Pre-K - 2nd Grade
Our current exclusive days for Pre-K to 2nd Grade groups for the 2024-25 school year are: February 28th; March 7th and 21st; April 4th, 25th, 29th, and 30th; May 1st, 7th, 8th, and 9th; and June 3rd, 4th, and 13th.
Urban Advantage
Urban Advantage vouchers cover the cost of general admission only. Groups can be a maximum of 200 people per day. Each voucher covers up to 40 people (including both children and adults) and may be redeemed multiple times to cover your whole group.
If you would like to book using your Urban Advantage Voucher, please click here.
Outside of NYC
Our current operational days for outside of NYC school groups for the 2024-25 school year are: January 9th and 23rd; and February 13th and 27th; March 13th and 27th; April 10th and 24th; May 15th and 29th; June 5th, 17th, 18th, and 19th.
BOOKING, PAYMENT & CANCELLATION POLICIES
• To qualify as a group, we require at least 10 paid visitors. Our daily maximum per group is 150 guests (including adults).
• We require at least 1 adult for every 10 children booked.
• For every 10 paid children, one chaperone is complimentary. Extra chaperones pay the same rate as children.
• Advanced payment is required in full for all group trips. Payment is due two weeks prior to the trip date.
• Due to limited capacity, group bookings are not permitted during Community Hours (Fridays, 2-5pm).
• Membership benefits are not transferable to group reservations.
• For more information click here.
GROUP ADMISSION PRICING
• NYC Pre-K-12 Schools & DOE: $9/person
• Non-NYC Pre-K-12 Schools: $10/person
• Add-On Experiences: $5/person, requires admission ticket
- ◦ Movie Theater
◦ Connected Worlds
◦ Rocket Park Mini Golf [seasonal]
◦ Science Playground [seasonal]
◦ Student Workshops ($225 per class)
• Cafeteria reservations are free and roughly 20 minutes, every half hour. You must bring your own lunch. Our cafeteria has limited options available for purchase onsite.
• If your buses will be parking in our lot, there is a fee of $20 per bus.
Frequently Asked Questions
We currently have group availability on:
Wednesdays - 10am, 10:30am, and 11am arrival times
Thursdays - 10am, 10:30am, and 11am arrival times
Fridays - 10am, 10:30am, and 11am arrival times
Tuesdays will be available starting April 22, 2025 - 10am, 10:30 am, and 11am arrival times and a 2pm departure time.
Included with your General Admission are the following exhibits: Powering the City, Human Plus, Small Discoveries, Mathematica, Finding the Window (on our Upper Level), the Mars Rover, The Big Bubble Experiment, and Building Imagination. Your group will also have access to our Lower Level, which houses the Design Lab and our Daily Demonstrations, as well as the Rocket Park (a small outdoor area next to the Mini-Golf course where visitors can see and learn about our authentic NASA space shuttles).
The Cafeteria, Rocket Park Mini Golf, Movie Theater, the Science Playground, and Connected Worlds require an advanced reservation.
Payment can be made with a check, EFT, ACH, or over the phone via credit/debit card. We ask that all checks be mailed out so they arrive by the payment deadline on your invoice or hand delivered before said deadline.
We also accept Purchase Orders, which are a binding agreement for payment after services have been rendered and are due a month in advance of the trip date.
All checks can be made out to:
New York Hall of Science (attn. Group Sales)
47-01 111th Street
Corona, NY 11368
If you are mailing the check, we ask that you email us a photo of the check beforehand so that we can match and apply it to your reservation when it arrives and to please put the order number in the memo line. You may also deliver it in person on any day that we are open.
We’re currently open Wednesday through Sunday 10AM to 5PM.
As per our policies:
No refunds will be issued. Guest absentee passes will be issued for up to 30 students if fewer students are present on the day of the trip. Purchase Orders will be billed for the full amount. If there are absentees on the day of the trip: Admission passes — Up to $270 value will be provided for absentees to visit NYSCI within the following six months.
Groups who have reserved the outdoor Science Playground or Rocket Park Mini Golf and are unable to use it due to weather conditions, will be offered a film screening in the event of inclement weather.
At this time our museum is entirely self guided. We have staff posted around the exhibits whose sole function is to assist guests with the exhibits. If you have any questions during your visit any Visitor Experience or Explainer staff can help you. We suggest that if you are able, to visit the museum on your own or with fellow educators to familiarize yourself with the space. Teachers receive free General admission on any day that we are open.
At this time, the $9 rate provided to schools located in New York City is our lowest rate, at 60% off our General Admission pricing and 25% off of our Group Discount. This pricing was provided to us via our contract with the DOE and unfortunately cannot be lowered further.
Staff will direct you to bins to store lunches when you arrive as food and drink are not permitted on the exhibit floor. These bins will be labeled with your group name and group leaders will be given slips to indicate your group bin number. These bins will be brought to the cafeteria by staff ahead of your lunch time, so please arrive at lunch 5-10 minutes early for students to retrieve their lunch bags so you may make full use of your lunch time.
Purchasing bus parking guarantees a spot in our private lot. This is completely optional. Buses may use street parking but spots are not guaranteed. This is entirely up to your discretion and your agreement with the bus driver.
At this time, the New York Hall of Science is not facilitating birthday parties or celebrations. To fill this gap for those who are interested, we currently provide the following options: a room rental our Director of Space Rentals, or a group reservation booked by our team for a minimum of 10 guests.
Please submit this form to begin your reservation for a group visit to NYSCI.
Completing this form does not guarantee a booking. You are booked into a date when you receive a confirmation from a representative.
Please allow 3 - 5 business days for this email to be sent and check your spam folder if you have not received an email within that time frame.
Duplicate forms with the same dates will not be booked.
