• Activities & Music

  Miles Brown - Haunting Theremin

  6 to 6:30pm & 8 to 8:30pm | Main Stage, Ground Level | Music
  Australian thereminist and composer Miles Brown brings the haunting sounds of the theramin to the main stage, conjuring vintage horror and gothic sci-fi.

  The Night Terrors

  8:30 to 9:15pm | Main Stage, Ground Level | Music
  Melbourne’s The Night Terrors offer a mind-melting mix of dark synth magic, thunderous dreamscapes and other-worldly electronica. Featuring the haunting theremin melodies of Miles Brown, and Sarah Lim on vintage synthesisers.

  DJ Blackscale

  6:30 to 8pm & 9:15 to 11pm | 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.

  Trick or Treat

  6 to 10:30pm | Whole Museum | Scavenger Hunt

  

  Trick or Treat your way through the museum collecting limited edition collector cards, with special prizes and surprises along the way.

  Spooky Science

  6:15pm, 6:45pm, 7:15pm, 7:45pm & 8:15pm | Children’s Gallery, Ground Level | Show

  Weird 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.

  Neon Nightmare

  9 to 11pm | Learning Lab Studio, Ground Level | Make & Create
  Get creative with glow in the dark arts and ultraviolet crafts for of all ages.

• Exhibitions & Experiences

  

  Formidable Forest

  6 to 11pm | Ground Level | Puppets
  Experience Melbourne Museum like never before and enter through a primordial swap into a haunted forest filled with giant insects and the tyrant lizard king, Tyrannosaurus Rex.

  Ultraviolet Underworld

  6 to 8:30pm | Learning Lab Studio, Ground Level | Live Exhibits & Specimens
  Venture into an eerie ultraviolet underground cave laden with biofluorescent scorpions and glow in the dark precious gemstones.

  Skeleton Alley

  6 to 11pm | Science & Life Gallery, Ground Level | Exhibition
  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.

  Children’s Gallery

  6 to 8:30pm | Children’s Gallery, Ground Level | Exhibition
  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.

  Mystical Melbourne

  6 to 11pm | Melbourne Story, Upper Level | Exhibition
  Journey through Melbourne’s past and present, exploring haunted tales, supernatural legends, and the criminal events that have shaped Melbourne’s hidden history.

  Haunted Cinema

  6:30 to 10:30pm | Melbourne Story Cinema, Upper Level | Film Screenings
  Step into a haunted 1920’s cinema for a spooky sampling of curated clips and trailers presented by The Melbourne Horror Film Society. From 6:30 to 8:30pm, enjoy family-friendly horror clips from around the world. As night falls, dive into a darker side with back-to-back horror trailers from B grade gorefests to cult classics.

• Talks & Tours

  

  Ghost Tours

  9:30pm, 10pm & 10:30pm | Melbourne Story, Upper Level | Tour
  Wander through the haunted halls of Melbourne Museum on a paranormal adventure through space and time. Not recommended for children aged under 12.

  Campfire Stories

  6 to 8:15pm & 9 to 10:30pm | Dynamic Earth Gallery, Ground Level | Stories
  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.

  Creatures from the Deep

  6 to 8:30pm | Research Institute Gallery, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  Dive into the abyssal realm of ferocious deep-sea anglerfishes with Dr Martin Gomon, Museums Victoria Senior Curator of Ichthyology.

  The Vampire Squid from Hell

  6 to 8:30pm | Between Bugs Alive and 600 Million Years, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  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

  Shimmering Spiderwebs

  6 to 8:30pm | Bugs Alive!, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  Unravel the secrets of spiderwebs with Tia Melions, Museums Victoria Live Exhibits Keeper. From Orb Weavers, Huntsman, Funnel webs to Tarantulas, discover how these master architects spin their intricate traps.

  Vampire Bats

  6 to 8:30pm | Between Bugs Alive and 600 Million Years, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  Learn about the razor- sharp teeth and blood sucking habits of the real-life vampires of the animal kingdom with Dr Kylea Clarke, Museums Victoria’s Collection Manager of Terrestrial Vertebrates

  Bat Eaters & Zombie Wasps

  6 to 8:30pm | Bugs Alive!, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  Enter the stranger than fiction world of bat eating centipedes and spider hunting zombie wasps with Dr Ken Walker, Museums Victoria Senior Curator of Entomology.

  Sneaky Creepy Crawlers

  6 to 8:30pm | Bugs Alive!, Ground Level | Ask an Expert
  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, Insects and Spiders as they answer these and many other spooky questions!

  Shadows of Little Lon

  7:15pm & 8:15pm | Little Lon, Melbourne Story, Upper Level | Ask an Expert
  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.

  Collecting Creepy

  6 to 8:30pm | Melbourne Story, Upper Level | Ask an Expert
  From creepy dolls to monstrous models, discover the strange and slightly terrifying objects hidden behind the scenes of Melbourne Museum with Alice Cannon, Manager of History and Technology Collections at Museums Victoria.

• VIP Experience

  

  VIP Halloween Bar and Lounge

  6 to 11pm | Galleria, Upper Level
  Gothic glamour meets Halloween chic in the exclusive VIP Halloween Bar and Lounge. VIP ticket holders will be greeted with a surprise gift and a signature cocktail on arrival. Help yourself to a delicious grazing table of earthly delights while enjoying your very own bespoke entertainment and private bar. With fantastic dancefloor views and special access to museum experts all night, you'll enjoy nothing but the best of the best in the VIP Lounge.

• Eat & Drink

  

  Vampire Bites Cafe

  6 to 10pm | Museum Cafe, Ground Level | Eat & Drink

  Enter through Vampire Bites, a one-night-only casual pop-up diner with a menu that will satisfy carnivores and herbivores – big and small.

  Menu

  Mains

  Frankenstein’s fries (gf) $17
  Chilli beef, cheese sauce, sour cream, monster’s mashed avo

  Devilish chicken burger $17
  Buttermilk fried chicken, charcoal bun, hot sauce, ranch

  Monster burger $17
  Pulled pork burger, caramel apple relish, smoky chipotle slaw

  Halloween pizza (v, vgn option) $17
  Fire roasted pumpkin, candy beets, feta, pumpkin seed pesto

  Vampire bites pack $18
  Chicken nuggets, ghoulish cupcake, harvest vegies and hummus

  Desserts

  Mummified brownie (gf, v) $6.50

  Vampire soft serve sundae $6
  Raspberry blood, Halloween sweet treats

  v - Vegetarian | vgn - vegan | gf - gluten free

  Please note: to protect our collections, food and drinks are not permitted in gallery spaces.

Accessibility

Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.