We're bringing Halloween back! This year we will have even more family friendly adventures and adult only escapades to ensure that no matter who you are, the Museum is your number one Halloween dress-up party destination.
Couldn't make it last year? Unsure what a Halloween at the Museum is like? It's our goal to surpass your wildest imaginings by transforming the museum into a Halloween wonderland. For a small taste of all we have planned, watch this compilation of last year's event and check out the first release of our Halloween program.
Adult $39
Child U3 $10
Child $24.90
Concession Benefit $36
Member Adult $33
Member Child $8
Member Child Under 3 $8
Member Child $19
Member Concession $30
Friday 31 October
7pm to midnight
8pm to midnight | Treetops | Adults Only
This is an adults-only zone where you can grab a drink at the candlelight bar, try a slime shot, grab a bloody popcorn and sit in the mist and watch a horror movie marathon.
Meet a mystic in The Spell Box, where you can have your palm read or delve into the world of tarot cards.
8 to 11pm | Treetops, Candlelight Bar
Discover a world of spells, tarot and palmistry created with Halloween energy and all things magic lore, herbalism, symbolism and mythology in the Spell Box!
7 to 11pm | Children’s Gallery Big Box
Dance like a monster under the mirror ball in the Kids Halloween Disco, with spooky songs all night to shake your claws and tails too.
7 to 11pm | Dynamic Earth Gallery
Gather ‘round the campfire for spooky science stories of the supernatural world as we spin enchanting tales of creatures that are stranger than fiction and things that go bump in the night.
New stories start every 15 minutes.
7 to 10:30pm | Children’s Gallery Garden
Mad science meets frightening physics at our Scienceworks side stage with tricks and treats aplenty from flowing slime to fountains of fog and hair-raising surprises galore.
7pm to Midnight | Children’s Gallery Garden
Boink Boink, Ribbet Ribbet, creep through the fog and see if you can find the hidden frog skeletons in the Frog Fog Garden!
8 to 10pm | Galleria
Join in the Halloween face painting experience with our amazing Halloween witches.
7 to 11pm | Children’s Gallery
Beware Snakes!! Wrestle with the fluffy snakes in the snake pit. Will you survive the cuddle attack by our silly serpents?
7pm to Midnight | Main Stage, Ground Level | Music
Dive into a night of wicked beats and spine-tingling tunes with Will Pyett, aka DJ Blackscale as he conjures a mix of dance floor bangers and Halloween inspired classics until late.
8pm to Midnight | Northern Terrace
As night falls sit in the mist amongst the trees outside and dive into a darker side with back-to-back horror trailers from B grade gorefests to cult classics.
7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 | Main Foyer
The costume catwalk will start on the half hour from 7:30 to 10:30pm – join us at these times to parade your best Halloween outfits and win a prize!
7 to 10pm for KIDS | 10 to 11pm for ADULTS | Gandel Gondwana Garden
Collect them all and get a Halloween goodie bag!
Trick or Treat your way through the Bubble Garden, find your limited-edition skeleton collector cards, with delectable, wrapped candies and surprises along the way.
7 to 11pm | Lab 2
Will the Hairy Hands give you a trick or a treat? Can they tell if you have been naughty or nice? Try your luck at the horrible hairy hands to see if you will get a treat or a trick!
7pm to Midnight | Science and Life Gallery
Creep under the giant Cephalopod and marvel as its many legs! Cephalopods are older than dinosaurs, appearing in fossil records 500 million years ago. These boneless creatures can be found in marine habitats, making them the ideal inspiration for horrifying ocean lore from around the world.
7pm to Midnight | Immersive Studio
Warning!! Warning!! The spider zone is not for the faint of heart! Enter if you dare through the spider web to see the spider’s nest!
(This experience is possible to avoid if you really fear spiders)
7pm to Midnight | Melbourne Story
The Ghost story stage is running all night with horrible history mysteries, ghostly and gory tales from paranormal Melbourne, terrifying collection objects and even a little Viking mythology!
Tales as old as time in the haunted halls of Melbourne Museum on a paranormal stage, join us for adventures through space and time. The Ghost Story stage will have new stories every 15 mins all night! Meet you ghostly host for stories with the most!
8pm | Little Lon, Melbourne Story, Upper Level
Step into Melbourne’s mysterious past, a realm of shadowy figures and historical heists, where a criminal underbelly thrived and survived. Presented by Dr Michelle Stevenson, Head of History and Technology at Museums Victoria.
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
Come eye-to-eye with creatures that lurk in the ocean's shadows and inspired the scariest name of the marine world - Vampyroteuthis infernalis - the vampire squid from hell. Presented by Julian Finn, Museums Victoria’s Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates.
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
Be haunted by bone-eating zombie worms, volcanic shark graveyards, and other daunting marine creatures. A statistical look at the creatures that may have inspired science fiction writers and movies from ancient oceans to today with Robin Wilson Senior Curator Marine Invertebrates, Rolf Schmidt, Collection Manager Invertebrate Paleontology, Mel Mackenzie Collection Manager Marine Invertebrates, Tim Ziegler Collection Manager Vertebrate Paleontology.
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
Be haunted by bone-eating zombie worms, volcanic shark graveyards, and other daunting marine creatures that have inspired science fiction writers and movies from ancient oceans to today.
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
What do monitor lizards, and the Stegosaurus have in common? They both have osteoderms. Discover the tree of vertebrate life with real micro computed tomography µCT-scans, peer inside the skin bones to see what is hiding underneath with Roy Ebel, Museums Victoria Research Institute
7 to 10pm | Learning lab Studio
Unravel the secrets of spiderwebs from Orb Weavers, Huntsman, Funnel webs to Tarantulas, discover how these master architects spin their intricate traps.
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
How big can a spider really get? What invertebrates' glow in the dark? Meet Simon Hinkley, Collection Manager, Terrestrial Invertebrates and Claire Keely Collection Manager, Invertebrates, as they answer these and many other spooky questions!
7 to 10pm | Science and Life Gallery
Learn about the razor-sharp teeth and blood sucking habits of the real-life vampires of the animal kingdom, discover scary skeleton facts with Dr Kylea Clarke, Museums Victoria’s Collection Manager of Terrestrial Vertebrates, Karen Roberts Collection Manager, Vertebrates, Katie Date Collection Manager, Terrestrial Vertebrates and Elise Ireland, Information Officer Sciences
Some of the most eerie, mysterious and spine-chilling creatures in Museums Victoria Rare books, from haunted bats to creatures that will you looking over your shoulder from the Museums Victoria Library team.
5:30 to 8:30pm
Join Our Wonderous Planet experts Kate Phillips Senior Curator, Science Exhibitions and Zoe Walder Exhibition Officer Experience and Interpretation from 5:30pm - 8:30pm to learn more about this incredible exhibition and find out more about all of the incredible super natural parts of Our Wonderous Planet.
7pm to Midnight
Discover a world four billion years in the making. In Our Wondrous Planet, you’ll come face to face with animals from around the world. Step into their vibrant ecosystems and experience the incredible connections that unite all life on Earth. Play your part in helping to shape a thriving future for our planet.
7pm to Midnight | Melbourne Story Gallery
This premium touring exhibition is included with all Halloween tickets.
Travel back in time to early medieval Scotland and discover the unique and mysterious treasure trove of Viking-age treasures, from jewellery, personal heirlooms and one-of-a-kind objects from as far away as Central Asia.
The Galloway Hoard is considered one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the century.
7pm to Midnight | Science & Life Gallery
Walk past the skeletons of 17 prehistoric animals throughout Dinosaur Walk. Discover the origin of life in Victoria told through fossils, models, animatronics and animations. See a world of insects, spiders, snails and other invertebrates in Bugs Alive! and immerse yourself in the lost world of the Cretaceous in Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs.
7pm to 10pm | Just for Kids
10pm to Midnight | Everyone Welcome
For one night only, children of all ages can explore the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery, including a spooky Scienceworks side stage packed with mad science and frightening physics, the Fog Frog Garden, The Kids Monster Halloween Disco and more.
7pm to 10pm | Just for Kids
10pm to Midnight | Everyone Welcome
Explore Victoria’s ancient landscapes and learn about creatures that once walked this land, from dinosaurs and megafauna and touch replicas of the bones, teeth and claws of ancient creatures.
7 to Midnight | Melbourne Story
Journey through Melbourne’s past and present, exploring haunted tales, supernatural legends, and the criminal events that have shaped Melbourne’s hidden history.
Munch into a meal in the vampires lair!
Frankenstein’s fries, chili beef, cheese sauce, sour cream, monster’s mashed avo (gf) 17
Char-spook-ery and cheese 22
Beef Ghoul-ash with monster mash (gf) 17
Devilish chicken burger, ghost pepper hot sauce, charcoal bun 17
Pumpkin pizza, trick or treat candy beets, feta, olives (v, vgn option) 18
Vampire bites pack, chicken nuggets, ghoulish cupcake, harvest vegies and hummus 18
Hot Chips 12
Mummified chocolate brownie (gf, v) 7
Jack O’Lantern cupcake 8
Halloween Cookies 6
Zombie Finger Lollipops 3
Chocolate Pumpkins 10
Wibbily Wobbly Jelly in my belly at the Frog Cart!
Frog in a Pond Green Jelly 5
A special drink delivered by a surprise scary arm - which one will you get?
Hard Rated Alcoholic Lemonade 375ml 16
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml 17
Smirnoff Double Black 300ml 16
Furphy Original 11
Great Northern Super Crisp 10
Non-Alcoholic Soft drinks – Pepsi, Solo, Lemonade, Pepsi Max 6
Water – Cool Ridge Sparkling 500ml, Cool Ridge Still 600ml 5
Grab a spooky spirit, a creepy cocktail or a slime shot at the adults only tavern!
Hocus Pocus Gin, blue curacao, lemon juice, soda water, purple dust 20
Vlad’s Blood Red Negoni Campari, gin, rosso vermouth, blood packs (red ice cubes) 22
Vampire Kiss (non-alcoholic) Lyre’s Dry London spirit, grape juice, soda water, candy teeth 18
Slime Shot 16
Morgans Bay Sparkling Cuvee 12
Morgans Bay Sauvignon Blanc 12
Morgans Bay Shiraz Cabernet 12
Mulled Wine 15
Beer & Cider Furphy Original 11
Great Northern Super Crisp 10
James Boags Premium Light 9
Heaps Normal Quiet XPA (zero alcohol) 9
Little Creatures Apple Cider 11
Ready to Drink Hard Rated Alcoholic Lemonade 375ml 16
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml 17
Smirnoff Double Black 300ml 16
Non-Alcoholic Soft drinks – Pepsi, Solo, Lemonade, Pepsi Max 6
Water – Cool Ridge Sparkling 500ml, Cool Ridge Still 600ml 5
Hot Chocolate 6
Salted Nuts 7
Pretzels 7
Bloody Popcorn 10
Under the black light things glow and shine - will you dare to try the fluorescing food or glowing goo? More menu items coming soon!
Fluro Treats 6
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