🦇 ArtsThursdays —Thu Oct 29, 2026
A free Halloween night at the Harvard Museum of Natural History — trick-or-treat through the galleries, take photos at a costume booth, and see the museum's spookiest specimens up close.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 5:00–9:00pm. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage, 4:30–9:30pm, with registration — register by October 28.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge.
Free and open to the public; RSVP encouraged but walk-ins are welcome.
Trick-or-treat through the galleries and meet specimens rarely seen by the public, snap photos at the costume photo booth (nature-inspired costumes encouraged), decorate a trick-or-treat bag, and see the Collecting Wonders: Tomorrow's Discoveries exhibition.
A museum-night event for all ages — no age minimum published.
ArtsThursdays, a university-wide Harvard arts initiative supported by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).
Yes — the event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.
No age range is published; it's a family-friendly museum evening open to all ages.
RSVPs are encouraged so the museum can plan for numbers, but walk-in visitors are always welcome.
Free event parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage from 4:30–9:30pm, with registration. Register by October 28 to receive the parking instructions.
📅 Planning the rest of the weekend? See what else is on in our family events calendar and the Cambridge kids' activities guide.
📷 Photo: preserved bat specimen, Harvard Museum of Natural History. Date, times, venue and programme from the museum's own event page.