Pizza Putt is a fun fundraiser hosted annually by the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. It’s scheduled for Friday, February 6, 2026.
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When my brothers come to visit, we inevitably end up at the children’s museum with their kids. It’s fun and the kids love it.
But, Pete and I had been to the Children’s Museum of Wilmington long before my brothers had kids because of pizza putt — one of the museum’s annual (and, dare I say, best) fundraisers.
Pizza Putt is an adult only, after hours event, held at the museum.
Mini golf holes are set up through the museum and there’s more than enough pizza and beer for everyone.
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Pizza Putt At The Children’s Museum of Wilmington: Everything You Need To Know
This year, Pizza Putt is being held on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 6 pm to 9 pm at the The Children’s Museum of Wilmington (116 Orange Street).
Tickets are $50 each and you can buy them here.
Your ticket includes unlimited mini golf, all-you-can-eat pizza, and all-you-can-drink beer. Because of the access to beer, the event is only for people who are 21 and older.
When we first started going, back in 2014 (the second annual Pizza Puff), it was nine holes of mini golf with pizza and beer at each hole.
Then it became 18 holes with double the beer and pizza, still at each hole.
As far as I can tell now, it’s still 18 holes, but the pizza and beer is all out in the courtyard in the back (where the giant school bus is, if you’ve been to the museum).
Which is probably for the best because, just like everything else in town, it was getting crowded.
There are about 15 Wilmington breweries who are bringing beer for the event. From what I can tell, Domino’s is the only pizza place that’s participating.
There used to be a bunch of local shops and chains that provided pizza for the event, so this is a change.
What’s the same is the mini golf (also known as putt putt here in the South). That’s set up throughout the museum’s exhibits.
Different local businesses sponsor each hole. And they’re able to come and decorate it. So, if a bookstore sponsored the hole, expect to see books and bookends as obstacles along the hole.
In the past, The Children’s Museum of Wilmington incorporated its virtual reality exhibit into Pizza Putt. One of the holes was through the VR headset.
It was so hard. And my VR hole was almost impossible. I blame the fact that the museum director at that time is a good friend of ours, so he gave me the difficult hole on purpose.
But really, it was at random and I was just unlucky. Or unskilled at VR.
You can start anywhere on the course and then go through the entire museum or just stop whenever you’re bored.
The holes go all throughout the museum’s exhibits. And you can check them all out too.
All the exhibits are hands on during the day, when the museum is open for children. Those same ones are available during Pizza Putt. Your inner child can check them all out.
The most popular room is the one that’s decorated with a huge tree with a slide down the side. And the hydraulic chair lift is a must try too.
Visitor’s Info:
If you’re going to drive to Pizza Putt (which we only suggest if you’re not driving), there’s on street parking. However, much of the parking around the museum is permit only parking.
So, make sure you’re parking at a metered spot (if you’re parking lower than 3rd Street). The meters are in effect until 6:30 pm. If you show up after 6:30 pm, you don’t have to pay.
If you park higher than 3rd Street and you’re not in a permitted area, street parking is free as well.
Our best tip for you is to get there early. Pizza Putt used to be from 6 pm to 10 pm, so its ending an hour earlier now. So, that feels like the same amount of people squeezed into less time.
So, get there early, before everyone else, and you’ll have a much better time. Trust me.
You’ll want to wear comfortable shoes. Sure, you might be going for date night, but wearing heels is unnecessary.
You’ll also want to bring a jacket because it’s still winter, even though it’s North Carolina, and it gets cold when the sun goes down. So, if you’re hanging out and drinking in the courtyard, you’ll probably get cold.
More Children’s Museum Of Wilmington Fundraisers:
Half of the museum’s funds come from admission fees and the rest comes from fundraisers, like Pizza Putt.
If you want to attend the others through the year, there’s the Enchanted Character Walk, in March, where kids dress up as their favorite characters and interact with their favorite storybook or princess characters; Fore the Children, an annual golf outing that happens in May, and YachtVenture (which we attended in 2018) at the Bradley Creek Yacht Club where you have snacks and drinks and get to tour yachts in October.
Have you been to Pizza Putt at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington? Let us know your favorite part in the comments.