Join us for OMSI After Dark: Spirits!
OCTOBER 25, 6-10PM | $50 Tasting Package / $25 General Admission | 15% OMSI member discount
Ghosts, goblins, and whiskey, oh my! Get in the spirit and celebrate Halloween—costumes encouraged!
OMSI After Dark is for the 21-and-over only crowd, where you can drink beer or wine and roam the museum with no kids around. We have science demos, performances, DJ’s, artisan food and beverage vendors and more.
21+ Only | A valid government issued ID is required for entry for all attendees.
Activities Happening All Night
Orcas: Our Shared Future
Follow the currents of ecological activism, popular culture, and Indigenous beliefs to gain a new appreciation of these sophisticated animals, long feared in Western cultures as “Killer Whales.”
Please note, access to the exhibit will close at 9:15pm
Staying Alive: Defenses of the Animal Kingdom
Explore how animals use tough armor, powerful venom and poison, sneaky camouflage and mimicry, and stunning speed and sound to fend off, evade and trick predators.
Turbine Hall
Explore the Physics Lab, brain teasers, design challenges, the Epicenter, earthquake simulator and more.
Featuring DJ music by Freeform Portland.
Science Demonstrations
Ultraviolet! | When haunted houses or dance parties have black lights, some items glow particularly well in that setting. Come learn a bit about fluorescent chemistry.
Ghost in a Bottle | Experience some spooky science and learn how to put the pressure on a ghost and release them from their bottle.
Timed Activities
Planetarium Shows
6:45 | Laser Halloween
7:30 | Laser Smashing Pumpkins
8:15 | Laser Stranger Things 4
9:00 | Laser Lady Gaga
Empirical Theater Lectures
6:45 | Creating Film FX (Gremlins, The Fly) with Chris Walas
Around the Museum
Portland Ghostbusters (roaming)
DJ Prashant | Auditorium
Slow Camera Paparazzi (roaming)
OMSI Photo Booth
Our Vendors
Spirits Vendors
503 Distilling
Aimsir Distillery
Aria Portland Dry Gin
Brown Forman
Drink Think
Dregs Vodka
Ewing Young Distillery
Heaven Hill
Hood River Distillers
Kachka
Luxco
Pilot House Distilling
Ransom Spirits
Rogue (Spirits Division)
Strong Water Beverages
Tito’s Vodka
Vivacity Fine Spirits
Vanport 1948 Vodka
Westward Whiskey
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.
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. <strong>Everyone</strong> 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.
Parking is $2 for after-hours events.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Our partners help us propel science learning into the future. Thank you for being part of our mission to engage, inform and inspire curiosity!
