Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fernbank After Dark
Offered the second Friday of each month, Fernbank After Dark presents a variety of unique after-hours experiences for grown-ups, including museum exhibits, live music, full bars, tapas menus, science demonstrations and more.
Exclusively for ages 21 and over, Fernbank After Dark is a unique date night for couples, a great place to meet up with friends and a fun experience for travelers. Each month highlights a different science theme and features a variety of fun and immersive programming.
Looking for more fun after the sun goes down? Check out Museum Nights for more events.
Upcoming Fernbank After Dark Events*
Fernbank After Dark: The Big Chill
Friday, March 13, 2026 | 7 - 11 p.m.
Get ready to chill all the way out at The Big Chill! Slip into the special exhibit Planet Ice, conduct some frost-class experiments for hands-on science and fun, and sip cocktails that are snow joke. Because science is always coolest when it's ice cold - and after dark.
Fernbank After Dark: Booze & Botanicals
Friday, April 10, 2026 | 7 - 11 p.m.
Spring is in the air…and so is the booze. Join us for Booze & Botanicals, where cocktails flow, science gets spirited, and your inner botanist is ready to bloom. Mix, muddle, and discover — because who says learning can't come with a garnish? Come thirsty, leaf enlightened.
Fernbank After Dark: Buzzed
Friday, May 8, 2026 | 7 - 11 p.m.
Things are about to get a little… buzzed. We are diving into the tiny creatures that keep our planet humming—while you enjoy drinks that pack their own sting. Explore the museum after hours, sip on buzz-worthy beverages, and discover the surprisingly intoxicating world of insects. Don't miss our outdoor experience WildWoods and the exhibit Flight of Butterflies before you flutter home!
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Know Before You Go
- When purchased online, tickets for events from March - Oct. are $18.95 for members and $23.95 for nonmembers; from Nov. - Feb., when the event coincides with WildWoods: AGLOW, tickets are $34.95 for members and $39.95 for nonmembers. Tickets purchased at the box office or over the phone are an additional $3. Does not include taxes or fees.
- While the fun is unlimited, parking is not. We recommend Uber, Lyft or a Taxi to join the party.
- Please drink responsibly.
- Tickets are non-refundable. Date changes are subject to a $2 per ticket transfer fee.
*All events and activities are subject to change.
Fernbank is a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
