Science, Spirits, and Boos: 19+ Halloween Party
2025-10-31 21:00 - 2025-11-01 00:00 (America/Halifax) | Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water Street
Science, Spirits, and Boos: 19+ Halloween Party
📅 October 31st, 9 PM – Midnight
📍 Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water St., Halifax
🎟️ EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON NOW: www.thediscoverycentre.ca/science-spirits-boos/
Join Discovery Centre for a frightfully fun, adults-only Halloween event! Unleash your inner mad scientist and dive into a night filled with mind-blowing science experiments, spine-tingling demos, and creepy challenges.
What else is brewing?

Spirits to sip while you gather your courage
Fear Factor challenge (if you dare 🕷️)
Dissections and Anatomy
A live DJ spinning spooky beats all night
Spooky science demos and special guests
Meet real creepy crawlies
Spook-tacular door prizes
Plus, eye-popping surprises at every turn 👀

Don’t miss out on the wicked fun!

Spooktacular Science: A Family Halloween Party
2025-11-01 09:00 - 16:00
Date: Saturday, November 1
Time: Stop in anytime 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Discovery Centre, 1215 Lower Water St, Halifax
Welcome to the Spookiest Science Day Ever!
Get ready for a Halloween like no other at Spooktacular Science! Bring your family and your costumes for a day filled with spine-tingling experiments, gooey fun, and exciting activities! Whether you’re a brave ghost hunter or a curious little scientist, there’s something for every child (and adult!) to enjoy.
Activities for the Whole Family:
👻 Spooky Slime Station – Mix, squish, and stretch your very own creepy, colorful slime! It’s hands-on, messy fun!
🕷️ Touch Boxes – Can you guess what’s inside? Only the bravest will dare to reach in and feel what’s hidden in our mystery boxes!
🎃 Eerie Experiments – From singing ghosts to bone-chilling dry ice to exploding pumpkins, have a blast with demos and hands-on Halloween science.
🧛 Costume Contest – Wear your spookiest, funniest, or most creative costume and enter our contest for a chance to win cool prizes.
🎶 Dance Party – Boogie to some hauntingly good tunes. There’s no better way to shake off the Halloween jitters!
🌌 The Creepy Cosmos – Explore the mysteries of space in our Dome Theatre with a spooky twist! This special Halloween-themed show will have you starry-eyed (sold separately).
🕸️ Craft Corner – Get crafty and make your own Halloween decorations to take home. Create something spooktacular!
More to be announced…
Get Your Tickets Early!

Tickets are included in regular admission and available online or at the door: Buy Now
Children under 3 get in for free!
Discovery Centre Members are free.

Oceans Discovery Day
2026-06-06 10:00 - 15:00
Join us for Oceans Discovery Day on June 6th!
Saturday, June 6
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Make and take ocean themed prints and sea stars with a local art educator
Help build a crafty coral reef
Learn about whales, our ocean and so much more from special guest experts
Meet our touch tank critters
Catch a free fin-tastic whale doc in our Dome Theatre and meet the filmmaker
And more!

All Oceans Discovery Day activities included in regular admission.

An Evening with Andrew Stevenson
2026-06-08 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for an exclusive showing of whale researcher and filmmaker Andrew Stevenson‘s new documentary “If They Were Us: The Humpback Whales of the Sargasso Sea” in the Dome Theatre.

Monday, June 8
6:30 pm – 8 pm
$5.00 admission – Limited seating, get your tickets now

This event consists of a 45-minute documentary in the Dome Theatre followed by a Q&A with Andrew.

Father's Day: Father Figures Free
2026-06-21 09:00 - 16:00
To honour the incredible fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, or any other father figures in your life, their admission is FREE for Father’s Day at Discovery Centre on June 21st! Have a family-filled day of science, fun, and memories.
Plus, make your visit even more out-of-this-world by exploring our newest Featured Exhibit, Mission: Astronaut 🚀
This offer applies Sunday, June 21st, 2026 from 9am – 4pm.
Plan Your Visit

Annual General Meeting
2026-06-24 16:00 - 18:00
Discovery Centre’s annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 24 at 4:00 pm. The event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the year behind us and learn more about our plans for the year ahead.
Date: June 24
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Discovery Centre Level 1
The annual general meeting will take place from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Discovery Centre’s immersive dome theatre, followed by a wine & cheese reception, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, in the Atrium.
Please RSVP to Linda Laurence at llaurence@thediscoverycentre.ca.

Pride in Motion - Silent Family Disco
2026-07-26 09:00 - 16:00
Sunday, July 26 | 9:00 am – 4:00
Wrap up the 2025 Halifax Pride Festival with dancing and discovery for the whole family! Join Discovery Centre for Pride in Motion, a silent disco dance party. Grab a pair of headphones and groove!
Highlights:
Silent disco headphones – move to your own beat
Rainbow dance floor
STEAM stations on colour and light with take home activities
Dance, learn, and celebrate love in all its forms.
Activities included in regular admission (select Sunday, July 26) and Discovery Centre members free.
