Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
$22 per person
Tickets must be purchased online. Capacity is limited.
This event sells out quickly. Once tickets are gone, they are gone!
The Happiest Hour is a fundraiser for The Strong. Your ticket purchase supports The Strong’s community outreach and education programs. Thank you for your support!
Know Before You Go
- Valid photo ID showing date of birth is required for entry. Copies or pictures of your ID will not be accepted. You must be 21+ to attend.
- All guests are subject to metal detector screening.
- Security officers will check all bags. Backpacks and large bags are not permitted.
- Smoking, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is not permitted anywhere on museum property.
- Guests who leave the building will not be readmitted.
- Food is available for purchase from Bill Gray's and The Strong food court until 9 p.m. Outside food and beverages are not allowed.
- Last entry to the museum is 9 p.m.
- Last entry to the High-Rise ropes course and butterfly garden is 8:30 p.m. (additional ticket required).
The fee to park in The Strong garage is $5. The fee will be collected as you enter the garage. Please have your credit card or exact change ready.
Butterfly Garden Add-on
Enter a lush rain forest environment and walk among hundreds of brilliantly colored, free-flying tropical and native butterflies in the only year-round indoor butterfly garden in upstate New York. $6 additional. Last entry to the butterfly garden is 8:30 p.m.
Ropes Climbing Courses Add-on
Suspended above the museum’s carousel atrium, adults and kids alike can traverse beams and balance obstacles, maneuver ropes and wobbly bridges, and leap off a zipline platform. $8 additional. Select your ropes course time from 5:30 - 7 p.m. OR 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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