Join us for OMSI After Dark: Spirits!
SOLD OUT: OCTOBER 30, 6-10PM | $50 Tasting Package / $25 General Admission | 15% OMSI member discount
Presale tickets have sold out. We will be selling a very limited number of additional tickets at the door the night of the event starting at 6:00pm. Please have your government-issued ID ready.
Ghosts, goblins, and whiskey, oh my! Get in the spirit and celebrate Halloween at OMSI After Dark – costumes encouraged! Taste the difference between grain and potato vodka while local distilleries share the secrets of their craft.
OMSI After Dark is for guests 21 and over, where you can have a drink while you roam the museum. We have science demos, performances, DJs, artisan food and beverage vendors offering samples, and more.
Each tasting package comes with one commemorative glass and ten tasting tickets for sampling spirits (vodka, gin, whiskey, etc.).
PLEASE NOTE: No weapons – real or fake – will be allowed into the museum. Full face masks are allowed as long as they are removable and no full face paint.
21+ Only | A valid government issued ID is required for entry for all attendees.
Tickets include access to all of OMSI’s exhibit halls, activities, performances, Planetarium shows, lectures, and vendors taking place at the event.
Activities Happening All Night
Exquisite Creatures Revealed! | Experience how awe-inspiring the natural world can be through the intricate design of its inhabitants. Oregon artist Christopher Marley reveals the connection between art, science, and nature by creating stunning three-dimensional displays of rare specimens from all over the world. All subjects have been reclaimed or sourced in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Playing with Light | Manipulate 20,000 LEDs, shake your own hand, paint with light, bounce laser beams, freeze your shadow, and so much more. Immerse yourself in the technology and wonders of light.
Vendors | See below for a full list of spirits vendors, artisan food and beverage vendors, as well as themed businesses and specialists that will be tabling around the museum.
Dance beats by DJ Prashant of Bollywood Dreams Entertainment | Turbine Hall | High-energy and inclusive, with a Bollywood flair.
OMSI Photo Booth
Timed Activities
Empirical Theater
6:45 PM | Secrets of Victorian Seances, with DR Schreiber the Historical Conjurer
7:30 PM | The Psychology of Phobias, with Dr Alan Teo of OHSU
8:15 PM | The Process of Embalming, with Edith Aschim of Mt Hood Community College
Kendall Planetarium
Planetarium shows are first-come, first-served; no food or dink allowed. It’s recommended you get in line 15 minutes prior to the show.
6:45 PM | Laser Halloween
7:30 PM | Starry Nights Live
8:15 PM | Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
9:00 PM | Laser Michael Jackson
Fairy Hair Sparkling with Taylor Yager
Roaming | The Portland Ghostbusters
Science Demonstrations
Ghost Rings | Ephemeral and ethereal, come make some ghostly rings of smoke fly across the hall.
Cardboard Creations | No costume? No problem! Put your engineering and design skills to the test with cardboard and tape!
Screaming Silverware | The dishes are haunted and the spirits possessing the flatware are screeching to get out. How is this happening?
Our Vendors
Themed Vendors
33 Books
Aii Crafts
Bottle & Bottega
Dark Arbor Lodge
DreaD Illustrations
The Historical Conjurer
Electronic Music Club
Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery
InkedByMihk
Mismonsta
Myth + Milagro
OSU Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers
Paxton Gate
PDX Insectarium
Portland Ghostbusters
River View Cemetery
Snarlskin
UO Science and Comics Initiative
Community Spotlight:
The Fossil Team
Food + Beverage
Our Theory restaurant will be open from 5-10pm! Grab dinner or a drink before the event begins at 6pm. Enjoy wine, beer, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages. Our bars will close at 9:30pm, and alcohol samples given by vendors will end at 9:45pm.
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu.
Ticketing questions call 503.797.4000 x0
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Email events@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0.
Yes, you must be 21+ to attend. Minors are not allowed. Everyone must present a valid government issued ID.
Yes. If your plans change, if you are feeling sick or have been potentially exposed to COVID please stay home. To request a refund email concierge@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4000 x0. We will give refunds until 5pm the night of the event.
Yes, our restaurant, Theory will be open. Plus, we will have bars with beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks. We also typically have a couple artisan vendors giving out free samples of alcohol or snacks.
Our bars will close at 9:30pm, and alcohol samples given by vendors will end at 9:45pm.
Parking is $2 for after-hours events.
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