Halloween at Summerlee Museum

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Come along to Summerlee Museum in fancy dress on Sunday 27th October for some spooky Halloween fun including arts and crafts, a terrifying trail, spooky photo sessions, silent disco and more!

About Halloween at Summerlee Museum

Listed Under Halloween Events / Days Out Events / Family and Kids Events

Terrifying Trail (£2)
Available all day
See staff on reception to get started
Collect a trail from the shop and hunt down the clues to win a prize!

Silent disco (£1)
12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Exhibition Hall
Listen to Halloween music on headphones and do the monster mash around the museum with us. Fun for everyone!

Seasonal films (free)
11am and 1.30pm
Conference Room
Need a break? Sit down and enjoy these vintage family films. We’ll be screening Addams Family (1991) PG at 11am and Ghostbusters (1984) PG at 1.30pm.

Spooky Stories with Mr Hugh (free)
11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm
Cottages
Come to the 1910 cottage and be prepared to be scared! (suitable for children)

Spooky Tunes on the Compton Organ (free)
2pm
Exhibition Hall

Best Dressed for Halloween (free)
10.30am and every hour until 3pm
See staff at the shop
Come in your best guising fancy dress and you might be lucky to receive prize!

Art & Crafts (from £2-£6)
11am – 3pm
Exhibition Hall
Paint some frightening crafts then take part in some creepy activities (listed below).

Creepy Activities (free with craft activity!)
11am – 3pm
Exhibition Hall
Once you’ve finished your craft activity, why not try out one of the creepy activities?!
Wrap the mummy
Broomstick race
Mystery slime boxes
Pin the hat on the witch

Immersive Room (free)
10.30am – 3pm (sessions every half hour)
Iron Works

Spooky Photo Session (£5 – must be booked in advance)
11am – 3pm (sessions every half hour)
Iron works
Come along in your own costume for a spooky photo session with the Wicked Witch in her creepy cabin… a memento of your day at Summerlee.
We will edit and print one photo as a keepsake. All other photos can be downloaded on to a memory stick to take away digitally. Please note, if you wish to take away digital photos, you must provide the memory stick for use.

Mine Tours (£2)
1pm – 3pm

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