McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

2 Institute Dr, Concord, NH
Capacity: 600 people

About McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Choose a boardroom for an hour - or rent the entire Discovery Center all night long. You and your guests can have exclusive use of the Discovery Center with access to exhibit halls, conference room, function rooms, observatory, and state-of-the-art planetarium theater. Space is available 7 days a week for before and after hours events. Some rooms available for daytime private events; room rentals available during Friday evenings. If you are interested in hosting a catered private event, please contact us for an approved caterer list. If there is a caterer you would like to work with that is not on our list, we would be happy to set up a time to meet with them.

Event Pricing

Birthday Party Package
$300 /event
Pricing for parties only
Star Package
Attendees: 100 max | $400 /event
Pricing for all event types
Milky Way Package
Attendees: 100 max | $600 /event
Pricing for all event types
Solar Package
Attendees: 250 max | $1,200 - $1,500 /event
Pricing for all event types
Galaxy Package
Attendees: 250 max | $1,600 - $1,900 /event
Pricing for all event types
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Availability

Last Updated: 8/13/2024

Event Spaces

Conference Room
Discovery Room
Exhibit Galleries
Theater
Venue Types
Amenities
  • ADA/ACA Accessible
  • Outside Catering Allowed
  • Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi
Features
  • Max Number of People for an Event: 600