Join us! If you dare!
October 26, 2025
Sunday | 12PM-5PM
This family Halloween event in Tucson celebrates the season with a scientific flair! Participate in slimy activities, learn about the Tarantula nebula, and enjoy chemistry curiosities. The planetarium will be open, too, for special, laser light shows. Visit University of Arizona science club tables for special interactives and trick-or-treating while you're here!
The mad scientists at Flandrau have concocted some terrifically spooky science fun for people of all ages!
- 🔬Science activities from U of A clubs!
- 🎶Spooky laser light music shows!
- 🎃Trick-or-treating!
Tickets range from $4 to $18. See below.
Admission
Pay the ultimate price
Laser Show + All Activities
Enjoy one of the Laser Light Music Shows below plus all exhibits and Spooktacular Science experiences
- General Admission (ages 3+): $18
- Flandrau Members: $16
- Kids 2 and under: Free
Activities Only
Want to skip the laser music show? Here are rates for just the exhibits and activities
- Adults: $15
- Children (ages 3-15): $11
- Young Children (ages 2 and under): Free
- Seniors (65+) and Military: $13
- College ID Holders: $11
- Flandrau/ASTC Members: Free
- EBT/WIC Card Holders: $4 (must present card. Limit 4 admissions per family)
Pick a Laser Show
All science exhibits and activities are included with your show ticket.
12:30PM - Fright Lights!
Witness colorful monsters in this fun and haunting show where classic Halloween hits are choreographed to laser lights. Fright Light is a ghoulish way to celebrate the season..if you dare!
2:00PM - Laser Halloween
Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, the Rocky Horror Picture Show's "Time Warp," and other songs will have you jumping with fright in Laser Halloween.
3:30PM - Laser Stranger Things v.4
A latest version of the popular Laser Stranger Things show is now available to see at Flandrau! Additional songs and imagery have been added, including popular hits from the series like like Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" and Metallica's "Master of Puppets."
Trick-or-treating is encouraged!
Candy and/or small toys will be on-hand :)
🏆Come in costume to be entered in a drawing for a free Family Membership ($195 value)!
Special Activities
Check out some of this year's Spooktacular activities!
ZOMBIE BRAINS!
Use a chemical reaction to make slime. Please don't eat the brains!
Tarantula Nebula Ring Toss
Learn about the real-life Tarantula Nebula while trying your skills at the ring toss.
Spider Web & Pumpkin Crafts
🧪University of Arizona Club Activities
Our U of A student clubs are brewing up a cauldron of creepy-cool experiments and demonstrations. See what’s bubbling in each lab!
🧲 Physics Club
Spooky physics demos: ghost in a bottle, floating ghost illusion, and wave resonance tricks.
🔮 Science is Fun
Discover the magic of sodium polyacrylate, dry ice, and light energy experiments.
🦈 Marine Awareness & Conservation Society (MACS)
Meet ocean creatures from the deep and the seafloor, feel seashells, see a real shark, and learn how to protect the seas!
🧪 Program to Advance Women Scientists (PAWS)
Explore the Colors of Chemistry through vibrant science demos.
👻 Physicists for Inclusion & Equity (PIE)
Phantom Physics: ghostly optical illusions and eerie electromagnetic effects.
🧠 Neuroscience & Cognitive Science Association of Students (NCSAS)
Frankenstein’s Lab: see real animal brains—from horse to cockroach—and explore how they work.