Big Night 2024
Supporting Science for All to ensure that all children in Montana have access to hands-on science and inspirational role models.
September 28, 2024
You or your organization can support Big Night 2024 by becoming an event sponsor.
2024 tickets are available now! You can also support spectrUM right now by making a donation.
This year's menu consists of heavy hors d'oeuvres and a seated cheese and dessert course. Join us for an evening of fun, space science, and supporting science for all!
Our Impact
Your support is crucial to spectrUM's efforts to provide barrier-free access to hands-on science education. Big Night raises funds to support:
- Providing totally free admission to our award-winning science museum, which has expanded its hours to be open 40 hours a week for all.
- EmPower Place at the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, providing enriching learning opportunities for families experiencing food insecurity.
- 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.