DelawareScene: Museum of the Macabre @ Delaware Museum of Nature & Science

Museum of the Macabre

Dare to discover the dark side of science at this adult-only evening of eerie exploration. Enjoy hands-on activities, strange specimens, and curious experiments that delve into the macabre wonders of the scientific world. Feel free to dress up in your finest spooky attire. 21+ only. Refreshments available for purchase, including non-alcoholic beverages, our signature cocktail, beer, and wine.

Meet the minds behind the macabre!

- Test yourself with creepy animal trivia and a mystery touch box with the Brandywine Zoo.

- Step into the past with the Delaware Renaissance Fair, where costumed characters will dish out details on the upcoming fair and have a chance for you to win a VIP pair of tickets to the 2026 Delafaire.

- Learn about the dark side of decomposition and landfills with Delaware Solid Waste Authority.

- Let the Geology Club at the University of Delaware teach you about toxic minerals and the terrors of taphonomy.

- Uncover the science of tattooing and tattoo history with Malarkey Tattoo.

- Step into the world behind the coffin with McCreary & Harra Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc.

- Explore how diets can wreak havoc on your body with dietician and personal trainer Nat.urallyFit.

- Learn from Rainbow Soap Company how soap is related to the mob and what it means to really “swim with the fishes.”

- Go inside the hive and see the pests and diseases that can haunt a bee colony with the University of Delaware Bee Team.

- See the chilling effects of superconductivity in action with the University of Delaware Department of Physics & Astronomy.

- Meet live arthropods and other creepy crawlies with the University of Delaware’s Entomology Club.

- See up close the process of making a study skin for the museum’s collection with Dr. Matthew Halley, Research Director & Curator of the Bird Collection at DelMNS.

- Get your horrifying Halloween make-up done by Party Business.

Enjoy more sordid and ghoulish fun with our morbid museum educators!

Pre-registration requested, walk-ins welcome if space is available.

$15/members (21+ only); $30/non-members (21+ only)