Start making some day trip plans! One of our favorite places to visit, The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, has a wonderful event planned for kids. The Intrepid Museum will host its annual Kids Week festival this year from Saturday, February 19th–Saturday, February 26th. During Kids Week, children of all ages and interests will learn about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) through fun-filled activities, live animal shows, hands-on workshops, performances, special guests and interactive demonstrations designed to educate and inspire.
Disclosure: I was given tickets to the Intrepid in exchange for promotion of Kids Week. You can read about my previous trip to the Intrepid here.
About Kids Week
This year, Kids Week will feature three days of programming from NASA including full-scale models of the Mars Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be on hand with Mars scientists and engineers offering demonstrations and exhibitions. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will highlight their latest moon habitat concepts, technology and planetary mission plans and Goddard Space Flight Center will show how their communication and navigation services are essential for NASA’s space flight. Kids can also meet Astronaut Victor J. Glover, Jr. and hear about his experiences in space!
Additional programming throughout Kids Week will include a chance for kids to make their own Mission Patch or Mars Rover, learn how to engineer and safely land a space vehicle, participate in a paper airplane challenge, get up-close to some of the animal kingdom’s coolest creatures, and create their own video game.
Kids Week programming partners include the American Society of Civil Engineers, Ballet Hispánico School of Dance, Billion Oyster Project, The Little Prince on Broadway, The Brooklyn Nets, The Climate Museum, Columbia’s Society of Women Engineers, Future Change Makers Academy, Gazillion Bubble Show, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Mad Science, NASA, ROBOFUN, and Two by Two Animal Haven. Check out a video about Kids Week below!
Health & Safety Information
Per New York City’s Key to NYC vaccine requirements, children ages 5 and up must show proof of two vaccine doses, or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. All visitors age 3 and up will be required to wear masks in indoor spaces. Vaccinated visitors will be permitted to remove their masks in outdoor spaces such as the pier and flight deck. For more on our safety policies, visit the Intrepid Museum website.
The Intrepid Museum welcomes all visitors, including those with disabilities, their peers and families. For more information about resources available during your visit, please visit www.intrepidmuseum.org/access. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided on both Saturdays and Wednesday of Kids Week. To learn more and reserve special tickets for these dates, please email access@intrepidmuseum.org
All onsite activities are subject to change. For more information and the most up-to-date Kids Week schedule, visit https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/kidsweek
About the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a non-profit, educational institution featuring the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world’s fastest jets and a guided missile submarine. Through exhibitions, educational programming and the foremost collection of technologically groundbreaking aircraft and vessels, visitors of all ages and abilities are taken on an interactive journey through history to learn about American innovation and bravery.
"The Intrepid Museum fulfills its mission to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth by connecting them to history through hands-on exploration while bridging the future by inspiring innovation."
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Museum Hours:
November 1 – March 31:
Monday-Sunday, 10:00am – 5:00pm
April 1 – October 31:
Monday - Friday, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Museum Cost of Admission (as of the publication date of this entry):
Adult: $33.00
Seniors (65+): $31.00
Child (5-12): $24.00
Children under 5: Free
*Retired and Active U.S. Military and U.S. Veterans: Free
Free admission for U.S. military and veterans generously provided by Bank of America.
*Proper ID required.
Tickets are available for purchase on the Intrepid Museum website, www.intrepidmuseum.org.
Location
Pier 86 (46th Street and 12th Avenue), Manhattan
Public Transportation:
Directions by NYC Metro Bus:
Take cross-town buses west. M34 (34th St.), M42 (42nd St.) or M50 (49th St.) to 12th Ave. and Hudson River. Intrepid is a short walk north from the M34 and M42. The M50 drops off directly in front of the Intrepid Museum.
Directions by NYC Metro Subway:
Take the A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, 1, 2, 3 or 7 train to 42nd St., then walk or take the M42 West bus to Hudson River (12th Ave). Walk north to Intrepid.
Directions from water:
Take New York Water Taxi to Pier 84 and walk one block north to the Intrepid Museum.
From New Jersey, take the New York Waterway to Midtown (38th St.) and walk north on 12th Avenue to the Museum.
