Grab your pajamas and sleeping bag and scurry over to Insectropolis and spend the night in our museum. Experience fun, educational activities during your overnight stay. Activities include an evening snack, a touch presentation with live arthropods, guided exploration with our knowledgeable staff, Q & A with our brainy Bug Keeper, and witnessing a feeding frenzy. Spy on our little friends with a flashlight and discover their nighttime habits. Then, relax and watch a bug movie on our big screen. The adventure ends the following morning with breakfast.
This fun-filled event is recommended for scouts ages 7-12. Our Night Crawl is scheduled for limited dates in spring and fall. Additional dates may be added if needed. Event starts in the evening at 6:30pm and ends the following morning at 8:30am. Night Crawls have a maximum of 85 guests. Cost is $35 per person.
Click on links below for a registration form and additional information.
November 12, 2011 (closed)
December 3, 2011 (closed)
January 21, 2012 *sold out
January 28, 2012 (closed)
February 25, 2012 *filling fast (registration & payment due 2/4)
March 24, 2012 *new date added* (registration & payment due 2/25)
(This will be the last date this school year. Fall dates will be updated in April.)
Open 4pm to 6pm every third Wednesday of the month October to May for scouts only. Scouts can visit and explore or even work toward badges. Advance registration and payment required one week prior to BugOut. Cost is $7 per visitor. Sorry no coupons, discounts, or groups rate apply for BugOut. Call or e-mail to make reservations. (Upcoming dates December 21, January 18, February 15, and March 21)
Scouts can visit our facility as individuals or as a group and tour the facility at their own pace. If there are 15 or more in your group, you can take advantage of the group rate of $5 per visitor. Scouts might want to arrange to have a guide go through with your group in order to point out interesting facts or specimens and to answer questions along the way. A guided tour is approx. 45 minutes – 1 hour, needs to be scheduled in advance, and costs an additional fee.
Please click here to fill out the Group Request Form, if you have any questions, would like to discuss options, or to schedule a group visit. Or stop by and see for yourself what the buzz is about
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