exploratorium

Wonder Funday

Sunday, October 6, 2019 • 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Ticket Information

Wonder Funday is an epic playdate and impactful fundraiser for science all rolled into one. Spend an inspiring Sunday afternoon with your family digging deeper into our exhibits, exploring delightful programs and activities, roaming freely in a museum closed to the public, and getting a peek behind the scenes.

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Sponsor Wonder Funday

 

Wonder Funday
VIP Sponsorship
$1,500–$5,000

  • Admission for everyone in your household to Wonder Funday on Sunday, October 6
  • Invitation to a special VIP reception before the event
  • Recognition on Wonder Funday print materials and web page
  • Complimentary Junior Explorer Committee add-on for all children in household

Choose Your Ticket Package

 

Wonder Funday
Insiders Package
$500

Includes admission for four people to Wonder Funday on Sunday, October 6, PLUS a yearlong Insiders membership to the Exploratorium—all at 20% off of the full package price. (Bringing more than four? Add on single tickets when you check out.)

Your Insiders membership includes:

  • General admission all year long for up to four adults and up to four children
  • Exclusive invitations to members-only events and exhibition previews
  • Discounted Daytime guest tickets
  • Discounted tickets to the Tactile Dome and After Dark
  • 10% discount at the Exploratorium Stores
  • Subscription to monthly members’ eNews

Wonder Funday
Family Package
$350

Includes admission for four people to Wonder Funday on Sunday, October 6. (Bringing more than four? Add on single tickets when you check out.)

  • Roam freely and peek behind the scenes in a museum closed to the public.
  • Enjoy delicious refreshments, including kid-approved nibbles and adult beverages.
  • Delight in surprising science activities and all-ages entertainment.

 

Add-on Ticket Options

 

Junior Explorer
Committee add-on
$100
(limited space available)

Junior Explorer Committee is an incredible experience for the next generation of scientists, philanthropists, and leaders. Young people in kindergarten through sixth grade are given exclusive access to in-depth Exploratorium programs and behind-the-scenes experiences at a special one-day workshop on Sunday, September 8. Junior Explorers are then encouraged to support other young attendees as ambassadors at the main event on October 6.

  • Special pre-event, behind-the-scenes program on Sunday, September 8
  • Opportunity for your child to serve as ambassador to Wonder Funday
  • Recognition on Wonder Funday web page
  • Must purchase a Family ticket or Insiders package; not sold separately

Individual ticket
add-on
$75

  • Admission for one adult or child to Wonder Funday on Sunday, October 6
  • Must purchase a Family ticket or Insiders package; not sold separately

 

Experience Our Impact

Join us in shaping the next generation of scientists, teachers, and curious ones. Since 1969, we’ve created joyful, inquiry-based experiences that empower people to ask questions, question answers, and confidently understand the world around them. Your family’s support of Wonder Funday enables us to offer free field trip admission to Title I schools, support teachers across California with continuing education, design public spaces for learning and community around the Bay Area, share our interactive exhibit design expertise with science centers worldwide, and much more.

School Field Trips
Register now and bring your class on a field trip.
High School Explainer Program
These student employees engage visitors and help run the museum.
Science Snacks
Low-cost, teacher-tested activities for the classroom and the curious.