SEATTLE, Oct. 12, 2024—On Sunday Oct. 27 the spirits of Halloween and Día de Muertos transform the galleries of flight into The Museum of Fright. It will be a day of family games, workshops and scary stories, plus special greetings with actor Melanie Kohn--the voice of Lucy van Pelt in many of the animated Charlie Brown films. Museum activities will also engage the traditions of Día de Muertos, and look at Latinos/as/es who have had a role in the story of aviation and aerospace.

Special events will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and all are included with general admission. Kids 17 and under wearing a costume will receive free Museum admission for the day (costume discount not available online).

Schedule

Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda 

10 a.m. to noon; 1 to 4 p.m.

The Museum’s Community Ofrenda will honor those who have passed and in celebration of Día de Muertos. Visitors can color their own sugar skull, create a "Papel Picado" and learn about Latinos/as/es in aerospace.

Family Craft Activities

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Freaky Face Painting

Family Workshop

Mysterious Math with the Seattle Universal Math Museum

Spooky Crafting Table

Perilous Pin Design with Tomato Tomato Creative

Meet the Voice Behind Charlie Brown’s Friend Lucy

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Actor Melanie Kohn will greet visitors in her Psychiatric Help boo-th. Kohn was the voice of Lucy van Pelt in many of the 1970s animated Charlie Brown films including Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown, and the full-length feature film Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown.

Spooky World War II Stories

11 a.m.; 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Gather inside the dark old Quonset Hut and hear scary war stories.

Mad Scientists Dry Ice and Electricity Booths

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Kids will be enthralled by the mad scientists and their daring demonstrations with bolts of electricity and creepy clouds of dry ice.

 

Press images of participants during previous Museum of Fright events HERE

Image: A costumed child in an F-18 cockpit during The Museum of Fright, 2023. Ted Huetter/The Museum of Flight.


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Media Contact:

Ted Huetter/Senior Public Relations Manager
T: 206.768.7105 C: 206.455.5360 Email: thuetter@museumofflight.org