Museum of the Macabre
October 24 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dare to discover the dark side of science at this adult-only evening of eerie exploration. Enjoy hands-on activities, strange specimens, and curious experiments that delve into the macabre wonders of the scientific world. Feel free to dress up in your finest spooky attire. 21+ only. Refreshments available for purchase, including non-alcoholic beverages, our signature cocktail, beer, and wine.
Meet the minds behind the macabre!
- Test yourself with creepy animal trivia and a mystery touch box with the Brandywine Zoo.
- Step into the past with the Delaware Renaissance Fair, where costumed characters will dish out details on the upcoming fair and have a chance for you to win a VIP pair of tickets to the 2026 Delafaire.
- Learn about the dark side of decomposition and landfills with Delaware Solid Waste Authority.
- Let the Geology Club at the University of Delaware teach you about toxic minerals and the terrors of taphonomy.
- Uncover the science of tattooing and tattoo history with Malarkey Tattoo.
- Step into the world behind the coffin with McCreary & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc.
- Explore how diets can wreak havoc on your body with dietician and personal trainer Nat.urallyFit.
- Learn from Rainbow Soap Company how soap is related to the mob and what it means to really “swim with the fishes.”
- Go inside the hive and see the pests and diseases that can haunt a bee colony with the University of Delaware Bee Team.
- See the chilling effects of superconductivity in action with the University of Delaware Department of Physics & Astronomy.
- Meet live arthropods and other creepy crawlies with the University of Delaware’s Entomology Club.
- See up close the process of making a study skin for the museum’s collection with Dr. Matthew Halley, Research Director & Curator of the Bird Collection at DelMNS.
- Step right up to the spooktacular gore and special effect makeup bar by Party Business.
- Enjoy more sordid and ghoulish fun with our morbid museum educators!
Food will be available for purchase from DE MEX Street Foods food truck.
Pre-registration requested, walk-ins welcome if space is available.
$15/members (21+ only); $30/non-members (21+ only)
