Museum of the Macabre Halloween Party

Join us for a howling good time with this year’s Museum of the Macabre: Creatures of the Night! The Museum will be turned into a haunted house full of the bone-chilling taxidermy that inspired your favorite movie monsters. Get up close and personal with every type of Halloween horror. Experience the natural history of your favorite cryptid, from werewolves to vampires. For this 21+ Halloween party, come in your spookiest-themed attire and enjoy cauldron-concocted cocktails, creepy curiosities, and a costume contest for best dressed. 

Tickets | $35 at the Door

Must Show ID at the Door
Drinks available at the event for $5 (Cash or Card)

Event Festivities:

• Showing of Twilight in the Tyrrell Park amphitheater
  
• Cocktail curated by Copal
  
• Beer provided by Discretion Brewing
  
• Special taxidermy pop-up in collaboration with the San Jose State Collections Department
  
• 3D photo booth provided by Santa Cruz Digital Photobooth
  
• Hands-on, thematic activities provided by Santa Cruz community partners
  
• Food trucks
  
• Costume contest with prizes
  

Thank You to Our Event Sponsors and Partners!

Sea Glass Orthodontics | Copal | Discretion Brewing | Santa Cruz Digital Photobooth | California Film And Cultural Center | KAZU | San Jose State Natural History Collections | Bat Conservation International | UCSC Special Collections

Get your Souvenir T-shirt and Sticker in the Museum Store!

Accessibility

• • The Museum and indoor restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Park festivities will be on both level and slanted grass.
  • Both indoor and outdoor, with low light.
  • Please leave your pets at home. Trained service animals only are permitted.

Costume Policy

• • Costumes should not be obstructive or offensive in nature.
  • Costumes should not contain sharp or pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike guests or exhibits.
  • Costumes should not contain any elements which resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon.
  • To enter the costume contest, your costume should relate to the theme of creatures of the night.