Discovery at Dusk
Join us for an adults-only evening of discovery and play as only Bay Area Discovery Museum can create! Experience our mission in action while enjoying cocktails, bites, hands-on play, and unparalleled views of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset. Pre-sale packages for Discovery at Dusk 2026 available now!
Discovery at Dusk
Thursday, April 30, 2026
6 – 9:30 pm
Discovery at Dusk Co-Chairs: Austin Bowers, Christina Millikin, and Whitney Wildrick Jones
Ticket Packages & Benefits
All guests will enjoy delicious bites, specialty cocktails, and hands-on museum exploration. Warm attire and imagination recommended! Adults only, please.
- Maker package purchasers and above will receive name recognition on event webpage and invitations (if confirmed by February 20, 2026)
- Purchasers of packages $1,000 and above 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.) or are interested in corporate sponsorship, please email Katie Rinder at krinder@badm.org for details.
Ticket Packages
Trailblazer | $25,000
- Event admission for 16 guests
- Reserved lounge seating and welcome bottle of wine
- Lead sponsor of one of the event’s playful programs
- Verbal recognition during remarks at event
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
- Reserved lounge seating
- Complimentary family admission to Discovery Circle’s Big Art Breakfast on Saturday, March 28*
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
*if reserved by March 15, 2026
Creator | $10,000
- Event admission for 10 guests.
- Unreserved seating available.
- Complimentary family admission to Discovery Circle’s Big Art Breakfast on Saturday, March 28*
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
*if reserved by March 15, 2026
Builder | $5,000
- Event admission for 6 guests.
- Unreserved seating available.
- Complimentary family admission to Discovery Circle’s Big Art Breakfast on Saturday, March 28*
Your gift helps three classes at high need elementary schools experience our Fairytale Engineering STEAM Workshops.
Fair Market Value $450
*if reserved by March 15, 2026
Designer | $1,500
- Event admission for 2 guests.
- Unreserved seating available.
- Complimentary family admission to Discovery Circle’s Big Art Breakfast on Saturday, March 28*
Your gift provides educational supplies for museum programs supporting San Francisco’s federally subsidized preschools.
Fair Market Value $150
*if reserved by March 15, 2026
Maker | $500
- Event admission for 1 guest.
- Unreserved seating available.
- Complimentary family admission to Discovery Circle’s Big Art Breakfast on Saturday, March 28*
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
*if reserved by March 15, 2026
Supporter | $300
- Event admission for 1 guest.
- Unreserved seating available.
Your gift extends admission to the museum for 30 children through the museum’s partnership with Marin County Free Library.
Fair Market Value $75
Trailblazers
Innovators
Toby Brown* and An Tran
Rameez* and Samantha Dossa
Conor and Vanessa Famulener*
Lexie* and Mark George
Lindsay* and Maxwell Hayman
Whitney* and Zach Jones
Adam and Heather Judd*
Christina* and Timothy Millikin
Dana Marohn Spiliotis* and Charles Spiliotis
Creators
Austin* and Nora Bowers
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Dodge & Cox
Ernst & Young LLP
Max and Katie Eulenstein*
Charlton Gholson* and Morgan Mohun-Gholson
Chian Gong* and Adrian Graham
Priyanka and Sudi Jain*
Kate and Christian Jensen
Ozette and Ryan Keats*
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Lazard
Maggie and Jeff Moore
Sam* and Alexis Sellers
Builders
Sarah and Craig Baum
Emily Bennett and Chris Perez*
Sloane and Topher Conway
Jackie and Michael Crown
Debevoise & Plimpton
Lauren and Matt Dillard
Kristy and Dean Duchak*
Liz* and Chris Faralli
Laura and John Fisher
Randi and Bob Fisher
Sakurako and William Fisher
John and Alix Flynn*
David Hamsher* and Kate Karas
Christopher* and Natalie Kim
KPMG LLP
April Kupper* and David Geib
Kate Larsen* and Mike Souders
Betsy and Ed McDermott
Geoffrey Miller and Margaret Coblentz
Moelis & Company
Morgan Stanley
Laura* and Mark Nichol
Phillip and Claire Stoup
Katie* and Matt Thiry
Ligaya Tichy* and Russel Simmons
Cameron* and April Walters
Designers
Hillary Baker Draper and Billy Draper
Colin and Irene Evran
John Fisher and Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette
Hilary Helfrich and Jeremy Berla
Gregory and Sandra Kuhn
Thomas and Hannah McKinley
James Potts* and Anna Snyder
Ishanaa Rambachan* and James Anderson
The Reuter Family
Makers
Riley Bartlett and Saskia Mauro
Teresa and Andrew Byrne
Lian Eoyang* and Randy Reddig
Alexandra and Jonathan Golden
Elizabeth Ferdon Hoenigmann and Albert Hoenigmann
Mechanics Bank
Jane and Nish Nadaraja
Jessica Rubin and Ben Solarz
Mosey Stern-Ngo
