AfterHours: Science of Fear
October 29
6:30 – 10:00 pm
This event is 21+
It’s the season of scares, and the Museum is simply crawling with fright and fun! Come dressed in your best costume to celebrate Halloween with spooky crafts, fearsome games, and expert insights into the biology behind our deepest fears. And it’s not all tricks; treat yourself to food and drink samples from local vendors!
The party continues with DJ Damien Maass, bumping tunes on our Train Plaza that will get you moving! Hop on the Ellerbe Creek Railway to get some air before you rejoin the fray, then see if you can keep your head through a series of (opt-in) scary challenges around the event. Scour the Dinosaur Trail to help break the Curse of the Cretaceous that is afflicting our campus, keep your heart rate down as you face the unknown at the Magic Wings Butterfly House, and – for the truly brave (or overconfident) – sign up for the Terror Trials, a gauntlet of challenges that pit you against yourself and your fellow players!
Food trucks Pana’s Flavors and The Blue Window will be on site for purchase. Our cash bar accepts cash and card and will offer wine, beer, and a specialty mocktail for purchase.
Our spook-tacular partners serving up samples:
- Ashleigh Bakes Daily
- Birdsong Brewing Company
- Bold Rock Hard Cider
- Bull City Pepper Co.
- DSSOLVR Brewery & Taproom
- Ginger’s Revenge
- Legion Brewing
- Melanated Wine and Spirits
- Moon Dog Meadery
- Oak City Spice & Snack Co.
- Red Oak Brewery
Our partners bringing the education and the experience:
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- Association of Paranormal Study, looking into the science of all things spooky!
- Bull City Anxiety & OCD Treatment Center, leading a VR experience in facing fears
- Crafts and Drafts, guiding a “bleeding candle” craft for you to take home.
- North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN), getting up close and personal with spiders.
- NC School of Medicine – Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, showing off their brains (both literally and figuratively)!
- Virginia Hopkins, hosting tarot card readings – first come first serve!
