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First Friday: Museum of the Macabre

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz

5-8 PM (free museum admission all day) · 5-8 PM

About This Event

The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History's Halloween-season First Friday, with a Cabinet of Curiosity exhibit, live taxidermy demos, real snakes, face painting and spooky crafts; costumes welcome.

Free admission all day; special activities 5-8 PM. Food from Areperia 831 and a donation-based bar with wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. Partners: UCSC Center for Monster Studies, Norris Center for Natural History, Bay Area Herpetological Society.

Cost

Free

Setting

Indoor

Family friendlyFood vendorsHalloween

Where it is

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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, Santa Cruz, 95062

First Friday: Museum of the Macabre

Date & Time: 5-8 PM (free museum admission all day); 5-8 PM
Venue: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz; 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, Santa Cruz, 95062; Open in Maps ↗
Organizer: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Source: Official listing ↗
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