{"id":209086,"date":"2025-10-08T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209086\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:43:08","slug":"halloween-fun-at-swindons-museum-of-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/209086\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween fun at Swindon&#8217;s Museum of Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Barrie Hudson\u00a0&#8211; 8 October 2025<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tArts and CultureAttractionsFamily<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ghouls-and-ghosts-pc-engine.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Museum of Computing in Theatre Square is putting a spooky spin on its collection for Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>Byte Night on Friday 31 of October is a special after-hours event which will transform the museum into a hauntingly fun experience, inviting guests to explore the history of technology with a spine-tingling atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>From 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, the public will have a rare opportunity to roam the gallery after dark.<\/p>\n<p>The night&#8217;s main attraction is a variety of spooky-themed games on a range of consoles and home computers, from 1980s retro classics to indie horror hits from the 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guests will get exclusive access to games not usually available to the public within the museum, with a focus on digital ghosts, zombies, and monsters.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the games, the museum will be filled with a chilling atmosphere designed to delight tech enthusiasts and Halloween lovers alike. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume and capture their best selfies among the historic machines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to offer a unique and memorable way to celebrate Halloween,&#8221; said Keith Mortimer, Chief Curator at The Museum of Computing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Byte Night is a chance to see our incredible collection in a new light, merging the nostalgia of retro gaming with the fun of a classic Halloween night out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now, and full details including early bird offers can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-GB\/ticketing\/halloween-byte-night\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-GB\/ticketing\/halloween-byte-night<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By\u00a0Barrie Hudson\u00a0&#8211; 8 October 2025 Arts and CultureAttractionsFamily The Museum of Computing in Theatre Square is putting a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-209086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}