NEW YORK — Trick-or-treaters of all ages are invited to celebrate Halloween among dinosaurs and dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History on Friday, Oct. 31.
The family-friendly event will feature festive activities throughout the day, including hands-on crafts, live performances, and sweet surprises hidden throughout the Museum’s halls.
Guests are encouraged to come in costume and explore the not-so-spooky side of science beneath the iconic blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life.
Highlights of the celebration include treat stops throughout the Museum, Halloween-themed crafts like treat bag decorating, and live magic shows by the enchanting Magical Monty.
Visitors can also enjoy face painting and take part in costume contests for all age groups, with winners selected throughout the day.
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (11 a.m.–5:30 p.m.)WHEREAmerican Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West, New York, NYTICKETSHalloween Celebration tickets are $25 for the general public and $15 for Museum Members.
Tickets can be purchased online here.
amnh.org/calendar/halloween-celebration
or at the Museum’s ticketing desk during open hours.
Note:
General Museum admission is required and must be purchased separately at
tickets.amnh.org
or on site.
For those feeling brave, live animal demonstrations will offer a close-up look at some of nature’s creepiest crawlies.
As an added treat, complimentary screenings of the Halloween favorite “Hocus Pocus” will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the LeFrak Theater. Screenings are open to all museumgoers, including those attending the Halloween event.
General Museum admission is required. Tickets for the Halloween Celebration can be purchased here.
Admission is pay-what-you-wish for New York residents and must be reserved separately.
Children and parents gather under a model of a blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)ASSOCIATED PRESS
According to the website, the American Museum of Natural History features a wide range of exhibitions included with admission.
Highlights include the Apex Stegosaurus Fossil, one of the largest and most complete of its kind, and Black in Natural History Museums, celebrating 17 Black scientists, artists, and curators.
Art and science come together in Cosmic Splendor, showcasing space-themed jewelry (April 11, 2025 – Jan. 4, 2026), and Opulent Oceans, with detailed scientific illustrations.
Other exhibits include Extinct and Endangered (macro insect photography), Eyes on the Universe (deep space imagery), Shaping the Future Through Tradition (Indigenous multimedia art), The Changing Museum, and What’s in a Name?, which explores scientific naming.
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