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Annual Events

Halloween

Morrill Hall-oween Spooktacular Event!

Date: Saturday, October 19
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Cost: Included with admission – all museum discounts including senior, veteran, and Museums for All ($1 with WIC/SNAP/EBT) valid
FREE Parking provided in lot outside the museum

Advance tickets are not required, but will provide you with a faster check-in for the event.

Join us for a spooktacular time trick-or-treating while exploring exhibits, participating in games, and doing crafts and activities.

Trick or Treat

We will provide candy and non-candy items at stations throughout the building. This activity is included with admission. Please bring your own trick-or-treat bag to fill (we will have a limited number of basic paper treat sacks for those without a bag).

Special thanks to the Friends of the State Museum for helping sponsor trick or treat goodies.

Activities

  • NEW this year – Halloween BINGO!
  • Spooktacular crafts
  • Scavenger hunt
  • Candy Corn Bowling
  • Pumpkin Toss
  • Face Painting
  • Education stations
  • Additional games and activities coming soon.

**There will be a designated classroom set aside as a sensory/quiet space for those who may need it during this event.

Special Planetarium Show - Spooky Space

Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts — and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about the celestial origins of Halloween and how it is an astronomical holiday.
Runtime 23 minutes - Recommended for ages 6+
**Additional fee for planetarium shows** $5.50 adults/$4.50 children (ages 3-18)/Members receive a $1.50 discount
Showtimes: 6:45pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm

Community Access Program Drive

UNSM is supporting Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach for the Fossil Day CAP Drive. Visitors can bring a donation and be entered into a drawing to win prizes. Winners will be drawn throughout the day, as well as grand prize winners drawn after the event concludes.

Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach is a hunger relief and outreach center whose mission is to: serve the needs of Lincoln’s working poor and homeless by relieving hunger, overcoming homelessness, addressing addiction, and providing outreach and advocacy. That mission is carried out through four main areas of focus: the hunger relief program, housing programs, a CARE substance use team, and an outreach team that provides services (shower, laundry, identification documents, mail, etc.) on and off site.

Most needed items:

  • Blankets (this is always a top priority-whether it's hot or cold) - These do not have to be new, just clean.
  • Emergency Food Pantry items (especially canned meats, cereal and other prepackaged items that don't require any preparation like granola bars)
  • Deodorant (men's and women's)
  • Travel size shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and soap
  • Disposable Razors & Shaving Cream
  • Gift cards for families to use (i.e. Target, Walmart, fast food restaurants)
  • Backpacks - These do not have to be new, just clean.
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Hand warmers/foot warmers
  • Disposable moist wipes
  • Sleeping bags - These do not have to be new, just clean.
  • Tents - These do not have to be new, just clean.