Jackson General Admission

Jackson General Admission Tickets

Tickets purchased on through the MCM Website are good for any day we are open for public admission. This makes the tickets as flexible as possible for your family.  Please be prepared to show photo ID and credit card used for purchase upon check in. 

If you are looking to purchase tickets for our Meridian location, please go to Meridian General Admission.

All persons in your party 1 year-old and up will need to have paid $13.00 admission or be covered under a membership for admission to MCM.

Refunds will be given for purchases within 14 days of purchase. Please contact Pam Graham, pamela@mcm.ms with any questions.

 

Jackson Pass Selling

MCM After Hours

Park After Dark 2023

Join us on October 27 from 5:30pm-8:30pm for Park After Dark! On this spooky night, MCM partners with MDWFP’s Museum of Natural Science to host this fun and family-friendly event. Enjoy BOTH award-winning museums for only $12! Create creepy-crawly arts and crafts, hunt for tricks and treats, and explore LeFleur’s Bluff Playground after hours. Don’t forget to wear your costume for a chance to win an award in our costume contest!

This event is being held at the Jackson location.

Tickets are $12 for both Members and Non-Members aged 1 year old and up.

A shuttle will be available for free transportation between museums.

Visitors of all ages are encouraged to wear costumes for this spooktacular event!

 

Membership Gift Certificate

GIVE THE GIFT OF IMAGINATION! - Purchase Gift Certificate

Want to give the gift of imagination? Gift Certificates are the perfect birthday, holiday, or thank you gift! The advantage of a Gift Certificate is that the recipient can redeem their Gift Certificate at any time and can use it for any purchase made within the museum!

ALL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS INCLUDE:

  • 10% Off at the MCM Trading Post, Red Rocket Café, and Facility Rentals
  • Weekend Birthday Party Exclusivity
  • Subscription to Our Newsletter and Other Publications
  • Invitations to special Members-Only events
  • Discounts on Day Camps
  • Digital Membership Card

Please note that MCM will need the basic information from the purchaser and about the recipient to complete this process. Gift Certificates can be mailed with a personalized note at the purchaser’s request. To purchase over the phone or through email, please contact 601-981-5469 or membersonly@mcm.ms.

MCM is a participant in the ACM Reciprocal Program, which allows MCM Members discounted admission to other participating children’s museums throughout the U.S. For more information about the ACM Reciprocal Program, Click Here!

*ACM benefits include discounted admission for up to six individuals on the membership card at more than 200 participating children’s museums nationwide.

Treat the gift certificate as cash. It will not be replaced if lost or stolen. This card is redeemable inside MCM or MCM-Meridian only. Gift certificates cannot be redeemed over the phone or for fundraising events.

MCM cannot guarantee the arrival of a mailed gift certificate by a certain date. If you have questions please call during business hours 601.981.5469 or email membersonly@mcm.ms before purchasing.

 

Meridian Online General Admission

You are purchasing tickets for the Meridian location only. If you are looking to purchase tickets for our Jackson location, please go to Jackson General Admission Tickets .

Tickets purchased on through the MCM Website are good for any day we are open for public admission. This makes the tickets as flexible as possible for your family. Please be prepared to show photo ID and credit card used for purchase at check in.

Regular museum admission is $10. All persons in your party 1 year-old and up will need to have paid admission or be covered under a membership for admission to MCM.

Refunds will be given for purchases within 14 days of purchase. Please contact meridianmembers@mcm.ms with any questions.

MCM Day Camps

Join us for day camp when schools are closed - make art, eat snack, play outside - all the fun things.

2024-2025 Dates:

 

  • Monday, December 23, 2024   - Spell-tastic Studies Day

Catch the Hogwarts Express to spend a day as a student during our Spell-Tastic Studies day camp! This camp will feature lessons loved by the brightest wizards and witches including astronomy, charms, herbology, potions, and more

  • Friday, December 27, 2024  - “Ready Player One” Camp

“Ready Player One” camp will take you down a rainbow road as we explore video games from Pong to Minecraft and all the 8-bit fun in between!

  • Monday, December 30, 2024   - “Ready, Set, GO!” Camp

It’s a plane! It’s a boat! It’s a train! “Ready, Set, GO!” Camp will explore the many ways we travel and the STEAM that powers it.

  • Thursday, January 2, 2025  - Gyotaku Fish to Kusama Dots – Art of Asian Cultures

At Asian Art Camp, campers will make great waves focusing on art using different mediums from Asian countries including manga, rangoli, calligraphy, Batik cloth, and even puppets!

  • Friday, January 3, 2025  - Celebrate New Years

“Celebrations” camp will focus on the art, literacy, and history of New Year celebrations in South Korea, China, and Vietnam. This camp will feature our traveling exhibit: Celebrations: Asian Cultures.

For those who have a MCM membership, please use "sign in" in the top right corner. When you add your registration to the cart the 10% discount will be reflected. No code is needed for the membership discount. If you need help with "sign in" please reach out before making your purchase. The 10% discount cannot be applied after purchase.

If you have specific questions about day camps, please email Director of Learning Experiences, Patti Reiss, at patti@mcm.ms 601-709-8967 

 

Birthday Party Jackson

MCM-Meridian Party

MCM - Meridian Day Camps

Join us for day camp when schools are closed - make art, eat snack, play outside - all the fun things.

Thank you for interest in camps at MCM. 

  • June 3 – June 7: Silly STEAM (half day)
  • June 10 – 14: Camp Creative
  • June 17 – 21: Space Camp
  • June 24 – 28: Super STEAM
  • July 8 – 12: Camp Backyard
  • July 15 – 19: NASA ASTRO CAMP
  • July 22 – 26: World Explorers

For those who have a MCM membership, please use "sign in" in the top right corner. When you add your registration to the cart the 10% discount will be reflected. No code is needed for the membership discount. If you need help with "sign in" please reach out before making your purchase. The 10% discount cannot be applied after purchase.

If you have specific questions about day camps, please email Assistant Director of Education and Programs, Hope Vollm, at hope@mcm.ms 

MCM Chess

This registration page is for the MS Scholastic Chess Association and the Mississippi Children's Museum's Chess tournament in Jackson, MS on October 1, 2022.

  • Every Chess tournament player should register below in their appropriate category.
  • If there are any additional adults or children (1 year old and up) accompanying the player, they can preregister below for a reduced daily admission.  Any daily admission purchased at the desk is $10.00.
  • If the accompanying adults and children have an active membership to MCM they may check in Tournament day at MCM's front desk.

If you have questions about player registration please reach out to Monique Ealey monique@mcm.ms

if you have questions about current MCM membership status please reach out to Jason Hairston Jason@mcm.ms

 

Launch into Learning Afterschool Registration

All of you will have access from now - April 1st to April 30th to secure your returning spot in our aftercare program. It will be a $200 annual registration fee and then your first “tuition payment” will be due end of business day on Friday, August 2nd.

  • There is a registration fee for the 2024-2025 school year at $200.00 per child. This secures your “seat on the bus” for 2024-2025.
  • This fee is non-refundable if you later choose not to continue after school service when school starts August 5th.

August 2024 – May 2025

  • Monthly Tuition rate is $390.00 without discount, and $351.00 with Membership discount. There are 5 months in each semester.
  • Semester Tuition rate is $1,755.00/person without discount, and $1,579.50/person with Membership discount. The semester rate is a 10% savings vs. paying monthly. The semester rate will only be available for August’s Tuition and January’s tuition.
  • Late Pick Up fees are $1.00 per minute per child with a max of $30.00 on any given day. Fees are totaled monthly and billed individually to families.
  • Any August payments not made by Friday, August 2, 2024, could result in forfeiture of service.
  • All monthly payments September – May not completed by the due date (first Friday of the month) will have an added $25.00 late fee that will increase weekly in $25.00 increments.

Payment Particulars:

All Launch into Learning payments can be paid by:

  • Cash in person at MCM.
  • Check in person at MCM.
  • Credit card through the website, in person, or over the phone, all credit card payments will have a 4% credit card fee.

At the time of registration MCM does not have any grant funding sources for 2024-2025. Families will be alerted of any awarded funds in the future, and this could lower future tuition payments.

  • If you have 2 children at McWillie please register for two spots under the McWillie Registration
  • If you have 1 child at Wells APAC and 1 at McWillie please register one McWillie option and one for Obama Wells
  • If you have 2 children at Obama please register for two spots under Obama Wells

MCM-Meridian Launch into Learning

Thank you for registering for MCM-Meridian Launch into Learning 2024-2025!

MCM Chess in Meridian

This registration page is for the MS Scholastic Chess Association and the Mississippi Children's Museum's Spring Chess Tournament in Meridian Saturday, April 27, 2024

Check-in and on-site registration will be available from 9 AM – 10 AM
First Round starts at 10:30 AM

All Sections will play 5 Rounds of G/25+5

No eliminations. 

Awards to the Top 3 players in each division.
All tiebreaks decided by computer.

If you have questions about player registration please reach out to Clair Huff clair@mcm.ms