Spooktacular

Children of all ages will be spellbound at our spirited, family-friendly Halloween event, Spooktacular. Get your fill of Halloween sweets and snacks as you gather up goodies around the Connecticut Science Center and explore more than 165 hands-on exhibits and devilishly delightful experiences. Jump under the sea into Ariel’s dance party, meet the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus, enjoy a spooky storytime, participate in ghoulishly fun LIVE Science, follow our trick-or-treat trail, make a creepy craft, snag a photo in the photo booth, and so much more. Don’t forget to conjure up a costume for the occasion because this spook-tacular event is FREE for kids ages 17 and under who brew up their make-believe best!

Halloween Fun for Everyone!

Trick-or-Treating: Presented by Big Y – Your Family Market
Special Guests the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus
Member Kids’ Pumpkin Giveaway (Members Only)
Last Chance to see the Traveling Exhibition Mummies of the World
Creepy Crafts
Photo Booth
Ariel’s Under the Sea Dance Party
LIVE! Science
Spooky Storytime
Potions Workshop (30-minute add-on experience | Separate ticket required)
Special Showing – Disney’s 1993 Feature Film Hocus Pocus (Separate ticket required)

Allergy-Friendly FunDon’t be frightened away if you have a food allergy. This event is for all ghouls and goblins. Just notify our staff upon your arrival, and we will get you a pre-packaged allergy-friendly treat bag.

POTIONS WORKSHOP | ADD-ON EXPERIENCE

Calling all witches and wizards! Explore all things fizzy, bubbly, color-changing, and spooky to celebrate Spooktacular weekend with our resident Potions Professors. We bring the supplies; you bring the magic! This is a 30-minute add-on experience to our Spooktacular event.

Tickets are $5 each, sold onsite at the event - extremely limited.

Three sessions are available: 11AM, 12:30PM, 1:30PM
30-minute Workshop
Ages 7-12
Spooktacular General Admission ticket or Membership is required to participate (sold separately)
Only registered children will be allowed in the Workshop

HOCUS POCUS MOVIE | ADD-ON EXPERIENCE

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT | 1993 FEATURE FILM | 1H 36M | PG

You’re in for a devil of a time when three outlandishly wild witches—Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy—return from 17th-century Salem after some unsuspecting pranksters accidentally conjure them up. It’s a night full of zany fun and comic chaos once the tricky 300-year-old trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth—but first, they must get their act together and outwit three kids and a talking cat! Loaded with bewitching laughs, Hocus Pocus is an outrageously wild comedy that’s sure to entertain everyone!

SHOWING OCTOBER 22 & 23 AT 2PM
SEPARATE TICKET REQUIRED