Make your child's birthday Marbleous with a party at Marbles Kids Museum or Marbles IMAX!
Museum Birthday Party
$298
A birthday party at Marbles is designed with your family in mind. All-inclusive, fun and easy with the PLAY you love most about Marbles!
- 30 guests total (adults and children)
- Unlimited all-day museum admission for all guests
- Celebrate in a private party room with special seating for the birthday child
- Birthday parade to the museum following the party
- Birthday cake, ice cream, goldfish crackers, bottled water and tableware
- Birthday host to help play, coordinate and clean from the time you arrive to the time you leave
- Members receive 10% off all birthday parties!
Party Times*
9:30am, 10am, 12pm, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3pm
*For best availability, schedule at least four weeks in advance. To find out more about party times not available online, including late afternoon/early evening parties every Thursday or on the first Friday of each month, please contact us.
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Museum Birthday Party Add-Ons
Birthday Kid T-Shirt | Add
$12/shirt
Stand out from the crowd on your special day!
Pizza | Add
$16/large NY style pizza (cheese or pepperoni)
Hungry for more? Add pizza to your party and it comes from Vic's Italian Restaurant right here in Downtown Raleigh.
Treat Bags | Add
$6/bag
Reserve treat bags from Marbles Corner Store for your party guests. All treat bags come with a variety of toys and a return pass for a future visit. Treat bags are best suited for children ages 3-10.
Invitations | Add
$6 for 15 invitations/$7 for 20 invitations
Postcard-style for quick and easy invites. Order online or drop by and purchase at the museum Welcome Desk.
Marbles IMAX Birthday Party
$225
Treat your guests to a larger-than-life movie experience. Book your party at NC's only giant screen theater - Marbles IMAX.
- 15 guests total (adults and children)
- Admission to an IMAX documentary movie
- 1 hour on the private, decorated IMAX bridge
- Birthday cake, ice cream and tableware
- Small popcorn, fountain drink and refills for each guest
- Shout-out to the birthday child before the movie starts
- Party host and staff clean-up
- Members receive 10% off all birthday parties!
Party Schedule*
10:30am - Guests arrive, receive concessions and enter movie
11:00am - Documentary movie
12:00pm - Private party on the IMAX bridge
1:00pm - Guests depart
*Schedule can be adjusted based on showtimes
Spotlight Documentaries
Learn more about the newest documentaries now showing at Marbles IMAX.
Marbles IMAX Party Add-Ons
Hollywood Feature | Add
$5/person
See a Hollywood feature film instead of a documentary for just $5 more per person. Subject to room availability and movie schedule.
Museum Admission | Add
$6/person
Add Marbles Kids Museum admission to your party and enjoy all-day play in the museum! (As always, children under 1 and members are free.)
Pizza | Add
$16/large NY style pizza (cheese or pepperoni)
Hungry for more? Add pizza to your party and it comes from Vic's Italian Restaurant right here in Downtown Raleigh.
Treat Bags | Add
$6/bag
Reserve treat bags from Marbles Corner Store for your party guests. All treat bags come with a variety of toys and a return pass for a future visit. Treat bags are best suited for children ages 3-10.
Party Policies
- Your party includes up to 30 guests (including adults and children). No additional guests can be added.
- We recommend you have at least 1 adult for every 3 children at your party.
- The party includes tableware, a personalized quarter sheet cake and bottled water for everyone, plus Goldfish crackers and ice cream cups for the children. Juice boxes may be substituted for water for the children.
- Outside decorations are not allowed, including wall decorations. Balloons, confetti, silly string, glitter and piñatas are not permitted.
- Outside food and drinks are not allowed, but you may order select items through us.
- You are welcome to bring your own gift/treat bags. Treat bags from Marbles Corner Store are available for purchase.
- Due to the disruption of museum operations, entertainers are not allowed (magicians, characters, etc.).
- Balance payments are due seven business days before your party date. If we have not received your final party balance, we will charge your balance to the card used for your deposit six business days before your party date. Failure to pay a party balance may result in cancellation of your party.
- Cancellations must be received at least two weeks prior to a party date for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
- Cancellations within two weeks of a party date will not be given a refund.
- Rescheduled parties within two weeks of a party date are subject to a $25 rescheduling fee. A rescheduled party must be rebooked within two months and be held within six months of original party date.
Party FAQs
You can find directions and information about where to park here.
Museum parties include 30 guests total (adults and children). Contact us at 919.857.1037 if you think you will have additional guests. IMAX parties are for a maximum of 15 guests total (adults and children). We recommend a 1:3 ratio of adults to children for all our parties.
Yes, colorful postcard invitations are available for sale at the welcome desk of the museum or through the birthday team. $5 for 15 cards / $6 for 20 cards.
The birthday child, siblings and parents are included in the guest count. A museum party is for 30 people total (adults and children). An IMAX birthday party is for 15 people total (adults and children). No additional adults or children can be added.
We recommend booking your party four weeks in advance. There can be last-minute cancellations and openings available, so do not hesitate to call us any time at 919.857.1037.
Unfortunately, we cannot adjust your room time if you arrive late or are waiting for guests. We cannot offer you a refund if you lose part of your party room time due to a late arrival.
Weekday parties are available after 3pm every Thursday and on the first Friday of the month. Other times may be available. Call us at 919.857.1037 to learn more about schedule availability.
Yes, you and your guests can enjoy all of Marbles all day!
Yes, we have a storage area where we can store your party items until it is time for you to enter your party room or until you leave the museum. Marbles cannot store valuables, but lockers are available near the front entrance of the museum if needed.
We cannot extend the time in the room. Museum parties include 1 ½ hours in the private party room and IMAX parties include 1 hour on the private IMAX bridge.
Yes, they are included in the guest count. Membership admission benefits are not applicable for birthday party guests. The maximum number of guests for a museum party is 30 people total (adults and children).