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Birthday Parties

Your mission... to host the coolest birthday party in town.

Operation Birthday Cake

The hunt is on, recruits.  You and your closest allies go undercover to explore the secrets hidden in the International Spy Museum. In an action-packed scavenger hunt, recruits scour the Museum for clues to decode a secret message. When the mission is complete, get back to headquarters for a sweet debriefing (hint: it may involve cake). Operation Birthday Cake is designed for recruits between the ages of 7 and 12. Birthday parties are held during Museum hours and booking is subject to availability. There’s a maximum of 24 participants (20 children and 4 adult chaperones) in keeping with our required 5:1 ratio of children to adult chaperones. Parties last 2 hours.

  • A private headquarters
  • Top-Secret dossiers with everything you need for a self-guided scavenger hunt and message decoding
  • Museum staff to lead the group in introduction and debriefing
  • A special SPY gift for the birthday "recruit"
  • Party paper goods
  • Spy-themed birthday cake and beverages
  • Goody bags filled with tools for future missions

Optional Additions:

  • Spy t-shirts
  • Sneaky spy disguises
  • Water bottles
  • Drawstring backpacks
  • Special food choices

Costs and Reservations:

  • $450 plus tax for up to 15 children and 3 adults
  • $550 plus tax for up to 20 children and 4 adults

Please contact Kyle Ashford (kashford@spymuseum.org) or call 202.654.0958 for reservations and more information about Operation Birthday Cake.

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Operation SPY® Birthday

For agents 12 and older. For more seasoned agents, this package allows up to 20 recruits to embark on Operation Spy- an intrigue-filled adventure based on an actual case drawn from the files of US intelligence. In an action-packed hour, your group takes on the role of intelligence officers on an international mission to locate a missing nuclear device on the verge of being sold to a rogue nation. This intense experience combines live-action, video characters, themed environments, special effects, and hands-on activities. Performance on the mission will determine their unique ending and ultimate score. Operation SPY Birthday parties are held during Museum hours and booking is subject to Museum availability. Groups include a 5:1 ratio of underage participants to adult chaperones. Parties last 2 hours. Agents will encounter some low light levels and confining spaces, an elevator, motion simulators, sound effects and stair climbing. Operation Spy is accessible to all.

Includes:

  • A private headquarters
  • Museum staff to guide Operation Spy and lead teams in debrief
  • Party paper goods: plates, cups, tablecloth and napkins
  • A special SPY gift for the birthday “recruit.”
  • Spy themed birthday cake and beverages.
  • Goody bags filled with tools for future missions

Additional Items Available for Upgrade:

  • Spy t-shirt for all attendees
  • Sneaky spy disguises
  • Water bottles
  • Drawstring backpacks
  • Additional food choices

Cost and Reservations:

  • $600 plus tax for up to 15 participants - 12 kids plus 3 adults
  • $800 plus tax for up to 24 participants - 20 kids plus 4 adults

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