Looking for family-friendly New Year’s Eve events in Tampa? Join us at MOSI for Quantum Countdown: Blast-Off to 2027! Enjoy a Noon Year’s Eve celebration packed with hands-on science, exciting discoveries, and out-of-this-world fun—all without the midnight wait.

Launch stomp rockets, sing your favorite songs at family karaoke, share your wishes on the New Year’s Resolution Wall, and capture the perfect photo-op. Explore live science demonstrations featuring liquid nitrogen, colorful flames, fizz-powered launches, and the crowd-favorite elephant toothpaste reaction.

Then, blast off into the new year in the Saunders Planetarium! Enjoy an exciting Star Tour, led by a PhD astrophysicist. Explore milestone rocket launches and what’s on the horizon for space exploration in 2027. Each immersive show concludes with a spectacular New Year’s countdown, featuring a projected ball drop and dazzling on-screen fireworks finale. Choose your adventure when you arrive, with countdowns at 12, 1, 2, 3, or 4 p.m.

Event activities end at 4 p.m., but your family can keep exploring MOSI’s regular exhibits until 5 p.m.

What to Expect:

🪩 Planetarium Countdown

🚀 Stomp Rockets

🎤 Karaoke

🧪 Live Experiments & Demos

📸 Photo-Ops

⛳ Cretaceous Course Mini-Golf

📝 New Year’s Resolution Wall

🥂 Non-alcoholic Toast

🍴 Food & Drinks Available for Purchase