Ghouls just want to have fun!

Get into the Halloween spirit with a night full of frighteningly fun STEM activities. No tricks here! Grab your ghoul friends and treat them to Spooky Science on Friday, October 25, from 5–8 p.m. Family friendly costumes are encouraged!

• See live demos of curious concoctions as you learn about mysterious property changes. Foaming pumpkins: need we say more?!
• This activity is shocking! Watch an educator turn regular bubbles into boo bubbles using dry ice.
• Enjoy Frankenstein-inspired dissections. We know you won't mind watching educators slice into a brain!
• This activity is lit! Create beeswax candles to make your Halloween event extra spooky in The Forge.
• Guests ages five and younger can make a spider to take home.

Our friends at the Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society will also join us for Spooky Science. They'll have interactive science stations for your little ghosts and goblins to explore with dozens of fun activities for them to sink their fangs into!

Are you scared that's all we're offering? Are you screaming for more? Ok, no problem!

We promise a wicked-good time so we’re offering Laser Shows in The Dome. Enjoy a Halloween-themed music-and-light performance complete with appearances from a ghost rider, Dracula, Slimer, Beetlejuice, a mummy, a zombie and lots more. This new offering features a thrilling 30-minute monster mash-up that’s truly spook-tacular, especially because it’s INCLUDED with admission!

Don't miss this chance to celebrate all things mysterious and enchanting about STEM.

Admission

Science After Dark admission is $17.50 for adults; $14.50 for youth (ages 6–12) and seniors (ages 60 and older) and $10 for preschool-aged children (ages 3–5). Science After Dark admission is free for Science Museum members, children under 2 and college students with a valid ID.

All activities and exhibitions are included with admission.

Laser Shows take place at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Seating in The Dome and for demos is first come, first served. For safety reasons, guests cannot arrive late or re-enter The Dome once a Laser Show has started. Once seated, all guests should remain in The Dome until the end of the Laser Show unless an emergency exit is necessary.

Tickets for this event are capped to help ensure a superior guest experience. All guests, including members, should get their tickets on the Science Museum’s website prior to the event.

Tickets will only be available at the door if the event is not sold out. Tickets are not transferable and cannot be resold.

If you reserved tickets and can’t attend, please contact Guest Services at [email protected] so we can make those spaces available for other guests.

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