New Year’s Eve: Indoor Beach Party
December 31, 2024
CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR AT CMTM’S NEW YEAR’S INDOOR BEACH PARTY!
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Celebrate the new year with a special indoor seaside celebration! Meet real sea creatures like sea stars and anemones, create a Sea Star Wand in MakerSpace, and stop by the snack shack for a summer-themed treat. Then, countdown to 2025 with a special interactive performance and Sea Star Drop in CMTM’s Maddy’s Theatre. Enjoy a beach-themed take-home to remember all the fun courtesy of event sponsor L.L.Bean.*
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EVENT DETAILS
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 31, 10 am - 4 pm. Play Your Way, 9 am - 10 am. No snow date is provided at this time.
LOCATION: Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland, ME 04102
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Activities are recommended for children and their families. Adults must be accompanied by a child.
TICKETS: This event requires tickets. General admission is $18, and all parking at Thompson’s Point requires payment. Snacks are included in admission. This is a block-out date for CMTM members. For more information about block-out dates, visit kitetails.org/family-memberships.
ACTIVITIES: Visitors can expect the following activities and more!
Sea Star Drop: Engage your imagination with the CMTM Acting Company at a spectacular sea star drop in Maddy’s Theatre as we count down to 2024. (Recurring)
Location: Maddy’s Theatre - 1st Floor
Sea Star Wishing Wand and Under the Sea Mural: Celebrate in MakerSpace by creating a Sea Star Wishing Wand and adding your art to the Under the Sea mural. Special and free-choice materials will be available for designing your wand to help ring in 2024!
Location: MakerSpace - 2nd Floor
TICKETING NOTE: This is a block-out date for CMTM members. Members receive a 10% discount. For more information about block-out dates, visit our membership page. Scholarship and All Access or Celebration Pass members can contact the Front Desk at 207-828-1234 or boxoffice@kitetails.org in advance of the date to reserve their complimentary tickets, pending availability.
* Enjoy one gift per child.
Thank you to L.L.Bean and HP Hood for their generous sponsorship of this event.
Play Your Way:
New Year’s Eve Indoor Beach Party
Tuesday, December 31
9 am to 10 am
CMTM's Indoor Beach Party begins at 10 am for the general public. Play Your Way participants are welcome to stay past 10 am but note that it will become busy and noisy throughout the building.
At this month's Play Your Way, we're ringing in the New Year with a special indoor seaside celebration! Meet real sea creatures like sea stars and anemones, create a sea star wand in MakerSpace, and stop by the snack shack for a summer-themed treat. Then, countdown to 2025 with a special interactive performance and Sea Star Drop in CMTM’s Maddy’s Theatre.
Play Your Way offers families the opportunity to explore the Museum & Theatre, meet other families with similar experiences, and see if CMTM is the right fit for you and your family.
These play sessions are FREE, thanks to a generous sponsorship by Gorham Savings Bank, the Pond Family Foundation, and the Judith Glickman Lauder Foundation.