Halloween at the Museum 2024

Thursday 31 October, 4.00pm – 6.30pm (last entry 5.30pm).

Visit the Museum out of hours if you dare! Ghoulishly good fun awaits – keep your eyes peeled for tricks and treats along the way…

Halloween at National Maritime Museum Cornwall is perfect for children and their families and is a safe place for children to get into the Halloween spirit.

*Please note, our Halloween activities are over for 2024. Watch this space for what we’ll have in store for 2025!

Mythical Cornish Tales

4.30pm, 5.15pm and 6.00pm

Gather round in the Museum’s Boat Hall for a mythical Cornish tale told by our ghostly Fisherwoman. Her tall tales will feature singing and music and are sure to send a shiver down your spine!

Make & Take

Last entry to Make & Take crafting 6.15pm

Take part in some creepy crafts that will give your family a fright! Create a creepy companion to keep you company as you explore the Museum. Make a bat, spider or ghost.

Halloween Museum Trail

Find the shadowy scenes around the Museum to explore Cornwall’s spooky myths and legends. When you find all five will you choose a trick or treat?

What else is at National Maritime Museum Cornwall?

Explore 15 galleries over five floors, jump aboard RNLI vehicles, climb the 100-foot Lookout Tower, go underwater in the Tidal Zone, uncover ocean adventures and survival stories and sail miniature boats on the Boat Pool. You can enjoy a brew with a view in our Waterside Cafe too, which looks out across Falmouth Harbour, and there’ll be some spooky treats to savour.

It’s free!

Halloween at the Museum is FREE as part of the Museum’s annual admission fee. Pay once, get in free for a year.