthday parties!
It’s your special day so celebrate your way in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. We recommend our parties for children ages 1 through 12. Help us customize a birthday experience just for you. Click an item below to see more information.
Standard Party Package
Exclusive Party Package
Add-Ons
The Whole Shebang
Overnight Birthday Parties
Standard Party Package
Includes:
- Admission for up to 25 guests, including the party family
- Free parking for the party family (1 parking voucher)
- 1 CMC Staff member on hand
- Use of party room for 1.5 hours
- Gift for the birthday child
Cost: $175 Member; $200 non-Member
Party Times:
Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sundays: 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Exclusive Party Package
Includes:
- Exclusive use of Duke Energy Children's Museum for 2 hours
- Up to 50 guests, including the party family
- Use of small party room
- 2 CMC Staff members on hand
- Gift for the birthday child
- Free parking for all guests
Cost: $450 Members; $500 non-Members
Party times:
Fridays: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturdays: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Add-Ons
Cake: $65 custom Servatti's Cake
Time: $50 per additional half hour, 5 to 10 p.m. limit (Exclusive Parties only)
Guests: $10 per addition person, 100 person limit (Exclusive Parties only)
Themes: $50 for Members and $75 for non-Members includes themed party decor and a half hour of guided programming
- Train Party: Learn about the origins of Historic Union Terminal as you discover the science and history behind trains through crafts, games, and demonstrations.
- Animal Party: Meet and greet some of CMC’s most lovable critters! Invite them to join your party and learn more about their habitats, lifestyles, and habits.
- Royal Tea Party: Transform yourself and your guests into royalty as you play your way through a tea party.
- Dinosaur Party: Become a paleontologist as you learn about the dinosaurs that roamed the earth. Get up close with real dinosaur fossils and discover fossils found closer to home.
- Messy Science Party: Learn about scientific concepts as we show you how educational making a mess can be.
- Dance Party: Show us your best moves as we celebrate with a dance party!
- Witches and Wizards Party: Become real life witches and wizards. Put your wand skills to the test, watch a real life potions class, and decode magical messages while learning the science behind the magic!
- LEGO® Party: Design and build your own lego creations, and then put them to the test.
Overnight Party
Party overnight on Saturday evening in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum! This package starts at $1,050 for 35 people, with no add-ons included. To learn more about this program, please visit our Overnights page.