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Sciencenter Spooky Science

Free Halloween Community Event

Spooky Science

Friday, October 26, 6-8:30 pm
Visit the Sciencenter–in costume–for this annual free community event. Explore tricked-out exhibits and experience a full line-up of special presentations, demonstrations and activities.

PLEASE NOTE: The museum will close at 4 pm on Friday, October 26, in preparation for Spooky Science and will reopen from 6 pm to 8:30 pm for the free community event.

Additional parking will be available at Neighborhood Pride Market, located one block from the Sciencenter.

Special Presentations

Creatures of the Night: 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45 pm

Meet a variety of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, and other creepy creatures of the night (and day) with Dan the Snakeman.

Chemistry Tricks & Treats: 6:30, 7:00, 7:30 pm

Are you prepared for weird science? The Ithaca College Chemistry Club will share tricks and treats of chemistry.

Creepy Crawlies: Ongoing, 6:00 - 8:15pm

Meet a variety of creepy crawly insects with Heather Connely.

On-going Activities - 6:00 - 8:15 pm

  • Bleeding Paper: Use chemistry to make golden paper "bleed" red.
  • Dem Bones: The leg bone's connected to the hip bone. Piece together a shaking skeleton puppet.
  • Ghostly Slime:
    • Create a spooky concoction!
  • NEW! Invisible "Candy": Discover how to make special "candies" disappear without eating them and learn how researchers are trying to use this science to make real invisibility cloaks
  • Shrieking Cups: Listen to the shreiking sounds coming from this craft.
  • Spooky Messages:Write secret messages that can only be seen under black lights and investigate what other everyday materials glow. 
  • NEW! Squishy Glow Worms: Make your own squishy glow worms by using only two liquids.
  • Tricky Sticks: Fool your eyes with a trick-or-treat illusion.
  • NEW! Spooky Time! at the Spooky Corner: Special Spooky Science programming for our younger audience (4 and under).
  • Fortune Tellers' Tent: Discover what your scientific future holds.

Grand Finale - 8:30pm

Raffle drawing - 8:30pm. Buy your tickets at the front desk!

Then join us for a thrilling end to Spooky Science in the Emerson Science Park!


Spooky Science is made possible with the generous support of: