Kool-Aid Days 2025: Sunday

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH

10:00 am – 6:00 pm • Museum Open

Everyone is a kid this weekend! Enjoy $7 admission into the museum and experience our many exhibits. See animals species set in their natural habitats, learn the history of the early inhabitants of the Nebraska plains, experience our antique vehicle collection, and discover how Kool-Aid came to be such a success to name a few!

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Planetarium Shows

Included in paid museum admission, we will have planetarium shows every hour, on the hour! (12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 pm) Experience one of our entertaining shows and learn about the planets, constellations, cosmos, and beyond!

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Become a Kool-Aid Jammer (FREE, NEW this year!)

This year, we’re turning up the volume on family fun! Join us for a FREE station where kids and their family members can craft their own musical instrument from recyclable materials and jam together.

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Other Activities

Before or after exploring inside of the Hastings Museum, connect with our staff and the Hastings Museum Foundation members outdoors! They will be serving up five Kool-Aid flavors, hosting a variety of yard games including bubble blowing, corn-hole, giant Jenga, Connect 4, and Tetris, and more all for FREE! Roaming Greens Mini-Golf Co.’s course will be set up inside the museum and is included with paid museum admission.

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Kool-Aid Stand (FREE)

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Yard Games (FREE, Full Game Options)

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Mini-Golf (Paid Admission Required, NEW this year!)

Catch a show in our theatre on our 65-wide super screen!

Wild Rescue – 11:00 am

Flight of the Butterflies – 12:00 pm

Animal Kingdom – 1:00 pm

How to Train Your Dragon – 2:00 pm (3D)