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October 12th ● October 19th ● October 26th ● October 27th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration cost: $17.75/ child and $8.90/adult
Infants and children in strollers who are not participating in festival activities are admitted for free.
Recommended for families with toddler and elementary age children, but all ages are welcome!
Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure at the Howl-O-Ween Harvest Family Festival, set in our all-new Eerie Estate! Bring your little ghouls and goblins to this hauntingly delightful event where the Halloween spirit comes alive. Dive into hands-on animal encounters, navigate trick-or-treat stations, and unleash your creativity with spooky crafts. Face painting will transform your kiddos into their favorite creatures, and our mini pumpkin patch is perfect for picking the perfect Halloween keepsake.
Our animal ambassadors will be dressed in their best spook-tacular attire, so don’t forget to come in your Halloween best. This is one howl-ing good time you won’t want to miss!
Treat your class, scout troop, or play group to a thrillingly fun adventure with Howl-O-Ween Harvest! Guests will have a boo-tiful time discovering what makes our “creepy” critters not so scary through hands-on animal interactions, mini-pumpkin picking, STEM activity, and visiting our Eerie Estate!
School teachers: Howl-O-Ween Harvest incorporates STEM and meets NGSS for grades Preschool-6th.
Grades/Ages: Toddlers-6th grade
Date/Time: Programs can be booked from October 1st – November 10th by appointment
If you are a school, please call us at 858-756-4117 ext 318 or email us at education@animalcenter.org to book your eerie excursion!
Cost: Onsite at the Center – $17.75 per child for 90 minutes OR $14.45 per child for 60 minutes (6 child minimum)
Adult chaperones are $5 each.
Offsite in your classroom (for schools only) – $355.00 per class for 90 minutes OR $295.00 per class for 60 minutes
90 minute programs include interactions with 4 animals plus a STEM activity.
The animals you will meet onsite are: goat, snake, rat, and Madagascar hissing cockroach.
The animals you will meet offsite are: lizard, snake, rat, and Madagascar hissing cockroach.
60 minute programs include interactions with 3 animals plus a STEM activity OR interactions with 4 animals and no activity. If you choose to meet 3 animals and do the STEM activity, you can choose 3 of the 4 animals listed below.
The animals you will meet onsite are: goat, snake, rat, and Madagascar hissing cockroach.
The animals you will meet offsite are: lizard, snake, rat, and Madagascar hissing cockroach.
For more information:
Please contact us at education@animalcenter.org or 858-756-4117 ext. 318
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Due to Hurricane Hilary, all departments will be closing at 3pm today. Stay safe!