OWL-O-WEEN

Join the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History for an Owl-O-Ween Festival for all ages from 5:30 to 8:00 pm on Friday, October 24, 2025. This spook-tacular event includes educational booths, face painting, crafts, carnival games, and more! Museum admission is free; tickets must be purchased to participate in games, concessions, and the haunted woods tours.

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Festival participants will enjoy live animals including: insects and spiders from the TAMU Entomology Graduate Student Organization, snakes and lizards from from HERPS Exotic Reptile and Pet Shop, animals from Opossum Town, owls from Paws and Claws Wildlife Rehabilitation, and other Owl-O-Ween surprises! Don’t miss the chance to view some iconic Halloween animals up close!

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Older children will also have a “hoot of a time” on the haunted woods tour in the Carter Creek Nature Trail. Multiple tours will conducted throughout the evening. Tickets for the trail sell out fast, so be sure to sign up when you arrive to avoid disappointment!

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All ages who attend in costume will receive a special goody bag! Visitors are also encouraged to view the Museum’s special exhibit, Rocks: Earth’s Majestic Building Blocks, on display through October 25.

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The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Regular admission fees: adults $5; seniors/students/children $4; children 3 and under are free. To learn more about this and other Museum events, activities and exhibitions call 979-776-2195 or follow them on Facebook.