Museum Adventure After Dark -

October 1, 2026. | 7 – 10 p.m.

Delight in discovery while supporting the Grand Rapids Public Museum at this hauntingly fun and interactive fundraiser.

Tickets are $55 with a discounted rate of $50 for GRPM members.

Includes one drink ticket, light bites, and activities.

A portion of the proceeds from this event benefits educational programs at the GRPM.

The Museum Adventure After Dark Experience:

Dare to explore all three floors of Museum exhibits…at night!
Guided + independent activities, frightfully fun & educational!
Interactive shows at the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium
Opportunities to support the GRPM’s work and collections
Casual attire, come as you are! Costumes encouraged…
Light bites and your first drink on us (cash bar available after that)

A person looks at bones on a table. A projection behind them features a graveyard with the words Bone, Teeth, and Terrors

Someone dressed as Kermit the Frog in a pirate outfit holding a cocktail

Two people in purple witch hats and capes look at a table with plants and jars.

People in line for the bar. Someone dressed as Waldo walks by them.

A person dressed as the muppet Beeker wearing a lab coat

Guests laugh and explore holding cocktails. One is dressed as a witch, two wear onesies with full skeletons on them.

Two guests dressed as ghost busters talk to another person

Three people dressed as minions and one dressed as Gru

A person dressed as mothman with glowing red eyes

Parking and Location

There are many factors affecting parking in the downtown area at this time.

For your convenience, we’ve put together this list of nearby parking options.

Interested in sponsoring this unique event?

Contact Development Manager Lyric Floria | lfloria@grpm.org, (616) 929-1704

View from the 3rd floor of the Museum at night. The City Hall clock glows, the whale skeleton is illuminated, the Biplane hangs between them.

Guests bathed in pink light experiment with colorful flashlights and toy building materials

Guests lean back in seats in the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium under a screen full of galactic gaseous clouds

A couple sit and look out the windows with one's arm around the other.

Guests look at artifacts set out on a table to interact with.

A bartender sets a berry on a neon toothpick on top of a purple layered drink.

A guest waves on a stationary old fashioned bike.

A guest holds a pencil, a cocktail, and an ipad in an exhibit with another guest.

Two guets pose with peace signs in the Museum

Two guests walk and talk together in an exhibit with cocktails in hand.

Two guests talk over a water lab activity

Guests peer in through a glass wall to see a volunteer in the lathe.

Three guests walk down a hallway with drinks in hand, smiling.

A guest experiments with circuitry.

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