ArtsThursdays: Halloween at the Museum

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Free In-Person Event

Join us for a free night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries

  • Trick-or-Treat through the museum and check out some of our spookiest specimens.
  • Wear your best Halloween costume and take photos at our photo booth.
  • Decorate a trick-or-treat bag.
  • Enjoy a variety of beverages for purchase (valid government ID required to consume alcoholic beverages).
  • Enter a free raffle to win museum gifts and membership.

Let us know you are coming! RSVPs are encouraged, but walk-in visitors are always welcome.

Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage, 4:30–9:30 pm.

ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA) 

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