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$5 Admission, Breakfast with Santa At MOSI This Month

Mosi is starting December off with a bang, including breakfast with Santa

The Museum of Science and Industry is offering several deals and new experiences through the end of the year. Here's a list of what's happening provided by the museum, located at 4801 East Fowler Ave. in Tampa.

MOSI Offers $5 Admission On Dec. 1 - MOSI will offer the Tampa Bay community its last opportunity of the year for discounted MOSI admission. MOSI hosts several $5 Days each year to help community members of all incomes levels to access  MOSI exhibit galleries, including The Amazing You exhibition; Kids In Charge!, the largest children’s science center in the nation; and more than 450 hands-on, interactive exhibits. Admission on $5 Day includes entrance to the IMAX Dome Theatre Film To The Arctic and the exhibition Target America – Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause.

Santa On The Ropes Course On Dec. 8

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What: Rope Course and photos with Santa

When: Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Where: MOSI, 4801 East Fowler Ave. in Tampa

Ho! Ho! Hold on tight! Come to MOSI and take pictures with Santa on MOSI's Sky Trail Ropes Course and participate in holiday activities that are fun for the whole family. Photos are free with paid Sky Trail Ropes Course admission. Or, keep both feet on the ground and have a photo taken with Santa for only $7 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Breakfast With Santa On Dec. 15

What: Enjoy breakfast with Santa

When: Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: MOSI, 4801 East Fowler Ave. in Tampa

Santa Claus is coming to… MOSI! Skip the lines at the mall and head to MOSI for a buffet breakfast with Santa on Dec. 15. Special holiday activities, music and fun will be included at this unique event. Don’t forget the camera! All proceeds benefit MOSI’s educational programs. Pre-registration is highly recommended. Pre-purchased tickets for MOSI Members are $11/adult, $8/child. Pre-purchased tickets for non-members are $13/adult, $10/child. Tickets at the door are $15/adult, $12/child.

MOSI Hosts Festival Of Chocolate, Jan. 19 – 21

What: MOSI’s Festival of Chocolate

When: Saturday, Jan. 19 thru Monday Jan. 21    

Where: MOSI, 4801 East Fowler Ave. in Tampa

Admission to Festival included with price of admission to MOSI: $21.95 for adults; $17.95 children 12 and under.

Admission for MOSI members: $10 per person; FREE for children 12 and under

(Each adult purchase ticket will receive two dollars in chocolate coins to spend at the festival.)

MOSI will host Tampa’s third annual Festival of Chocolate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 19 and 20, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 21. The Festival of Chocolate is Florida’s largest all-chocolate tasting, shopping and interactive experience.

The Festival of Chocolate will showcase a variety of the area's best chocolate and confection companies, selling tastes and treats of everything chocolate from truffles, cakes and cupcakes to cookies, brownies and ice creams.  For the littlest chocoholics, Kids-4-Chocolate is the perfect place for children to create, play and adventure all in the name of chocolate. And, of course, education is key at MOSI, so Tampa Bay area families can learn about the Health, History and Science of Chocolate. Award-winning pastry chefs and chocolatiers will host interactive demonstrations, sharing techniques, and tricks of the trade. And a live wedding cake competition will give breathtaking artistic sculptures a tasty twist.

To purchase tickets to events or for more information about MOSI and upcoming activities, visit www.mosi.org or call 813-987-6000.


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