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Rattle Your Bones- A Halloween Event
October 29, 2022 - October 30, 2022
$21.95
Visit Port Discovery for a spooky and kooky Halloween celebration on October 29th and 30th. Create a skeleton out of milk jugs. Dig for dinosaur bones in the FrankenS.T.E.A.M. Laboratory. Show off your costume and jam along with DJ Jampire. Meet Scarecrow Greg on Saturday or watch Encounter Magic do some out-of-this world tricks on Sunday. And more!
FrankenS.T.E.A.M. Laboratory: Recreating Dinosaurs
All weekend
Dig up dinosaur bones in our FrankenS.T.E.A.M. Laboratory and complete activities with factual, fictional, and imaginative methods for recreating these extinct animals.
Creature Scavenger Hunt
October 29 at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. – 4p.m. | October 30 at 11:30 a.m.- 1p.m. & 3:30 p.m – 5 p.m.
Our museum wide, trick or treat styled scavenger hunt returns! This year, monster researcher Dr. Fan Helpsing needs assistance finding and learning about cool creatures. Seek the hidden monsters around the museum, complete their challenges, and collect some take-home, non-edible treats.
Costume Parade & Dance Party with DJ Jampire
October 29 at 1pm | October 30 at 2p.m.
Parade around the museum alongside Port Discovery staff and friends while showing off your awesome costume. Then join in a dance party with a special music mix by our very own DJ Jampire!
Scarecrow Greg May
October 29 | 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Scarecrow Greg will be roaming throughout the museum with circus tricks, magic tricks, and lots of silliness! Watch out! He might even show up ten-feet tall!
Encounter Magic
October 30 | 12:00-4:00
October is the most magical of months, and magicians Brian Kehoe and Annie Montone (“Fox and Wolf,” “School of Magic Arts”) are pleased to be teaming with Port Discovery for the upcoming “Rattle Your Bones” weekend. On October 30th, Brian and Annie will be strolling through the museum entertaining visitors with unique and spooky magic effects fun for the whole family. There will even be opportunities for guests to learn a simple effect to perform on their own. Don’t miss out!
Studio Art Projects
Skeleton Masks
All weekend
Create a mask from a paper plate. Get inspired by Día de los Muertos sugar skulls and pirate flags to decorate your mask any way you choose.
Milk Jug Skeletons
All weekend
Did you know that you can create a skeleton out of gallon milk jugs? This communal project using milk jugs will definitely rattle some bones.