Celebrate your child’s next “trip around the sun” with a unique birthday party at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium! Learn more and schedule your party at lasm.org/birthday-parties.

Museum Birthday Party theme options are “Art Box Artist Party,” “Digging Dinosaur,” and “Mad Scientist.” All museum birthday parties include your choice of hands-on activities and projects, a character-guided gallery tour related to your chosen theme, and a themed invitation PDF. Museum birthday parties are designed for children ages 2 and up and are adapted for your child’s age range. Museum birthday parties for up to 20 children are $395 or $375 for LASM members. An additional guest fee of $15 per child will be charged to accommodate up to 30 children.There are three options for Planetarium Birthday Parties.

The Out-of-this-World Planetarium Party, designed for ages 6 and up, includes live, presenter-led Stargazing and your choice of a planetarium show, a photo on the dome of your choice, usage of a classroom for refreshments, and a themed invitation PDF. For up to 50 guests (including adults and children), this party is $395 or $375 for LASM members. An additional guest fee of $10 per guest will be charged to accommodate up to 30 children.

The Out-of-this-World Planetarium Party DELUXE includes everything listed above, plus a space-themed classroom, astronomy-related activities, and gallery tours. For children ages 2-5, we offer an Early Childhood Big Bird Planetarium Party that includes a showing of One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure and a Sesame Street-themed party room along with an astronomy-related activity. For up to 20 children, the Out-of-this-World Planetarium Party DELUXE and Early Childhood Big Bird Planetarium Party are $570 or $550 for LASM members. An additional guest fee of $15 per child will be charged to accommodate up to 30 children.

All LASM parties offer optional add-ons including balloons ($15 per dozen), paper goods ($35), and treat bags ($5 per bag).