Balboa Park Halloween Family Day
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Mingei International Museum– Papel picado (Mexican cut paper) crafts 12-4pm
Museum of Photographic Arts– Film in collaboration with San Diego Children’s Film Festival “Coraline” (2009) (recommended for ages 8 and up), 2pm
Museum of San Diego History–Create unique hats using historic photographs of vintage hats as inspiration in collaboration with the exhibition San Diego Style. (11am-3pm)
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center– Science-themed pumpkin contest, 20% off admission, galleries or IMAX for adults 18+ … 17 and under receive free gallery admission and IMAX for only $8.50
San Diego Air and Space Museum–build paper pumpkins with parachutes at 12:30 and 2:30pm. At 2pm the Great (real) Pumpkin will plunge off the roof attached to a da Vinci-style parachute. Also see the special exhibition To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA.
San Diego Automotive Museum–Scavenger hunt with a prize
San Diego Model Railroad Museum–Thomas the Tank Engine Astro Jump & Engineer Trick or Treat bags (11am-3pm)
San Diego Museum of Art–“New Village Art Theatre” performs scenes from upcoming production (1-1:30pm); Search & Find Tour and art making activities (1-3pm).
San Diego Museum of Man– Day of the Dead activities include: make your own Day of the Dead altar, a special docent-led Spooky Tour in the Ancient Egypt Gallery, and light refreshments
San Diego Natural History Museum–Howl-O-Ween Family Day. Inspect arthropods, raptors, and reptiles—spooky specimens alive and dead! Make a bat craft, and march in a costume parade after each Ms. Frizzle™ Bats are Beautiful performances at 12 and 2pm (parades are at 12:30 & 2:50pm). Children 12 and younger can enter a costume contest to win a free Family Membership to the museum.
San Diego Youth Symphony – Watch open rehearsals as San Diego’s finest young musicians prepare for the Celebration of Music Concert. In Casa del Prado from 8:30am-6:45pm
San Diego Zoo–Come visit the special booth on El Prado near the Balboa Park Visitors Center with creepy, crawly bugs, 11:30-12:30pm and more animals scheduled throughout the day. Also at the Zoo, children under 12 free with paid adult admission.
SDAI: Museum of the Living Artist–“Art Box 2” for children to discover elements found in art.
Spanish Village Art Center–Artists turn pumpkins into magical Jack O’Lanterns on the patio. Free drawings for the Jack O’Lanterns throughout the day. Tin can painting and wooden ornament craft-making. “Fish” for free treasures at the “Fishin’ Place”.
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