Boo-oyant beakers, ghostly giggles, and zero pillowcases required.
Halloween doesn’t always mean another bag of candy – it means hands-on science, real activities, and real moments of exploration! Every stop is something to make, mix, or discover together.
What’s brewing inside the museum this year:
🎃 Bat Cave Corner | Make your own not-so-spooky bat to take home, with wings that move!
🧪 Fizzy Frankenpaint Lab | Mix, fizz, and paint your way through this bubbly experiment
🪄 Wizarding Wonders with Gannon Chemistry Department | ExpERIEnce hair-raising experiments that turn science into magic
🕷️ Creepy Crawly Encounters | Get face-to-face with a creepy crawly friend from Dr. Dan and Buzz n B’s Aquarium & Pet Shop
👻 Ghoul’s Got Yarn | Loom your own ghostly creation to take home with Lauren Pierson
🧃 Potion Station with Andora’s Bubble Tea | Watch a drink change colors right before your eyes with magical science from Andora’s Bubble Tea
💀 Dia De Los Muertos Celebration | Celebrate Día de los Muertos traditions with the Erie Latino Leadership Association
👺 Melting Monsters with Pulakos Chocolate | Watch the M vanish right off an M&M in this ghostly disappearing act
🍪 Trick-or-Treat Test Kitchen | Match the chocolate chips to the number or put your cookie to the test in a glass of milk and enjoy a cookie from Ye Ole Sweet Shoppe
🏴☠️ Scallywags Pirate Adventures | Set sail for a swashbuckling adventure down in our Lake Life and build your own treasure chest with Scallywags
🦷 Murray & Iszkula’s Fang-tastic Smiles | Grab a Halloween teeth to-go kit and try your hand at pumpkin sand art
Spooky Science & Silly Surprises wouldn’t be possible without the community partners who helped brew up the magic. A huge thank-you to Scallywag Pirate Adventures, Ye Ole Sweet Shoppe, Pulakos Chocolate, Erie Latino Leadership Association, Andora’s Bubble Tea, Lauren Pierson, Buzz n B’s Aquarium & Pet Shop, Dr. Dan, the Gannon Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, and Murray and Iszkula Orthodontics for their time, creativity, and ghoulishly good energy in bringing this event to life!
Cost: $13 / Child | $12 / Adult | 20% Off for Museum Members