Collage of children and families celebrating Halloween with costumes and trick-or-treating, alongside a Halloween-themed illustration featuring a haunted house, bats, pumpkins, and a full moon.

Trick-or-Treat at the Museum:

The Ultimate Indoor Spooktacular!

Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

TICKETING & ADMISSION
Members: $8 per person
Non-Members: $26 per person (Museum admission included)
*All tickets include 8 oz hot chocolate

Member Perk: Early entry at 9:00 AM—beat the crowds!

TRICK-OR-TREATING THROUGH THE HOUSES

Grab your treat bag and navigate Rockenfield, Gilbert, and Parrish Houses to find costumed characters handing out candy at trick-or-treat stations throughout the museum!

HAUNTED ERECTOR SET MAZE

Brave our outdoor maze and encounter the guard dragon, the trebuchet, and the iconic MONSTER MOUTH—massive blow-up eyes with a candy slide tongue, you might even see some ghosts and spiders!

HANDS-ON HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

  • Witches' Potion Station: Mix mysterious ingredients and create your own spooky potion

  • Build Your Own Candy Catapult: Design and construct a catapult, then launch candy and catch your prize!

  • Spooky Science: Mix dry ice concoctions and create eerie fog

  • Slime Station: Create your own spooky slime to take home

SKELETON SCAVENGER HUNT

Find all 9 skeleton stamp parts hidden throughout the museum exhibits and collect your prize!

FESTIVE PHOTO BOOTH

Capture your spookiest moments at our themed photo booth—the perfect way to document your 2026 costumes!

EXPLORE THE MUSEUM

Full access to all three houses—Rockenfield, Gilbert, and Parrish—plus fan-favorites like the Erector Set Maze, all with a festive Halloween twist!

We’re bringing the haunt inside! Forget the parking lot—this year, we are transforming our historic houses into a glowing, treat-filled wonderland. It’s a safe, weather-proof, and whimsical way for families to celebrate the season. Dress to impress and get ready to explore the museum like never before!

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  • Family dressed in vintage circus costumes standing under decorated balloon arch outdoors with trees in the background.
  • A person dressed as an elderly man with a large square head costume with white hair, glasses, and a mustache, standing outdoors on a wet pavement. They are holding a small white bag with a skull design on it. A young child in a bright yellow dog costume with floppy ears and a furry tummy is standing beside them, sticking out their tongue and making a funny face. The background shows autumn trees, a park, and a blue information sign.
  • A group of people dressed in Scooby-Doo costumes, including a woman and three children, outdoors during daytime with trees and a bridge in the background.
  • Child dressed in a Halloween costume resembling a ghost or spirit with a pumpkin face, yellow raincoat, yellow hat, and yellow boots, standing in a crowd.
  • A child wearing a skull mask, a striped suit, and sneakers with Mario and Luigi characters stands with hands clasped in an outdoor parking lot.
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  • Family dressed as the Incredibles at a Halloween event, standing outdoors near a tent and parked cars with fall foliage in the background.
  • Child dressed in a dinosaur costume with a dinosaur mask, holding a black lunchbox, walking in a parking lot.
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  • People dressed in Halloween costumes walking outdoors in a park, surrounded by trees and fallen leaves, with Halloween decorations and caution tape in the background.
  • Someone dressed in a Dalmatian dog costume sitting at a table with bowls of candies and markers, at a public event.
  • A person dressed in a Red Bull-themed costume with a Stormtrooper helmet, standing on a lawn near a sign for the Children's Museum. The person is holding a white bag and a cane. In the background, there are people, trees, and a building.
  • Child dressed as a chef with a mustache, nose, and beard costume, holding a black speckled bucket and a spoon, participating in a costume event.
  • Two young children dressed in colorful unicorn costumes, one sitting in a red wagon reading a brochure and the other standing next to it, holding a phone, with adults around them on a street in rainy weather.
  • Three people dressed in costumes standing on a porch with a puppet hanging on a string in front of them.