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Birthday Parties

We are not booking birthday parties at this time, but keep the museum in mind for a future celebration.

Treat your child to an unforgettable experience with gallery time, hands-on activities and skilled educators to lead them on a voyage of natural discovery.

Please read the FAQs to ensure that you get the most out of the event.

Animated Party

Themes

Palaeo Pals (ages 4–8)

• Explore our Fossil Gallery and discover why there are no dinosaurs today
• Touch a 70-million-year-old fossil
• Take home a unique, hand-made fossil cast.

SCUBA Stars (ages 4–8)

• Visit our Water Gallery and learn about the giant of the sea: the enormous blue whale
• Meet a live sea star
• Make a fun water-themed craft.

Bugtastic Fun (ages 4–8)

• Suit up and take a bug safari in Nature Live
• Get up-close-and-personal with a live insect
• Take home a trophy from your safari adventure.

Arctic Adventures (ages 8–12)

• Take a trip to Canada’s North in our Canada Goose Arctic Gallery
• Explore birthday traditions in the circumpolar region and the importance of animals in traditional Northern food
• Make a cool Arctic-themed craft.

Description: Animated Party

• Over one hour of games and activities with a skilled educator
• Themes:
  • Palaeo Pals (dinosaurs)
  • SCUBA Stars (oceans)
  • Bugtastic Fun (insects)
  • Arctic Adventures (the North)
• Access to our permanent galleries and an ultra-high definition movie
• 50 minutes in a party room
• You may bring your own cake
• Craft supplies
• Participants:
  • Maximum 20 people, including a maximum of 15 children
  • Minimum one adult
  • Please enquire about the possibility of accommodating larger groups
• Saturdays and Sundays:
  • 10 am
  • 2 pm.

Cost

• $240 for up to 12 children
• $12 for each additional child
• 10% discount for members and volunteers
• Tax is not included.

À la carte Offerings

• Special-exhibition visit (current exhibitions)
• 3D movie
• Catering:
  • Lunch menu (PDF)
  • Enquire about a customizable group menu for cake and/or lunch
• Group rates.

Do-It-Yourself Party

Description

• Unguided visit of our permanent galleries
• Reserved lunch area for one hour (latest start time: 1 pm)
• You may bring your own cake
• Saturdays and Sundays: you may arrive any time from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Cost

• $135 for up to 15 people
• $9 for each additional person
• Tax is not included
• Payment is due in full upon booking.

À la carte Offerings

• Special-exhibition visit (current exhibitions)
• 3D movie
• Group rates.

Reservations and Information

We are not booking birthday parties at this time.

• 613.566.4791
• reservations@nature.ca.

Please read the FAQs to ensure you get the most out of the event.