Group Visits & Field Trips

The Washington Pavilion is the perfect destination for your next field trip! 

Imagine your students interacting with 3 floors of over 80 hands-on Science Exhibits, everything from a touchable tornado to a rock climbing wall, all while meeting your Science Standards! View an educational and entertaining film on our 60 foot CineDome screen or tour the 6 galleries of our Visual Arts Center. Engage students with a professional production in our Great Hall, or encourage their inner paleontologist or engineer with one of our Discovery Labs. All of this and much more can be accomplished with a visit to the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science! 

Washington Pavilion members visiting as part of an organized group (i.e. school field trip, adult tour group), may not use their membership privileges for that visit. This policy has been established so that we may provide a significant discount and additional services for organized groups. No other discounts, coupons, or rebates will apply. 

Group visits to the Kirby Science Discovery Center and Wells Fargo CineDome feature:
· Low group rates
· Free admission for required chaperones and bus drivers
· Live science demonstrations in the Kirby Science Discovery Center
· Free teacher's guide full of activities for before, during and after your visit
· Convenient bus drop off and pick up
· Free bus parking
· Lunch space provided for your group
· On-board welcomes
· Discovery Store gift shop
· Special needs accessibility
· Parking maps available upon request 

Group visits to the Husby Performing Arts Center feature:
· Purchase at least 15 tickets for an event in the Husby Series (our performance series) and receive 10%
  off your total price
· On-board welcomes
· Special needs accessibility
· Parking and facility maps
· Special meal packages in our Leonardo’s Café, other catering services available 

We offer reduced rates and special services for:
· Preschools
· School groups
· After school and youth groups
· Adult groups of 12 or more
· Home school groups of 12 or more
· Senior groups of 12 or more 

In order to assist you in planning your group visit or field trip please select from the following links. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our Group Services representative at (605) 367-7397 or groupservices@washingtonpavilion.org. 

Educator Planning Guide 2008-2009 Class Trip Brochure pdf (6687k) pdf (6687k)

Group Admission Prices 2009 Group Admission Prices 2009 pdf (46k) doc (36k)

Bus Parking Map Bus Parking Map JPG (474k) jpg (474k)

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Staying overnight? Contact the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau toll free at 1-800-333-2072 for help in contacting area hotels, restaurants and additional community information.

Reduced Admission
To help schools and organizations that serve disadvantaged children visit the Kirby Science Discovery Center, the Children’s Visit Fund of the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation was established by the Kirby Family, Dr. John Harris and many other valued donors. The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science is deeply grateful to the generosity of these partners and works to serve the educational mission of this project.