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Frightful Fun: Halloween Activities at the Museum

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park · Los Angeles

Halloween programming at the museum: monster storytimes and a create-a-monster activity, a table of bat, spider and snake bones, a live arachnid meet-and-greet, and a Haunt and Hunt scavenger hunt.

When

• Sat, Oct 319:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; storytimes 10:30, 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.; activity tables 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; live arachnids 3 p.m.
  USC vs. Ohio State at the Coliseum (4:30 p.m. kickoff) may cause street closures

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

Free with museum admission

Requires museum admission ticket. Costumes welcome, but no masks covering the face, no functional props or weapons, and no realistic uniforms. The museum suggests taking the Metro E Line to USC/Expo Park because of the football game.

• Requires museum admission ticket
• USC vs. Ohio State at the Coliseum (4:30 p.m. kickoff) may cause street closures; the museum suggests the Metro E Line to USC/Expo Park
• No face-covering masks, functional props or weapons, or realistic uniforms

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Where

Sources

1. nhm.org venue
   Date Oct 31 2026, 9:30–5 hours, free with admission, activity schedule, costume rules, game-day traffic note