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The mission of The Iowa Children’s Museum is to inspire every child to imagine, create, discover, and explore through the Power of Play!
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The Iowa Children's Museum is a family attraction for hands-on, minds-on fun. Interactive exhibits, inspire all children to imagine, create, discover and explore through the Power of PLAY. Admission is $9 per person ages 1-59, 60+ is $8 and children under 1 are free. Membership options are available at theicm.org/memberships.

10/28/2026

Use Your VOICE Day is this upcoming Tuesday (Nov. 3rd, from 10 AM to 4 PM)! Can't make it in to cast your kiddos vote for this year's winter break dress up theme? No problem! Our "early voting" has begun! 🗳🥳

Cast your vote at the front desk for this year’s winter break dress-up day, inspired by future careers! 💚

10/27/2026

That’s a wrap on After Dark: Night of the Living Toys! 🕷️🎃

Playtime got a little spooky, and we had a frightfully good time! 👻 From creepy crafts and Halloween trivia to karaoke, dancing, costume contest fun, and solving the mystery of our missing doll, Night of the Living Toys was a night to remember.

A night like this wouldn’t be possible without our incredible community of supporters. 🖤
A HUGE thank-you to:
✨ Presenting Sponsor: P&G
🎨 Activity Sponsors: A big shout-out to Christopher's Bar Exam for keeping the night lively with some not-too-spooky trivia.
🌮 Food & Drinks: Thank you to Ándale Andale for keeping everyone fueled with delicious bites and to Millstream Brewing Co. for providing drinks for the evening!
🏆 Prize Sponsors: Thank you to our generous prize sponsors for making the costume contest and other surprises extra special! Diversions Tabletop Game Lounge, FilmScene, Bloomsbury Farm, Tavern Blue, CauseTeam.

Additional Support: Field Day Brewing Co., The JoCo Know.
📸: Courtsey of our friend, Joesph Cress Think Iowa City

Thank you to everyone who came out ready to play, get spooky, and let their inner child run wild! 💜

10/26/2026

We're proud to recognize PIP Marketing, Signs, Print as a Partner in Play for their generous in-kind support of The Iowa Children's Museum! Their partnership helps make some of our biggest events possible, including the Iowa Children's Open, Move it! Dig it! Do it!, Jack SPLAT!, and the Celebrate Play Gala. They also join us on the course for the Iowa Children's Open, showing their support while enjoying a fun day of golf for a great cause. 💜

From family-friendly community celebrations to our signature fundraising events, PIP Marketing plays an important role in helping us bring people together in support of our mission. We're grateful for their continued generosity and commitment to creating memorable experiences for children and families throughout our community! 💚

10/25/2026

It's HalloWEEK here at the museum, and we have SO MUCH not-too-spooky fun, for all ages! Explore below! 👇

🕸 Sun. Oct. 25 (6-7:30 PM) | Sensory-Friendly Halloween- FREE ADMISSION
👻 Tues. Oct 27-31 (10 AM-6 PM) | HalloWEEK
🍁 Thur. Oct. 29 (3:30-5:30 PM) | Afterschool Studio: Printmaking
💚 Fri. Oct. 30 (9 AM-12 PM) | Toddler Takeover
⚛ Fri. Oct. 30 (5-8 PM) | STEM Family Free Night- FREE ADMISSION
🎃 Sat. Oct. 31 (10 AM-12 PM) | Pumpkin Palooza

👉 Check out all of our upcoming events here: https://theicm.org/events/

10/24/2026

We are just 2 weeks away from Jack SPLAT! 🎯🎃

Join us for this FREE event on Saturday, November 7th, from 9:30 to 11 AM at Chauncey Swan Park in the Iowa City Downtown District!

Come for the SPLATS, stay for the outdoor activities, and enjoy a warm treats from local vendors. 💜

👉 Follow the link to learn about prepping your pumpkins for the event: https://theicm.org/event/jack-splat-3/

This free outdoor event is presented by New Pioneer Co-op and Urban Acres Real Estate REALTORS (Sean McIntyre, Ben & Whitney Russell, Tundi Brady, Cathy Pugh, and Nicki Thompson).

☕🍿 Food Vendors: Travelin' Tom's Coffee & Popcorn from FilmScene
📖🪱 Activity Partners: Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile, Iowa Worm Farm

10/23/2026

We has a great time yesterday afternoon during Afterschool Studio! Kids got to play laboratory chemists by making solutions and mixtures with us. ⚗

Don't miss our final spooky-themed Afterschool Studio! Join us next week, on Thurs. Oct. 29th, from 3:30-5:30 PM while we explore printmaking! Create colorful autumn botanical prints with our PLAYologists and take home a unique masterpiece! 🍂🍁

10/22/2026

Consider this your excuse to go all-in on your Halloween costume! One of these trophies (handcrafted by our team!), or one of our prize baskets from FilmScene or Diversions Tabletop Game Lounge -could be yours! 🏆🪎

Don’t miss this night of ADULTS ONLY (21+ and up) not-too-spooky fun- at The Iowa Children’s Museum! Our After Dark: Night of the Living Toys event is this Friday, Oct. 23rd, from 7-10 PM! 🧸🧟‍♀️

TODAY ONLY (10/22/26): Save $5 on tickets!
🎃 $5 OFF single tickets with code: 5off
🎃 $20 OFF 4-packs with code: 20off

But don’t wait! At the stroke of midnight, these deals disappear. Tickets will be available at the door tomorrow night, but ONLY single tickets at full price. If you’re bringing friends, today’s your chance to save big on a 4-pack! 🎟️

🔗 Visit theicm.org or the link in our bio to purchase your tickets, and click “Apply Coupon Code” to enter your discount!

10/22/2026

🚨 FLASH SALE! TODAY ONLY! 🚨

After Dark is TOMORROW NIGHT (10/23), and we're giving you one more reason to grab your tickets early! Today only, you can take:

🎃 $5 OFF single tickets with code: 5off
🎃 $20 OFF 4-packs with code: 20off

But don't wait! At the stroke of midnight, these deals disappear. 🕛

Tickets will be available at the door, but ONLY single tickets at full price. If you're bringing friends, today's your chance to save big on a 4-pack!

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When purchasing your tickets, add them to the cart, click "Apply Coupon Code," and enter the appropriate discount code.

Get your costumes ready, round up your crew, and grab your tickets before midnight. We'll see you at After Dark!

10/22/2026

Join us on Tuesday, November 3rd, from 10 AM to 4 PM as Use Your Voice Day returns in 2026! 🗳

During the day, we will be holding a kid-friendly mock election and activities in our Art Studio! Kids can vote for this year’s winter break dress-up theme while learning fun ways to engage with their community and make their voices heard. Stay tuned to hear our 'candidates' platforms that they will be running for, for our next winter break dress-up day theme! 💜

10/21/2026

Don't miss our final Toddler Takeover in October! Join us on Friday, Oct. 30th, from 9 AM to 12 PM for a morning celebrating our littlest learners!

Activites are free with museum admission, and our educators will be on site to give some tips on making playtime more meaningful at home! 💜

Address

1451 Coral Ridge Avenue
Coralville, IA
52241

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+13196256255

Website

https://theicm.org/

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