Kaleideum

Musical Laser Matinee: Digital Dome
2025-12-30 13:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Kaleideum, 120 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, United States
Join us for a musical show set to our state-of-the-art laser system! Tickets are $3 for members and $5 for non-members.

December 30- January 4: Taylor Swift
January 6-11: Stranger Things
January 13-18: Gorillaz
January 20-25: Prince
January 27-February 1: The Beatles

Live Planetarium Show: Digital Dome
2024-09-01 12:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-14 15:00 - 15:30
Join us for a traditional planetarium show to explore the stars and planets with our expert guides. Each show is a unique voyage of discovery. The Digital Dome is located on the 2nd floor of Kaleideum. Tickets $3/members; $5 non-members

Try It! Studio Maker Moments
2026-01-03 10:00 - 17:00
Try your hand at a maker activity in a space where creativity knows no bounds!  The recycled material wall will be open Tuesday mornings and Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Afternoons.

January 3-4:Design a vibrant stained-glass window using colorful tissue paper
January 10-11:Create your own mask inspired by traditional African folk art
January 17-18:Learn how windmills work and design one of your own
January 24-25:Craft a Costa Rican carreta or weave a Guatemalan-style basket
January 31-February 1: Build a mini diorama of a favorite landmark from around the world

One World, One Sky: Digital Dome
2026-01-02 14:00 - 15:00
Join Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from “Zhima Jie,” the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They also journey to Zhima Jie to learn about the similarities in our view of the sky.
This program runs 25 minutes and is appropriate for families with young children.

Musical Laser Matinee: Taylor Swift
2025-12-30 13:00 - 13:30
Join us for the music of Taylor Swift, set to our state-of-the-art laser system! Tickets are $3 for members and $5 for non-members.

Animal Encounter
2025-11-01 11:30 - 12:00
Meet one of Kaleideum’s resident animals up close. Learn more about its behavior, adaptations, care, and handling from our animal care staff.

Late Night Lasers: Pink Floyd
2026-01-02 20:30 - 21:30
Get comfortably numb as the Digital Dome lights up with mind-bending lasers set to Pink Floyd’s iconic sound. An after-hours experience that proves there’s no dark side of the moon … just great music and seriously cool lasers. $7 online; $10 at the door.
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$5 Friday Night
2026-01-02 17:00 - 20:00
Teens, Tweens and families with kids of all ages, $5 Friday Night is back! Kaleideum will be open until 8 pm, and admission is just $5 per person (normally $15 for adults, $12 for children). Museums for All pricing still applies, and members are always free! Laser shows in the Digital Dome are an additional fee ($3 members; $5 non-member

5:30 pm: The Beatles
6:30 pm Gorillaz (full hour–PG)

Preschool Discovery
2026-01-02 10:30 - 11:00
Play, create, and explore with us in this program that’s just for little hands and big minds.

Camp Kaleideum: Winter Break Edition
2025-12-29 11:00 - 15:00
When school is out Camp Kaleideum is in! All camps are for PreK-Grade 5. Pre-K must be 4 years old at time of registration. Members $50; non-members $60.
December 29: Ice and Innovation — Chill out and think big! Use the design process to complete challenges, engineer igloos and make your own snowball launcher.
December 30: Penguin Games — Slide into a day of icy fun! Create your own penguin mascot and compete in waddle races, snowball fights and penguin themed obstacle courses while learning about real life penguins.
December 31: New Year’s Celebration — Count down to the new year! Make some noise while creating firework art, design your own headband and get ready to ring in the New Year!NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 31.
January 2: Frozen Lab — Dive into a frosty world of hands-on experiments and frozen fun! Campers will learn the science behind ice and snow through cool chemistry experiments and create icy works of art.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Kaleideum Is Closed for the Holiday
2025-12-24 09:00 - 17:00
Kaleideum will be closed Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, December 26 for the Christmas Holiday.
Kaleideum will be closed on Thursday, January 1, for New Year’s Day.

Noon Year's Eve
2025-12-31 10:00 - 13:00
Ring in the NOON YEAR Kaleideum style at our Noon Year’s Eve Party. Dive into the fun for all ages with crafts, music, a dance party, and a Noon Countdown. Noon Year’s Eve is included with museum admission or membership.

Messy Morning
2025-11-05 09:15 - 12:00
Roll up your sleeves in the Try It! Studio, where hands-on sensory play and delightfully messy activities happen every Wednesday morning.

Kaleideum Will CLOSE at 1 pm
2025-12-31 09:00 - 13:00
Kaleideum will close at 1 pm on New Year’s Eve.

Innovation Station
2025-11-04 14:30 - 16:30
Explore hands-on engineering concepts using recycled materials in our Try It! Studio, where each week offers new opportunities to invent, design, and build through creative, sustainability-focused activities.

Cosmic Adventure
2025-12-02 14:00 - 14:30
Take a roller coaster ride from the Moon through the Solar System, our galaxy, and the universe. This unforgettable high-speed adventure will immerse you in some of the most amazing aspects of the Universe. Narrated by Nancy Cartwright of TV’s The Simpsons.
