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A Festival For Ghouls and Goblins of All Ages

How-To Halloween is a family-friendly festival that celebrates creativity, imagination and the innovative spirit of the frightfully fun season!

Discover a wicked wonderland of interactive exhibits, unique vendors, spookalicious food and amazing entertainment!  Our mission is to inspire kids and the ‘kids at heart’ to get goose bumps for the creative process as they participate in many hands-on activities, how-to sessions and immersive experiences.

Set your phasers to fun because we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of STAR TREK for our 12th annual extravaganza!  Meet the members of the local Starfleet crew along with the award winning power-pop band The Shake Ups performing live with their cartoon themed play list! "Beam me up Scotty!"

Everyone is invited “to boldly go” to many outdoor attractions and festivities happening in the Riverside Parking Lot of Impression 5 Science Center which is FREE to attend!

There is also special programming inside the science center including our celebrity guest Rob Miller- a creature designer, master sculptor and FX makeup artist featured on the SyFy series Face Off!

We also welcome back the professionals from Southern Michigan Paranormals appearing inside the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum with spine-tingling stories and all the high-tech gear they use to detect ghostly phenomena. (Regular admission fees apply to enter venues.)

There will be trick-or-treating for the kids outside along with costume contests, character appearances and the Downtown Lansing Zombie Walk.  So mark your calendar, tell your friends and get your costume ready for a “fascinating” day on Saturday October 3rd from 11am-5pm on the Museum Drive campus.

Please contact us if you have any questions or if you’d like to participate as a vendor, exhibitor, entertainer or sponsor of How-To Halloween, and we look forward to seeing you there. 

Live long and prosper, and have a Happy Halloween! - from ROBOT PUMPKIN