Thank you for your interest in having your child's birthday party at Boston Children's Museum.

Parties include:
Use of a private Birthday Party Room for 2-hours for up to 25 children and adults. Parties are scheduled for Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between 11am and 1pm and between 2 and 4 pm.
All day Museum admission for up to 25 children and adults
 
The Birthday Party Room is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, sink and a radio with children’s CDs – but feel free to supply your own music.

Families supply:
Birthday cake
Lunch or snacks
Plates, cups, utensils
Decorations (Mylar balloons are permitted, but latex balloons are not due to choking and allergy concerns)

Please feel free to use your own caterer. For your convenience, below are two local vendors who deliver lunch or snacks. Please contact them directly for details.
 

Fee:
$350 for non-members
$315 for Boston Children’s Museum members
Add $5 per person for each child or adult above the 25 included in the base fee, up to a maximum of 40 individuals.

Deposits and Payments:
A (50%) deposit of:
$175 for non-members
$157.50 for Museum members
is required when the birthday party is booked. We accept cash, checks, and major credit cards. Checks should be made out to Boston Children’s Museum.

The balance on Birthday Party payments is due a week prior to the party.

Cancellations:
Cancellations made with less than one month’s notice will result in the loss of the entire deposit. Cancellations made with more than a month’s notice will result in a loss of 50% of the deposit.

Snow Storm Cancellation Policy:
If, due to a snow storm on or around the date of your reserved party, you feel the need to cancel your party, Boston Children's Museum reserves the right to withhold any deposit if the Museum is officially open for admission on the day of the scheduled party. In the event Boston Children's Museum is officially closed, we will return your deposit or reschedule your party for a later date.

Optional Entertainment (for an additional fee):

Face Painting by the Museum’s Birthday Party Coordinator: $ 30 flat fee (two weeks advance notice requested)
 
Do-It-Yourself Crown or Mask-Making Kits, using wild and crazy materials from our Recycle Shop: $6 per bag (two weeks advance notice requested)

Family-friendly outside entertainers. Please contact these or other entertainers directly for details.
 

Please note that outside entertainers must be fully insured and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. If not using one of the entertainers above, please supply a copy of the entertainer’s insurance and license to the Birthday Party Coordinator prior to your event.

Please reserve your birthday party two months in advance to secure your preferred date and time.

Contact:
Hellen Montanez
Birthday Party Coordinator
Boston Children's Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617 426-6500 X.380
Montanez@bostonchildrensmuseum.org

Please note: The Birthday Party Coordinator is in the Museum on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays only, and returns phone and e-mail inquiries on Thursdays.