Kick off the holidays with the Science Center of Iowa. Join them this Saturday from 5pm – 8pm. Free admission and activities. Take a photo with Santa and tell him your wish list! Enjoy holiday themed laser shows in the STAR Theater Planetarium. There’ll be cool winter themed live science programming too, not to mention free cookies and cocoa.
This will be your chance to catch the season’s first showing of “The Polar Express” in IMAX. Tickets will be just $5 for this evening. Reserve online before it sells out!
Plus, see SCI’s two new traveling exhibits:
- Geometry Playground
- RACE: Are we So Different
SCI’s Other upcoming events:
- Rock n’ Run – Sunday, December 6 – Race starts at 9am
- Don your most festive attire and dash through the streets of downtown Des Moines!
- Holiday 5K – rain, show or shine!
- Costumes are encouraged – Contest for most festively dressed male, female, child and group
- Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for children and free for kids under 5
- Includes hot breakfast and warm drinks following the run and a concert from Brother Trucker
- Spectator tickets are $12
- Register online at sciowa.org/rocknrun by December 4
- Proceeds support SCI’s educational programs!
- Breakfast with Santa – Saturday, December 19, and Sunday, December 20
- It’s a family holiday tradition!
- Food, fun, science and Santa!
- Reserve your table today for Breakfast with Santa
- Take a photo with Santa and tell him your wish list
- Then head up to the Star Theater planetarium for a free showing of The Polar Express (limited to the first 100 reservations)
- Tickets include admission to SCI for the day, so you can stay and explore all that SCI has to offer – including two new traveling exhibits: Geometry Playground and RACE: Are We So Different?
- Purchase tickets online at sciowa.org/breakfastwithsanta
