You don’t have to! There are loads of amazing places to party in town and we’ve put our favorites in our guide to Kids Party Venues in Phoenix. Heading elsewhere is such a stress-free experience, because the reliable staff at these venues take care of everything for you. You just show up and have fun.
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Phoenix kids’ birthday party places at a glance
| Venue | Area | Ages | Price | Setting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mavrix | Scottsdale | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| She’s Crafty | Glendale | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Conquer Ninjas Gym | Scottsdale | 5+ | not listed | not listed |
| The Pink Teapot | Gilbert | 3+ | not listed | not listed |
| Makutu’s Island | Chandler | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Children's Museum of Phoenix | Downtown Phoenix | not listed | $495 ($445 for members) | Indoor |
| Arizona Science Center | Downtown Phoenix | 3+ | $475 ($300 for members) | Indoor |
| Phoenix Zoo | Papago Park | not listed | From $425 (10 kids + 12 adults) | Indoor & outdoor |
| McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park | Scottsdale | not listed | From $260 (20 guests) | Indoor & outdoor |
| Arizona Museum of Natural History | Mesa | not listed | From $350 (24 guests) | Indoor |
| Phoenix Rock Gym | Tempe | All ages | From $20 per climber | Indoor |
| Skateland Mesa | Mesa | not listed | $20.99 per guest (10-guest minimum) | Indoor |
| Mother Nature's Farm | Gilbert | not listed | $150 + $15–$17 per guest (fall) | Outdoor |
| The Little Play Avenue | Phoenix | 1–7 | not listed | Indoor |
Prices and ages as listed by each venue when we last checked — confirm with the venue before booking.
Best Phoenix birthday party places by age
- Toddlers (0–3)
- The Pink Teapot,Arizona Science Center,The Little Play Avenue
- Good for any age
- Phoenix Rock Gym
Mavrix
This sophisticated sports bar slash awesome laser tag and bowling venue is an old-school, yet new-school way to celebrate your child’s birthday. Give your bowling experience a makeover by booking an express lane at Mavrix. There are 4 party packages to choose from, ranging from 90 minutes to 2 hours of bowling time, game cards, unlimited soft drinks and water, and a server. You just bring the cake.
- Length
- 90 minutes–2 hours
She’s Crafty
Despite the name, this creative kids party venue doesn’t only cater to girls. They have Minecraft, Superhero and Friends (tv show) themes, as well as Mermaid, Unicorn, Boho, Paris and Beach. Parties are 2 hours long and ideal for 10 children, though you may bring more at an additional charge. You may also bring any snacks and drinks you desire and cake – there isn’t time to set aside for full meal, too much craftiness going on!
- Party size
- 10 kids (more at extra charge)
- Length
- 2 hours
Conquer Ninjas Gym
Anyone who’s ever watched Ninja Warrior on TV has wanted to try it. Now you can, at Conquer Ninjas Gym, a fitness center in Arizona that offer swinging, flying and jumping obstacle courses guided by very experienced ninja warrior coaches. You get 75 minutes of gym time under the watchful eye of the coach and 45 minutes of party time, where you are welcome to bring your own food and drinks. The minimum age is 5 years old.
- Ages
- 5+
- Length
- 75 min gym + 45 min party
The Pink Teapot
A private tea party is sometimes all you need. They have two party packages available for 3+ and 8+. You’ll receive princess characters as party hosts and get a chance to dress up yourself. Also included are finger sandwiches, a princess themed cake and juice served in teapots, as well as photos with guests. There are add-ons available, such as invitations, party favor bags and a dessert table.
- Ages
- 3+
Makutu’s Island
If you’ve ever wanted to climb a ginormous tree in the middle of an event venue, then this is your chance. Makutu’s Island is known for their huge (fake) tree in the center of their play area that kids can climb and slide and crawl through – flanked by tigers and exotic birds. Again, also fake. Parties include pizza, drinks, arcade games and . . . a bungee for the birthday child. Yes. Do it.
Children's Museum of Phoenix
Housed in downtown Phoenix, the Children's Museum pairs a two-hour private party room with an all-day museum pass, so guests can play before and after the cake. The package is $495 ($445 for members) and covers up to 20 people, adults and children counted together, plus a birthday throne for photos and downloadable invitations. Parties run Tuesday through Sunday and need two weeks' notice. Catering comes through the museum café (outside caterers carry a 15% fee), and glitter, confetti and piñatas aren't allowed. Plan on at least one adult for every five children.
- Price
- $495 ($445 for members)
- Party size
- Up to 20 guests
- Length
- 2 hours
- Setting
- Indoor
Arizona Science Center
The science center's Birthday Lab package gives you two hours in its Celebration Lab, all-day admission and a Blue Crew scientist to help run the room, for $475 ($300 for members) for up to 20 guests; children under 3 are free. What makes it work for older kids is the optional themed activity ($15 a head), tiered by age, from color-changing chemistry for 3-year-olds up to worm dissection and cardboard engineering challenges for 13 and up. The birthday child also gets an on-stage shout-out during a live science demonstration. It sits in downtown Phoenix's Heritage & Science Park.
- Ages
- 3+
- Price
- $475 ($300 for members)
- Party size
- Up to 20 guests
- Length
- 2 hours
- Setting
- Indoor
Phoenix Zoo
The zoo's Wild Birthdays run on weekends only and include admission for 10 children and 12 adults, a reserved party spot for 90 minutes, a party host, a craft, and cake and ice cream for everyone. Pricing depends on the location: $425 for the outdoor ramada, shaded patio or lakeside dock, $525 for the Neely Center or the climate-controlled Windmill House in Harmony Farm, both of which add a 15-minute animal encounter. From June through August some spots close and the rest move to morning slots. Balloons and piñatas aren't allowed, and bookings need three weeks' notice. The zoo sits in Papago Park.
- Price
- From $425 (10 kids + 12 adults)
- Party size
- 10 kids + 12 adults
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
Scottsdale's city-run railroad park is the value pick for train-mad kids. Parties are held for two hours in one of two historic railroad cars, the Scottsdale or the Stillman, and even the $260 Conductor package covers 20 guests plus two hosting parents, a train ride, a carousel ride, 30 minutes of play in the Roundhouse, a party host, paper goods and cleanup. The $355 and $410 tiers add drinks and then pizza. You can bring your own cake and food, but nothing can be refrigerated, so skip the ice-cream cake. Up to five extra guests can be added.
- Price
- From $260 (20 guests)
- Party size
- 20 guests + 2 hosting parents
- Length
- 2 hours
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
Arizona Museum of Natural History
For the dinosaur-obsessed, the City of Mesa's natural history museum hosts 90-minute parties in a private room with a coordinator and museum admission for up to 24 guests. The Brontosaurus Bash is $350 ($300 for members) and keeps things simple, with coloring pages, tables and chairs, and you bring the food; the $450 and $550 tiers add a make-and-take craft, a gift for the birthday child and goody bags. Party slots run Friday afternoon and on Saturdays and Sundays. Extra guests are $8 per child and $12 per adult, and downtown Mesa's food and dessert spots are close by.
- Price
- From $350 (24 guests)
- Party size
- Up to 24 guests
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Setting
- Indoor
Phoenix Rock Gym
This Tempe climbing gym keeps birthday pricing refreshingly simple: $20 per climber under 12, $26 for 12 and up, or $20 a head for everyone if you book 10 or more in advance, with shoes and harnesses included. The thirty-foot walls give tweens and teens a real challenge. The trade-offs are worth knowing: there's no private party room (staff can set out a table for your food, and several pizza places nearby deliver), and kids under 12 need an adult on the rope, one adult for every two kids, though belayers who don't climb pay nothing.
- Ages
- All ages
- Price
- From $20 per climber
- Setting
- Indoor
Skateland Mesa
Roller skating works across a wide age range, which makes Skateland a practical choice for a class-wide party or a group of tweens. Every package includes admission and skate rental, a party host, reserved seating, paper goods and a trip to the DJ booth for the birthday child. The Deluxe package is $20.99 per guest (10-guest minimum) with a slice of pizza, unlimited soft drinks and a 10-credit game card; the Ultimate and V.I.P. tiers add more pizza, bigger game cards and favor bags, and a glow-in-the-dark upgrade is $7 a head. Two chaperones skate free, you can bring a cake, and tax and gratuity are extra.
- Price
- $20.99 per guest (10-guest minimum)
- Party size
- 10 guests minimum
- Setting
- Indoor
Mother Nature's Farm
A farm party in Gilbert with a seasonal calendar worth planning around. For fall parties (October and December), $150 reserves a private party area with picnic tables and your own bounce house for two hours; guests then pay $15 each under 42 inches tall or $17 over, which adds the Mega Slide, a pumpkin to take home, the straw bale maze and the human hamster wheel. In the off-season (November and January through May), parties are $10 per person with a 20-person minimum and include feeding the farm animals and pedal carts. It's all outdoors, so plan shade and water.
- Price
- $150 + $15–$17 per guest (fall)
- Length
- 2 hours
- Setting
- Outdoor
The Little Play Avenue
A boutique private play club in north Phoenix designed for ages 1 to 7, and the toddler pick on this list. Every package includes exclusive use of a private celebration suite, a dedicated host, setup and cleanup, play access for every guest, two pizzas with drinks, and a photo slideshow of your child's milestones; the upper tiers add custom themes, balloon garlands, a character greeting and fuller catering. Prices aren't published, but weekday parties come with preferred pricing. It books up, and the team suggests reserving two to three months ahead, earlier for a weekend.
- Ages
- 1–7
- Setting
- Indoor
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Top 14 Kids Party Venues in Phoenix — FAQs
What are the best kids’ birthday venues in Phoenix that include food and entertainment together?
The Pink Teapot, Makutu’s Island and the Phoenix Zoo all build food into the party. The Pink Teapot’s tea parties come with princess characters as hosts, finger sandwiches, a princess cake and juice served in teapots. Makutu’s Island in Chandler includes pizza, drinks, arcade games and a bungee for the birthday child, and the zoo’s Wild Birthdays include admission, a party host, a craft, and cake and ice cream for everyone, from $425. Skateland Mesa’s Deluxe package adds pizza, unlimited soft drinks and a game card to skating, at $20.99 per guest.
Which Phoenix venues offer all-inclusive birthday packages?
The Little Play Avenue, McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park and Arizona Science Center handle the most for you. Every Little Play Avenue package includes a private celebration suite, a dedicated host, setup and cleanup, two pizzas with drinks and a photo slideshow. McCormick-Stillman’s $260 Conductor package covers 20 guests plus two hosting parents, a train ride, a carousel ride, a party host, paper goods and cleanup. At Arizona Science Center, a Blue Crew scientist helps run the Celebration Lab for up to 20 guests, at $475 or $300 for members.
Which Phoenix party venues can handle a large group?
Skateland Mesa is the practical pick for a class-wide party, and the Arizona Museum of Natural History takes up to 24 guests. Skateland’s packages start at $20.99 per guest with a 10-guest minimum and include skate rental, a party host and reserved seating, with two chaperones skating free. The Mesa museum’s parties run from $350 for 24 guests, with $8 per extra child and $12 per extra adult. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park covers 20 guests plus two parents and up to five extra, and Mother Nature’s Farm’s off-season parties need at least 20 people.
Where can I have a kids’ party in Phoenix that isn’t a trampoline park or pizza place?
Try The Pink Teapot, She’s Crafty, the Arizona Museum of Natural History or McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. The Pink Teapot in Gilbert runs private tea parties with princess hosts and dress-up, and She’s Crafty in Glendale runs 2-hour craft parties with themes from Minecraft and superheroes to mermaids and unicorns. Dinosaur fans get a private room and coordinator at the Mesa natural history museum, train fans get a party in a historic railroad car in Scottsdale, and Mother Nature’s Farm in Gilbert adds farm animals and a straw bale maze.
Where can I have a toddler birthday party in Phoenix?
The Little Play Avenue in north Phoenix is the toddler pick on this list, a private play club designed for ages 1 to 7. Every package gives you exclusive use of a private celebration suite with a dedicated host, setup and cleanup, play access for every guest and two pizzas with drinks. It books up, so reserve two to three months ahead, earlier for a weekend. At Arizona Science Center children under 3 are free, and The Pink Teapot has a tea-party package for ages 3 and up.
Where can I have a birthday party for a 10- or 12-year-old in Phoenix?
Pick an activity with some challenge: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Rock Gym, Skateland Mesa and Conquer Ninjas Gym all fit. The science center’s optional themed activities are tiered by age, up to worm dissection and cardboard engineering for 13 and up. Phoenix Rock Gym in Tempe has thirty-foot walls and charges $20 per climber when 10 or more book in advance, Skateland Mesa starts at $20.99 per guest with a 10-guest minimum, and Conquer Ninjas Gym in Scottsdale runs coached ninja-warrior obstacle courses for ages 5 and up.
What’s an inexpensive place for a kids’ birthday party in Phoenix?
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale is the value pick: $260 covers 20 guests plus two hosting parents, with a train ride, a carousel ride and a party host. Phoenix Rock Gym charges $20 per climber with shoes and harnesses included, though there’s no private party room. Mother Nature’s Farm in Gilbert runs off-season parties at $10 per person with a 20-person minimum, including feeding the farm animals and pedal carts.
Where can I have a birthday party for a 5-year-old in Phoenix?
Arizona Science Center in Downtown Phoenix (ages 3+, $475, $300 for members) and The Little Play Avenue in Phoenix (ages 1–7) both suit 5-year-olds. Conquer Ninjas Gym in Scottsdale (ages 5+) and The Pink Teapot in Gilbert (ages 3+) also fit that age. Before you compare prices, check how many kids each package covers and whether the birthday child counts toward it.
Where can I have a birthday party for an 8-year-old in Phoenix?
Arizona Science Center in Downtown Phoenix (ages 3+, $475, $300 for members), Conquer Ninjas Gym in Scottsdale (ages 5+) and The Pink Teapot in Gilbert (ages 3+) all suit 8-year-olds. Prices are each venue’s listed starting rate, so confirm the guest count and what’s included before you book.
