*PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW SOLD OUT. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!
The creatures come out at night as NightLife partners with the Bay Area Science Festival for an evening of spine-tingling delight on Halloween.
Discover the science and spectacle behind werewolves, vampires, zombies and other creatures that go bump in the night.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monster Drag Show in the East Garden:
8:45 pm, Catch a drag show and costume contest hosted by hostess of horror and local drag queen...
*PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW SOLD OUT. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!
The creatures come out at night as NightLife partners with the Bay Area Science Festival for an evening of spine-tingling delight on Halloween.
Discover the science and spectacle behind werewolves, vampires, zombies and other creatures that go bump in the night.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monster Drag Show in the East Garden:
8:45 pm, Catch a drag show and costume contest hosted by hostess of horror and local drag queen legend Peaches Christ.
*Note, garden capacity is limited. Please arrive early.
Humbolt Squid Dissection in the Aquarium:
6:30-9:00 pm, Dissect a Humbolt Squid!
Zombies in African Hall:
6:00-10:00 pm, Touch slimy specimens (including human brains!) in an Organ Lab with UCSF.
6:00-10:00 pm, Check out ZomBee Watch with John Haffernick and Bing Quock. Learn about the Citizen Science project that tracks honey bees parasitized by the Zombie Fly Apocephalus borealis.
6:00-10:00 pm, Take a look at real brain specimens with Gladstone Institutes and see how rabies has affected animal brains.
7:00, 7:30, & 8:000 pm, Watch a live sheep brain dissection!
Lightening-round Talks & Werewolves in the East Pavillion:
6:45 pm & 7:45 pm, Learn about electrifying advances in bioengineering (what brought Frankenstein to life) from Daniel Cohen of UC Berkeley. Then take a close look at a giant squid with Danna Staff of Stanford.
Discuss Toxplasma infection and mind control with Patrick House of Stanford and B-Movie Science and the Black Lagoon with Scott Weitze.
Get tips on how to survive a zombie attack in a presentation from Joseph Chen: "They Will Kill You, Eat You, and Turn You: Zombies, the Next Great Thing in Research!"
Discuss "Bioengineering: Building Humans Better" with Kyle Kurpinski and "Bioengineering: Building Better Humans?" with Terry D. Johnson of UC Berkeley.
Check out a Demodex demo with Academy microbiologist Shannon Bennett and learn about what’s living in your fur by looking at your eyebrows under a microscope (spoiler alert: there are mites in there keeping you healthy). Plus, learn about the trogloraptor from Academy researcher Charles Griswold.
Vampires in the Children's Gallery:
6:00-9:30 pm, Blood Typing with the Blood Centers of the Pacific: learn what your blood type is on site!
6:00-9:30 pm, Bats in Jars: check out spooky specimens from the Academy's collection.
Sharknado in the Forum Theater:
7:00 pm (part 1) & 8:00 pm (part 2), Heckle Sharknado with the Dark Room Theater and shark scientist David McGuire.
Ghosts in the Classroom:
7:00, 7:30, 8:00, & 8:30 pm, Ghost Imaging; Step into complete dark and be part of Mark Lescroart’s Image Understanding Lab demo.
Frankenstein near the Project Lab:
6:00-9:00 pm, See a 3D bio printer make organs, watch scientists use electricity to make cells swarm, and check out a reanimation of cricket limbs.
Music & Monster Makeovers in the Piazza:
6:00 -8:00 pm, Step into Dr. Moreau’s tent to learn which monster lives within you; then take a seat while an expert make-up artist transforms you into that monster.
6:00 -10:00 pm, DJ set by Matrixxman.
Music in the Coral Reef:
6:00-10:00 pm, DJ set by DJs Magic Touch, Sapphire Slows and Afterhours
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21+ Event. ID required for entry.
* Costume & Mask Policy:
Event attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes. For the safety and enjoyment of our guests, please keep these guidelines in mind: Costumes should not be obstructive, offensive or violent in nature. For the safety of all visitors, we ask that guests refrain from wearing masks or other items which obscure the face. Costumes should not contain sharp or pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike guests or exhibits. Costumes should not contain any elements which resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon. The California Academy of Sciences reserves the right to turn away any guest with a costume that we deem offensive or unsafe.
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NightLife takes place Thursday nights (6-10pm) at the California Academy of Sciences. Music, Creatures and Cocktails. 21+