$27 GA, $52 Tasting Package
15% Member Discount
The saloon doors are open, so grab your boots and saddle up for a night of line dancing, whiskey tasting, and rustling up some science at OMSI After Dark: The Wild West.
OMSI After Dark is for guests 21 and over, where you can have a drink while you roam the museum. We have science demos, performances, DJs, artisan food and beverage vendors offering samples, and more.
21+ Only | A valid government issued ID is required for entry for all attendees.
Ticket Options:
OMSI After Dark General Admission
$27.00 per person | 15% OMSI member discount
Includes access to OMSI’s turbine hall, natural science hall, all activities, performances, Planetarium shows, lectures, and vendors taking part in the event.
OMSI After Dark GA + Jurassic World by Brickman®
$35.00 per person | 15% OMSI member discount
Includes all of the above plus access to our newest featured exhibition!
OMSI After Dark Wild West Tasting Package
$52.00 per person
Includes access to OMSI After Dark attractions, 10 drink sample tickets, and a commemorative glass (boot shaped shot glass) for sampling themed spirits from our featured vendors. Check out the sampling menu to see what the vendors will be pouring!
OMSI After Dark Wild West Tasting Package + Jurassic World by Brickman®
$60.00 per person
Includes all the Wild West Tasting Package amenities plus access to our newest featured exhibit.
Featured Exhibits
Jurassic World by Brickman® (Additional ticket required) | With over 50 large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes, and activities made from over 6 million LEGO® bricks, Jurassic World by Brickman® is an immersive must-do adventure that takes inquisitive explorers on an interactive and thrilling journey through stories and characters from the Jurassic World franchise.
Attractions
Vendors | See below for a full list of artisan food and beverage vendors, as well as themed vendors that will be tabling around the museum.
Cowboy Rope Work with Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
Live Tattooing | with La Petite Tattoo
Available flash tattoos are first come first served, and $100 each – which includes shading and linework, but no color. Cash is preferred, but there is no ATM on the premises so please come prepared! The artists will have Venmo if guests do not have cash on hand.
Meet a Baby Goat! | at Dr. Haley Beamon’s table
Meet Friendly Snakes! | at the Pets on Broadway table
OMSI Photo Booth | Main Lobby
Science Demonstrations
Steam Punks | In the early modern era, steam was the main power source driving technological advancement. Let’s explore how it worked.
Pioneer Paleontology | The western US in the 19th century was a hot bed of fossil discovery. Dig in and see what you can find.
Fire Tricks | Folks in the old west made fire any way they could. Let’s explore some novel scientific ways to burn things.
Panning for Invertebrates | Western prospectors panned for gold and other precious metals. In current times, marine scientists like Science Fellow Audrey “pan” for invertebrates to study these creatures and their communities.
Wild West Coast | Put yourself in the shoes of a baby kelp plant living in the wild coastal intertidal zone, and try to survive all the challenges living in the waves brings. Can you make it to adulthood? Find out and learn about kelp!
Timed Activities
Line Dancing Instruction | With Sistahs4Life
7:00 + 8:00pm
Pet at Pony with Wish Upon A Pony
6:30-8:30
Kendall Planetarium
6:45pm – Starry Nights Live!
7:30pm – Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
8:15pm – Laser Country
9:00pm – Laser Pig & Swig
Empirical Theater Events
6:45pm – How the West was Whiskey’d – Mythology, Mixology and how to find a decent cocktail in the Wild West w/David S. Mayne, Happy Hour History Host, Very Sirius Productions
7:30pm – Horse Drawing Lesson w/Samantha Cobb, Sam Cobb Studios
Food Samplers
Spirits Samplers
Agrodolce Distilling Co.
Big Nose Kate Western Whiskey
Brixeur Spirits
Crater Lake Spirits
Divine Distillers
Grain and Barrel
Just Rum Distillery
Mitchell Spirits
New Deal Distillery
Check out the menu to see what the distilleries will be sampling! Options include gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, etc.
Vendors
Food + Beverage
Our Theory restaurant will be open from 5-10pm! Grab dinner or a drink before the event begins at 6pm. Enjoy wine, beer, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages. Our bars will close at 9:30pm, and alcohol samples given by vendors will end at 9:45pm.
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu.
Ticketing questions call 503.797.4000 x0
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0.
Yes, you must be 21+ to attend. Minors are not allowed. Everyone must present a valid government issued ID.
Yes. If your plans change, if you are feeling sick or have been potentially exposed to COVID please stay home. To request a refund email concierge@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0. We will give refunds until 5pm the night of the event.
Yes, our restaurant, Theory will be open. Plus, we will have bars with beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks. We also typically have a couple artisan vendors giving out free samples of alcohol or snacks.
Parking is $2 for after-hours events.
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