Join us for our eighth annual Big Night

Supporting science access for all children and families in Missoula and across Montana.

November 12th-19th, 2021

Online auction and in-person open house

Become a Big Night sponsor today

Online auction

Big Night Open House at the Missoula Public Library

Your support is crucial to spectrUM's efforts to provide barrier-free access to hands-on science education. Big Night raises funds to support:

Reopening EmPower Place at the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, providing enriching learning opportunities for families experiencing food insecurity.
Providing totally free admission to our award-winning science museum, which has expanded its hours to be open 40 hours a week for all
Science on Wheels, a traveling science museum that reaches rural and tribal communities across the state of Montana.
Free field trips and bus transport for Title 1 schools in Missoula and our neighboring communities.
Scholarships for students to access spectrUM’s summer camps.
“Science Bytes” on the Flathead Reservation, embedding hands-on science at free summer meal sites.
The Bitterroot Summer of Science, which brings free STEM programming to communities throughout Ravalli County.