When you combine art, music, a costume contest, cocktails, fortune-telling, and food, you get a party you cannot miss! Sign up early for your chance to save on tickets to get in on more activities, more friends, more fun, more giveaways, and more scares this year.

Remember, there’s a $10 discount on general MOTD tickets bought before October 1! (Discount applied at checkout.

Tarot Card Reading & Ghost Tours

Timed-ticket alert! Be sure to sign up ahead of time to secure a time slot with our fortune-tellers or a ghost tour with Monroe County Paranormal Investigations. (There’s no additional cost to reserving a spot for a reading or a tour, but space for both is limited.)

The link to register for a tarot card reading slot or a ghost tour is shared in the confirmation email sent when you buy tickets.

Schedule of Events

7:00–8:00 pm | VIP hour (Sold Out) 

7:00–11:00 pm | Food Trucks

• Rob’s Kabobs
• Rob’s Sweet Tooth
• Eat Greek
• Al Dente Mobile Pasta

8:00–10:00 pm | Museum Galleries open for exploration

• 8:15–9:45 pm | Tarot card reading (by registration) in Renaissance Gallery
• 8:30–10:00 pm | Organ concert in the Fountain Court

8:00–11:00 pm | Party in Cutler Union & Vanden Brul Pavilion 

• 8:00–10:00 pm | Arts & Crafts in the M&T Bank Ballroom
• 8:00–11:00 pm | Movie: American Psycho, shown in the M&T Bank Ballroom
• 8:00–11:00 pm | Live DJ & Dancing, Step & Repeat Photo Op in the Vanden Brul Pavilion
• 8:10–10:35 pm | Ghost tours of Cutler Union with Monroe County Paranormal Investigations (by registration)
• 10:00 pm | Costume Contest winners announced in the Vanden Brul Pavilion

Costume Contest

Throughout the night, there will be MAG employees walking around and inspecting everyone’s costumes. If your costume is above and beyond (which we’re sure it will be!), you will receive a card saying that you qualify to win. At 10:00 pm, everyone will gather in the Vanden Brul Pavilion and the DJ will announce the winners.

Winners will get great prizes from local businesses! Afraid we didn’t see you? Post a picture of you in your costume at MAG, tag us, and use #museumofthedead10.

COSTUME CONTEST CATEGORIES:

• Best group
• Best couple
• Funniest
• Most mind-blowing
• Spookiest
• Most inspired by MAG art