Open Daily:
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Current Time:
8:45 AM
Directions:
727 W Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 561-6100
[email protected]
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Open Daily:
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Current Time:
8:45 AM
Directions:
727 W Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 561-6100
[email protected]
Kentucky Science Center is open 7 days a week from 9:30AM – 5:00PM. Tickets can be purchased online.
Programs & Camps

Pay by Day Camp

Upcoming Camp dates:

  • Stay & Play Aftercare available for all dates
  • September 24, 2025
  • September 29-October 3, 2025
  • November 3, 2025
  • December 22-23, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • December 29-31, 2025
  • January 2, 2026
  • January 19, 2026
  • February 16-17, 2026
  • April 3, 2026
  • April 6-10, 2026
  • May 1, 2026
  • May 19, 2026

Filter by Grade Level

Click one or more grade levels to filter the camp list below. Note: Camps are based on the grade your child is currently in.

Pre-K to K

Grade K-2

Grade 3-5

Stay & Play Aftercare

Hours: 8:30AM-4:30PM

  • Drop-Off: 8:30AM-9:30AM
  • Camp Programming: 9:30AM-3:30PM
  • Pick-Up: 3:30-4:30PM
  • Aftercare available

Stay & Play Aftercare Available

Pay by Day Camp Information

Science Camp FAQs

Note:

  • There are no refunds for camp purchases.
  • Required camp registration age is 4+

Pre-K to K:

Fall Into Science

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun!
September 24, 2025

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun! From engineering with natural materials, to leaf rubbings, and even dissecting a pumpkin this is one camp day you won’t want to miss.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Have you ever wondered about the stars that make up our night sky?
September 29-30, October 1-3 2025

Have you ever wondered about the stars that make up our night sky? Explore everything from the planets and stars in our solar system to the scientists who study them. Design a constellation and launch your way through the Milky Way.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Board Game Quest

Do you love playing board games?
November 3, 2025

Do you love playing board games? Discover the STEAM concepts behind some of your favorite classic games and design one of your very own.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Seussical Adventures

Journey into the wacky world of Dr. Seuss and discover science is everywhere.
December 22, 23, 26 2025

Journey into the wacky world of Dr. Seuss and discover science is everywhere. Listen like Horten to hear all about how sound is made. Wonder into the wacky side of inventions and create a wacky contraption of your very own.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
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Cool Chemistry

Become a junior chemist as you mix a few everyday chemicals to get a reaction!
December 29, 30, 31, 2025, January 2, 2026

Become a junior chemist as you mix a few everyday chemicals to get a reaction! Add a little ooze, bubble, and splatter to your experiments as you create slime, oobleck, and even fireworks out of milk.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Code, Game, Create

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot.
January 19, 2026

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot. Design pixel art as you learn about computer graphics. Even discover how to use block based coding to program within a video game.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Physics Phenoms

Harness the principles of physics!
February 16-17, 2026

Harness the principles of physics as you engineer roller coasters, design a vessel that will stay afloat, and launch a marshmallow catapult.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

STEAMBot Challenge

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology.
April 3, 2026

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology. Get hands on as you design, program, and control a variety of robotics from Ozobots to Spheros to complete a variety of challenges.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Build it Up!

Become a construction worker as you build with tubes, cubes, blocks, and more.
April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2026

Become a construction worker as you build with tubes, cubes, blocks, and more. Discover the science and math of building while measuring, using tools, and doing engineering challenges.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Eco Explorers

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers?
May 1, 19, 2026

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers? Learn how they build shelters as you practice building your own. Discover how they use camouflage to blend into the world around them. So much science takes place in our own backyards.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Grade K-2:

Fall Into Science

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun!
September 24, 2025

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun! From engineering with natural materials, to leaf rubbings, and even dissecting a pumpkin this is one camp day you won’t want to miss.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

3, 2, 1 Blast Off!

Boldly go where no camper has gone before!
September 29-30, October 1-3 2025

Boldly go where no camper has gone before! Discover the planets and stars in our solar system, design a constellation, and build your own rocket. Let’s don our flight suits as we are go for launch!

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Board Game Quest

Do you love playing board games?
November 3, 2025

Do you love playing board games? Discover the STEAM concepts behind some of your favorite classic games and design one of your very own.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Fairy Tale Science

Will the big bad wolf huff and puff and blow your house down?
December 22, 23, 26 2025

Will the big bad wolf huff and puff and blow your house down? Not if you apply some engineering. How long would it have taken Rapunzel’s hair to grow that long and strong? Tackle the truth behind your favorite fairy tales and design experiments to see if they are fact or fiction.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Pop, Fizz, Bang

Get ready to do science with a bang!
December 29, 30, 31, 2025, January 2, 2026

Get ready to do science with a bang! Experiment with chemical reactions that go off with a pop. Test acids and bases with a fizz. Even make mixtures that ooze.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Code, Game, Create

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot.
January 19, 2026

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot. Design pixel art as you learn about computer graphics. Even discover how to use block based coding to program within a video game.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Physics Phenoms

Harness the principles of physics!
February 16-17, 2026

Harness the principles of physics as you engineer roller coasters, design a vessel that will stay afloat, and launch a marshmallow catapult.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

STEAMBot Challenge

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology.
April 3, 2026

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology. Get hands on as you design, program, and control a variety of robotics from Ozobots to Spheros to complete a variety of challenges.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Engineering Marvels

Are you an expert on all things buildings?
April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2026

Are you an expert on all things buildings? Discover the engineering skills behind marvelous structures as you design pyramids, skyscrapers, bridges, and everything in between.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Eco Explorers

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers?
May 1, 19, 2026

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers? Learn how they build shelters as you practice building your own. Discover how they use camouflage to blend into the world around them. So much science takes place in our own backyards.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Grade 3-5:

Fall Into Science

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun!
September 24, 2025

As the leaves change colors and the air turns crisp, this camp is the perfect blend of Autumn STEAM fun! From engineering with natural materials, to leaf rubbings, and even dissecting a pumpkin this is one camp day you won’t want to miss.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Mission to Mars

Do you have what it takes to be one of the first to colonize Mars?
September 29-30, October 1-3 2025

Do you have what it takes to be one of the first to colonize Mars? Learn the skills you need to be an astronaut as you build and launch rockets, program a Mars rover, and even collaborate with others as you engineer a habitat that could help colonize the red planet.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Board Game Quest

Do you love playing board games?
November 3, 2025

Do you love playing board games? Discover the STEAM concepts behind some of your favorite classic games and design one of your very own.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Potter’s Potions

We are pleased to inform you that you are hereby invited to a magical world of STEAM skills.
December 22, 23, 26 2025

We are pleased to inform you that you are hereby invited to a magical world of STEAM skills. It takes more than a wave of your wand to DO Science! Get ready to engineer a castle, learn the inner-workings of a mythical creature, understand the physics of flight, and discover how to mix potions.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Chemical Concoctions

Dive into the nanoscopic world of atoms and molecules!
December 29, 30, 31, 2025, January 2, 2026

Dive into the nanoscopic world of atoms and molecules as we experiment with polymers, thermodynamics, and combustion reactions. In this chemistry lab we will investigate the properties of metals, chromatography, and everyone’s favorite bubbles.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Code, Game, Create

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot.
January 19, 2026

Explore the world of coding as you turn yourself and your teacher into a robot. Design pixel art as you learn about computer graphics. Even discover how to use block based coding to program within a video game.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Physics Phenoms

Harness the principles of physics!
February 16-17, 2026

Harness the principles of physics as you engineer roller coasters, design a vessel that will stay afloat, and launch a marshmallow catapult.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

STEAMBot Challenge

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology.
April 3, 2026

Dive into the exciting world of robotics, where creativity meets technology. Get hands on as you design, program, and control a variety of robotics from Ozobots to Spheros to complete a variety of challenges.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Project Engineers

Do you have what it takes to catapult building designs into the future?
April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2026

Do you have what it takes to catapult building designs into the future? Find out as you test your blueprint expertise and creative skills to make a marshmallow launcher and spacecraft landers.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Eco Explorers

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers?
May 1, 19, 2026

Did you know that animals are quite the engineers? Learn how they build shelters as you practice building your own. Discover how they use camouflage to blend into the world around them. So much science takes place in our own backyards.

  • Member Price
    $90
  • Non-Member Price
    $100
Book Now:

Stay & Play Aftercare:

Stay & Play Aftercare

Optional aftercare is now offered daily from 4:30–5:00pm. This is a relaxed, childcare-only option (no science programming) with limited capacity.
All Dates

Optional aftercare is now offered daily from 4:30–5:00pm. This is a relaxed, childcare-only option (no science programming) with limited capacity.

  • Member Price
    $10/day
  • Non-Member Price
    $15/day
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