COSI After Dark

Thursday, August 8, 2019 (6:00pm-10:00pm) - Throwback Thursday

Boy bands, mullets, flavored lip gloss. We're all a little nostalgic for something. Revisit your favorite decades at COSI After Dark - and don't forget to dress up. COSI After Dark is a 21+ event. Save $2 when you buy in advance.

New! The COSI After Dark Flex Pass can be redeemed for 8 COSI After Dark tickets. You can pick and choose which COSI After Dark events you want to attend, save some money, and even use your additional tickets to bring along friends! The flex pass is only redeemable onsite.

This event is for adults ages 21 and over, only. Valid photo ID required.

No time to eat before coming? Add food to your COSI After Dark ticket. Offering a variety of small plates, guests who purchase this food ticket receive a wristband for all-you-can eat menu items. Buffet is open from 6:00pm-8:30pm.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase the buffet. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with the buffet.

What did sailors really see when they shared stories of creatures with fish-like fins watching them from the sea? Was the fearsome Kraken born out of mistaken identity after Vikings spotted the tentacles of a giant squid? And how do dinosaur fossils fit in with these legends? Learn the true stories of these creatures, and about the cultures that created them.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase admission to Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids: Mythic Creatures. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids: Mythic Creatures admission.

Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids: Mythic Creatures is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org), in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney; Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau-Quebec; Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta; and The Field Museum, Chicago.

A 21st century version of the planetarium laser light shows, Fantastic Fractals will take you on a visual journey through endless fractal patterns, set to modern music.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase a Planetarium show. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with Planetarium admission.

COSI After Dark Showtime:
July 11, 2019: 9:30pm

Please note: Times are subject to change. Please click Purchase Tickets and select date to see availability.

Discover what is the night sky tonight over Columbus. This live show will show you the stars, constellations and planets that are above us tonight and get you ready to stargaze after COSI After Dark.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase a Planetarium show. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with Planetarium admission.

COSI After Dark Showtimes:
July 11, 2019: 8:30pm

Please note: Times are subject to change. Please click Purchase Tickets and select date to see availability.

You are Here is a live show that explores the depths of our universe. What’s in our solar system and where, exactly, are we? Find out on this journey through the universe.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase a Planetarium show. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with Planetarium admission.

COSI After Dark Showtimes:
July 11, 2019: 7:30pm

Please note: Times are subject to change. Please click Purchase Tickets and select date to see availability.

Sit back, hang on, and watch a video in the capsule as COSI's Motion Simulator takes you on a wild journey. Feel the movement as you go into space, explore the ocean, fly in a plane, and much, much more. COSI's Motion Simulator seats 6-8 people and is located across the hall from our Ocean exhibit.

Attendees must be 21 or older. Tickets to COSI After Dark are required to purchase Motion Simulator tickets. COSI After Dark tickets are not included with Motion Simulator admission.

COSI After Dark Operational Times: 6:00pm - 9:30pm

Please note: To accommodate all guests fairly, line may close early.