Adults chat beside a giant floor chess set under the hanging Barsamian sculptures during Drink & Discover.

Drink & Discover.

What happens when a children's museum stays open after hours for grown-ups? Play gets a remix.

Adults 21+After hoursValid ID required

Play gets a remix.

Drink & Discover invites adults 21+ to reconnect with the playful wonder of childhood in a space designed for kids, but with a grown-up twist. With creative themes, music, drinks, and hands-on activities throughout the Museum, each event adds a playful new perspective to the experiences that make the Museum special.

Can’t make the next one? Keep an eye on this page and follow us on Instagram for more adults-only fun as we play it forward to inspire the next generation of Museum-goers.

Three moments from past Drink & Discover nights: friends at the bar, a guest in the climbing net, a couple with drinks in the treehouse
A museum staffer in a yellow shirt, paper bow tie and cap grins in the Corner Clinic while costumed adults mingle behind her at Drink & Discover.Next upFri, Oct 23 · 7–10 PMCamp FearAdults only. The museum becomes a summer camp with an '80s mystery to solve, drinks, games and puzzles.$35 · $25 zero-proof · 21+Details & tickets See what you’ve been missing
Thank you

The sponsors who keep the lights on after hours.

  • Chattanooga Bottling Co.
  • Choo Choo Diving & Aquatic Center
  • Clumpies Ice Cream
  • Edgeway Events
  • First Verse Productions
  • Fowler Brothers Co.
  • Hutton & Smith
  • Northshore Liquor, Wine, Beer and Cigars
  • Riverport Grille

Beach Bash sponsors, most recently. Want your name here next time? Ask the Advancement Department.

Logos of Drink & Discover sponsors

The big one.

AMUSEUM

AMUSEUM is the museum’s annual gala: dinner, dancing, auction and after party, the first Saturday in March.