Description
Dare to discover the dark side of science at this adult-only evening of eerie exploration. Enjoy hands-on activities, strange specimens, and curious experiments that delve into the macabre wonders of the scientific world. Feel free to dress up in your finest spooky attire. 21+ only. Refreshments available for purchase, including non-alcoholic beverages, our signature cocktail, beer, and wine.
Meet the minds behind the macabre!
- Test yourself with creepy animal trivia and a mystery touch box with the Brandywine Zoo.
- Step into the past with the Delaware Renaissance Fair, where costumed characters will dish out details on the upcoming fair and have a chance for you to win a VIP pair of tickets to the 2026 Delafaire.
- Learn about the dark side of decomposition and landfills withย Delawareย Solid Waste Authority.
- Let the Geology Club at the University of Delaware teach you about toxic minerals and the terrors of taphonomy.
- Uncover the science of tattooing and tattoo history with Malarkey Tattoo.
- Step into the world behind theย coffin withย McCreary & Harra Funeral Homesย and Crematory, Inc.
- Explore how diets can wreak havoc on your body with dietician and personal trainer Nat.urallyFit.
- Learn fromย Rainbowย Soap Companyย how soap is related to the mob and what it means to really โswim with the fishes.โ
- Go inside the hive and see the pests and diseases that can haunt a bee colony with the University of Delaware Bee Team.
- See the chilling effects of superconductivity in action with theย University of Delaware Department of Physics & Astronomy.
- Meet live arthropods and other creepy crawlies with the University of Delawareโs Entomology Club.
- See upย closeย the process of making a study skin for the museumโs collection withย Dr. Matthew Halley, Research Director & Curator of the Bird Collection at DelMNS.
- Get yourย horrifying Halloween make-up done byย Party Business.
- Enjoy more sordid and ghoulish fun with our morbid museum educators!
Pre-registration requested, walk-ins welcome if space is available.
$15/members (21+ only); $30/non-members (21+ only)