Discovery at Dusk 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
6-9PM
Discovery at Dusk Co-Chairs: Austin Bowers, Lexie Fisher George, Charlton Gholson and April Kupper.
Ticket Packages & Benefits
All guests will enjoy delicious bites, specialty cocktails, and hands-on museum exploration. Imagination and warm attire encouraged. Adults only, please.
- Ticket purchasers of Maker packages and above will receive name recognition on event webpage and event invitation (if confirmed by February 21).
- Donors $1,000 and up will receive recognition on Bay Area Discovery Museum’s annual donor wall.
If you prefer to complete your ticket package purchase offline (via donor advised fund, check in mail, stock or wire transfer, etc.), please email Katie Rinder at krinder@badm.org for details.
Trailblazer | $25,000
Event admission for 16 guests, with reserved lounge seating and welcome bottle of wine
Your gift brings the Try It Truck, our mobile STEAM learning lab, to 10 underserved elementary schools for a day of student-led learning.
Fair Market Value $1,600
Innovator | $15,000
Event admission for 12 guests with reserved lounge seating.
Your gift supports the museum’s ongoing early childhood learning research to ensure the highest quality resources and experiences for children, educators, and caregivers.
Fair Market Value $1,200
Creator | $10,000
Event admission for 10 guests. Unreserved seating available.
Your gift enables 50 families of low income to share experiences of joy and discovery with a free annual museum membership.
Fair Market Value $750
Builder | $5,000
Event admission for six guests. Unreserved seating available.
Your gift helps three classes at high need elementary schools experience our Fairytale Engineering STEAM Workshops.
Fair Market Value $450
Designer | $2,000
Event admission for two guests and membership to Donor Circle for one year. Unreserved seating available.
Your gift provides educational supplies for museum programs supporting San Francisco’s federally subsidized preschools.
Fair Market Value $150
Maker | $750
Event admission for one guest. Unreserved seating available.
Your gift provides bus transportation for one class from a subsidized preschool and their caregivers to enjoy a day of hands-on exploration at the museum.
Fair Market Value $75