What’s Happening at MOSI

Today’s robots can vary from app-controlled toys to roving science labs exploring the Martian surface and in this class, you’ll learn about their history and consider their future as you assemble and program a robot to complete the class challenge.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 26th

Also available Tuesday, March 3rd
What makes light and sound? Kids will explore shadows, rainbows, and different materials that light can pass through—and learn how we use light and sound to talk and make music. It’s a bright and noisy adventure in science!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 26th

Also available Tuesday, March 3rd
Welcome to Creative Designers—a hands-on digital design lab where imagination meets innovation! In this course, students will dive into the world of modern making by combining art, engineering, and technology through real-world tools like Cricut machines, laser cutters, and 3D printers. Whether your student dreams of becoming a product designer, engineer, or digital artist, this course gives them the tools to create, customize, and fabricate like a pro.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 26th

Join MOSI astronomers for SkyWatch, an exciting evening stargazing event! Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or just beginning to explore the wonders of the night sky, SkyWatch offers an unforgettable experience for everyone.

Explore the states of matter, learn about physical and chemical changes, and conduct fun, fizzing, foaming, and even explosive experiments in the lab!

Prerequisites: 6, 8

Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 19th

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Splash!, Up and Away

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Showtime Begins at 6:00pm

MESMERICA is a record-breaking dome experience that calms the mind and lifts the spirit. It blends peaceful music by award-winning composer James Hood with hypnotic, animated visuals from artists around the world.

Now showing inside MOSI’s NEW Saunders Planetarium & Digital Dome Theatre, MESMERICA surrounds you with full 360° projections and powerful 7.1 surround sound. It’s a one-hour escape designed to help you relax, reflect, and reconnect.

PLEASE NO CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OLD

Showtime Begins at 7:15pm

MESMERICA is a record-breaking dome experience that calms the mind and lifts the spirit. It blends peaceful music by award-winning composer James Hood with hypnotic, animated visuals from artists around the world.

Now showing inside MOSI’s NEW Saunders Planetarium & Digital Dome Theatre, MESMERICA surrounds you with full 360° projections and powerful 7.1 surround sound. It’s a one-hour escape designed to help you relax, reflect, and reconnect.

PLEASE NO CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OLD

Showtime Begins at 8:30pm

MESMERICA is a record-breaking dome experience that calms the mind and lifts the spirit. It blends peaceful music by award-winning composer James Hood with hypnotic, animated visuals from artists around the world.

Now showing inside MOSI’s NEW Saunders Planetarium & Digital Dome Theatre, MESMERICA surrounds you with full 360° projections and powerful 7.1 surround sound. It’s a one-hour escape designed to help you relax, reflect, and reconnect.

PLEASE NO CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OLD

Celebrate Pi Day at MOSI in Tampa with hands-on STEM activities, a collaborative mural, planetarium shows, live demos, and fun for all ages!

Program Fee: $299 | MOSI Member Fee: $260

Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Spring into Bugs

2nd - 4th Grade: STEAM into Spring Break

5th - 8th Grade: Minecraft Spring Adventures

Extended hours are available from 7am – 9pm and/or 4pm – 6pm for an additional $15/$20 per week

Program Fee: $299 | MOSI Member Fee: $260

Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Spring into Bugs

2nd - 4th Grade: STEAM into Spring Break

5th - 8th Grade: Minecraft Spring Adventures

Extended hours are available from 7am – 9pm and/or 4pm – 6pm for an additional $15/$20 per week

Program Fee: $299 | MOSI Member Fee: $260

Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Spring into Bugs

2nd - 4th Grade: STEAM into Spring Break

5th - 8th Grade: Minecraft Spring Adventures

Extended hours are available from 7am – 9pm and/or 4pm – 6pm for an additional $15/$20 per week

Program Fee: $299 | MOSI Member Fee: $260

Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Spring into Bugs

2nd - 4th Grade: STEAM into Spring Break

5th - 8th Grade: Minecraft Spring Adventures

Extended hours are available from 7am – 9pm and/or 4pm – 6pm for an additional $15/$20 per week

Join us at the Museum of Science and Industry’s Science Park for a two-hour telescope tutoring session. 

Bring your own telescope and learn how to set it up, align it, and explore the night sky like a pro.  Our space experts will guide you through the basics, helping you unlock the wonders of astronomy from your own backyard.

Pre-registration is required at least 1 week in advance 

Program Fee: $299 | MOSI Member Fee: $260

Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Spring into Bugs

2nd - 4th Grade: STEAM into Spring Break

5th - 8th Grade: Minecraft Spring Adventures

Extended hours are available from 7am – 9pm and/or 4pm – 6pm for an additional $15/$20 per week

10:00AM - 12:00PM | Recommended for 3rd-8th Grade

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day!

Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics, Detective, Special Agents

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 5th

Scouts & Non-Scouts Are Welcome to Sign Up!

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day!

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics
Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 5th

1:00PM - 3:00PM | Recommended for 3rd-8th Grade

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day!

Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics, Detective, Special Agents

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 5th

Scouts & Non-Scouts Are Welcome to Sign Up!

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day!

Recommended levels: Juniors, Cadettes

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 5th

Showtime Begins at 6:00pm

Sounds of the Ocean, is an award-winning immersive experience now playing at MOSI's Saunders Planetarium & Digital Dome Theatre. This adventure is about music, art, and mindfulness. It takes you and your family into the calm, enchanting world beneath the waves.

Created by ocean artivist and composer Joshua Sam Miller, with co-director and Expressive Arts Therapist Elise Lein, Sounds of the Ocean guides audiences on a meditative underwater journey.

Showtime Begins at 7:15pm

Sounds of the Ocean, is an award-winning immersive experience now playing at MOSI's Saunders Planetarium & Digital Dome Theatre. This adventure is about music, art, and mindfulness. It takes you and your family into the calm, enchanting world beneath the waves.

Created by ocean artivist and composer Joshua Sam Miller, with co-director and Expressive Arts Therapist Elise Lein, Sounds of the Ocean guides audiences on a meditative underwater journey.

As part of Water Days, a limited number of Title I schools will participate in a special School Field Trip Day on Friday, March 27, 2026 from 10AM-2PM. Participating schools will enjoy Water Days programming along with admission to MOSI at no cost.

For additional information about this opportunity, please contact Kimm at kimm.horvath@mosi.org

Showtime Begins at 6:00pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

Showtime Begins at 7:15pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

Showtime Begins at 8:30pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

5th Annual Water Days

Explore hands-on learning stations, discover stormwater and sustainability challenges, and enjoy fun activities for the whole family.

Free for MOSI Members or included with general admission for the day

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Showtime Begins at 6:00pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

Showtime Begins at 7:15pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

Showtime Begins at 8:30pm

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts invites you to explore wisdom in a whole new way. This breathtaking 360° immersive show surrounds you with visuals, sound, and inspiration. As a result, every moment feels rich, personal, and unique.

Learn how forensic scientists use techniques like matching fingerprint records and DNA sampling to answer mysteries and solve crimes.

Prerequisites: None

Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 12th

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Today’s bridges are both architectural wonders and engineering marvels that help improve connectivity and reduce transportation costs, yet their origins date back thousands of years. Learn about various bridge types and design your own with the goal of it surviving our stress test.

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, March 31st

Also available Thursday, April 9th
Why do you have curly hair or freckles? In this fun class, kids will look at traits they can see, compare how people and animals are alike and different, and explore how traits help living things survive. We’ll play games and discover what makes each of us special!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, March 31st

Also available Thursday, April 9th
Get ready to spark curiosity and power up learning. This month is an electrifying class all about circuits, circuit design, and the fascinating world of electronics. Students will dive into the basics of electrical current, components, and design principles while building their own working circuits from scratch

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, March 31st

What sticks? What moves? Little hands will explore the invisible force of magnets and investigate how things push and pull. Kids will play with ramps, rolling toys, and magnets to discover the science of motion in a fun and active way.

Last Day to Register: Wednesday, March 25th

Today’s bridges are both architectural wonders and engineering marvels that help improve connectivity and reduce transportation costs, yet their origins date back thousands of years. Learn about various bridge types and design your own with the goal of it surviving our stress test.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 2nd

Also available Tuesday, April 7th
Why do you have curly hair or freckles? In this fun class, kids will look at traits they can see, compare how people and animals are alike and different, and explore how traits help living things survive. We’ll play games and discover what makes each of us special!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 2nd

Also available Tuesday, April 7th
Get ready to spark curiosity and power up learning. This month is an electrifying class all about circuits, circuit design, and the fascinating world of electronics. Students will dive into the basics of electrical current, components, and design principles while building their own working circuits from scratch

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 2nd

Enjoy a sip of science with included beer and wine selections, light bites, and liquid nitrogen ice-cream. Each event centers around hands-on science activities, planetarium shows, and demos specific to the theme of the evening.

Explore how nuclear reactors work, how we can use energy created through nuclear science, build tools that measure and track radiation, and more!

Prerequisites: 1, 2a, 8

Covered: 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 26th

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Start your Engines!

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Discover the science behind extreme weather conditions and learn what it takes to be a meteorologist.

Prerequisites: 1, 3, 10, 12

Covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 2nd

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot!, Splash!, Designed to Crunch

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:10pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Prince with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Prince with 10 min Live Star Show

Sensory-friendly mornings at MOSI with reduced lights and sounds in partnership with CARD (Center for Autism & Related Disabilities)

Registration Required

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Are you eager to explore worlds beyond your own? Follow in the footsteps of astronauts, engineers, and scientists as you blast off for a night of space exploration! Journey to MOSI’s Moonbase, design a Mars lander, and experience our stellar galaxy in our Saunders Planetarium.

This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Space Science

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Learn how you can protect the environment as you learn about ecosystems, different types of pollution, and conservation efforts.

Prerequisites: 2, 6, 11

Covered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 9th

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Splash!

Become a botanist for the day as you explore horticulture and agriculture.

Prerequisites: 6, 7, 8

Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 16th

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Let it Grow!

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Science @ the Saunders is an exciting new event series hosted in MOSI’s state-of-the-art Saunders Planetarium. This ongoing program invites guests to explore the universe through captivating research talks, immersive star tours, and engaging Q&A sessions.

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Do you have an eye towards the future? Explore the robotics of today and build the robots of tomorrow. Design, program, and play with robots. Will your dream robot explore other planets, clean the oceans, rescue people, or just help do your chores?

This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a
MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Learn how to contribute to a sustainable environment through conservation and waste reduction.

Prerequisites: 1, 8, 9

Covered: 2c, 3b, 4a, 5a, 6c, 7b, and 7f

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 23rd

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot!, Splash!

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

A hurricane is headed towards the Tampa Bay area and you are setting up a shelter at MOSI! Learn how to prepare for and survive a natural disaster, as you spend the night at a mock hurricane shelter. The camp-in includes the Emergency Preparedness merit badge workshop, light snack, sleeping at MOSI, light breakfast, a MOSI Fun Patch for scouts, and general admission to MOSI the following morning. At least 1 adult chaperone required per 10 children.

Prerequisites: 2b, 2c, 3, 7, 8b, 8c, 9

Covered: 2, 3a, 5, 6, 7, 9a, 10

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 30th

10:00AM - 1:00PM | Recommended for 3rd-8th Grade

Have a blast as you design, build, and test machines on the move! From paddle boats to balloon cars, will your contraption drive, swim, or fly to the finish line?

Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineering

Last Day to Register: Thursday, May 7th

Scouts & Non-Scouts Are Welcome to Sign Up!

Have a blast as you design, build, and test machines on the move! From paddle boats to balloon cars, will your contraption drive, swim, or fly to the finish line?

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineer (paddle boat and balloon cars)
Last Day to Register: Thursday, May 7th

1:30PM - 4:30PM | Recommended for 3rd-8th Grade

Have a blast as you design, build, and test machines on the move! From paddle boats to balloon cars, will your contraption drive, swim, or fly to the finish line?

Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineering

Last Day to Register: Thursday, May 7th

Scouts & Non-Scouts Are Welcome to Sign Up!

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Taylor Swift with 10 min Live Star Show

FEATURED SONGS: Baby (Justin Beiber feat. Ludacris), All the Way Up (Emily Osment), Naturally (Selena Gomez), Can't Be Tamed (Miley Cyrus), ABC (Jackson 5), Telephone (Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce), The Grid (Daft Punk), Halfway There (Big Time Rush), Freak the Freak Out (Victorius feat. Victoria Justice), Masquerade (Ashley Tisdale), I Gotta Feelin' (Black Eyed Peas), Rocketeer (Far East Movement with Rhyan Tedder), Firework (Katy Perry)

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser iPop with 10 min Live Star Show

Enjoy a sip of science with included beer and wine selections, light bites, and liquid nitrogen ice-cream. Each event centers around hands-on science activities, planetarium shows, and demos specific to the theme of the evening.

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Led Zeppelin with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Metallica with 10 min Live Star Show

Sensory-friendly mornings at MOSI with reduced lights and sounds in partnership with CARD (Center for Autism & Related Disabilities)

Registration Required

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Rush with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Phil Collins & Genesis with 10 min Live Star Show

FEATURED SONGS: Ain't Going Down (Garth Brooks), Me and My Gang (Rascal Flatts), Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash), All-American Girl (Carrie Underwood), Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson), Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniel's Band), Good Lord Willling (Little Big Town), All My Ex's (George Straight), Crazy (Patsy Cline), How Am I Doin? (Dierks Bentley), Chicken Fried (Zach Brown Band), God Bless the USA (Lee Greenwood)

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Country with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser U2 with 10 min Live Star Show

FEATURED SONGS: Thriller (Michael Jackson), Godzilla (Blue Oyster Cult), Monster Mash (Boris Pickett), Purple People Eater (Warren Zavon), Boris the Spider (the Who), Enter Sandman (Metallica), Men in Black (Will Smith), Attach of the Radioactive Hamsters (Weird Al Ynakovic), Firestarter (Prodigy), Dead Man's Party (Oingo Boingo), Iron Man (Black Sabbath), Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd), Push It (Garbage), Frankenstein (Edgar Winters Group), Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band), Feed My Frankenstein (Alice Cooper)

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Fright Light with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Metallica with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Phil Collins & Genesis with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Grateful Dead with 10 min Live Star Show

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

6:15pm - Theatre Doors Open

6:30pm - Laser Taylor Swift with 10 min Live Star Show

FEATURED SONGS: Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson), Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky), Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Burl Ives), Winter Wonderland (Eurythmics), Deck the Halls (Philharmonic Orchestra), Jingle Bell Rock (Randy Travis), White Christmas (Bing Crosby), Christmastime (Smashing Pumpkins), Oiche Chiun (Silent Night) (Enya), Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Ronnie Spector/Darlene Love), Frosty the Snowman (Cocteau Twins), Carol of the Bells (David Foster), The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole), All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey), We Wish You A Merry Christmas (James Galway)

5:30pm - Check-in Begins & Beakers Bar Opens

8:00pm - Theatre Doors Open

8:15pm - Laser Holiday with 10 min Live Star Show