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.
Upcoming Fernbank After Dark Events*
Fernbank After Dark + WildWoods: AGLOW: Gin-gle Bells
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 7-11 p.m.
Deck the halls with science as you sleigh through our holiday-themed evening featuring twinkling cocktails, festive hands-on activities, and our illuminating WildWoods: AGLOW exhibit. Gin-gle Bells will leave you glowing with holiday spirit!
Fernbank After Dark + WildWoods: AGLOW: Cocktails & the Cosmos
Friday, January 9, 2026 | 7-11 p.m.
Join us for an adults-only hands-on science night that is out of this world! Explore the universe one sip at a time with cosmic cocktails, stellar experiments, and galactic fun. It’s a night of science, where you’ll marvel at the universal appeal of science and spirits!
Fernbank After Dark + WildWoods: AGLOW: Love Lab
Friday, February 13, 2026 | 7-11 p.m.
Love is in the air! Join us for an evening of science, sips, and steamy experiments exploring the chemistry of attraction, electric sparks and the wildly weird love life of animals. From pheromones to pH levels, discover how romance is just good chemistry—and science is always a good time!
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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.
