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Family Halloween Fun as The Museum of Flight Becomes The Museum of Fright Oct. 26

Free admission for costumed children, eight galleries of holiday activities

SEATTLE – Every year around Halloween, The Museum of Flight becomes The Museum of Fright. On Sunday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Museum offers such a huge selection of family fun and games it’s scary. The Museum’s spacious galleries provide safe Halloween strolling and treating where every child’s imagination takes flight.

Costumed visitors to The Museum of Fright ponder an Apollo space suit. Ted Huetter/The Museum of Flight.
Costumed visitors to The Museum of Fright ponder an Apollo space suit. Ted Huetter/The Museum of Flight.
This year’s celebration is the biggest yet, with activities including bat gliders, ghost parachutes and candy corn airplanes. Plus, take a stormy flight on a frightful simulator. Free admission for children 17 and under in costume (with adult supervision); $5 admission for children 17 and under without a costume; $10 for all adults. Hours of Museum admission 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Halloween activities 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field half-way between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $19 for adults, $16 for seniors 65 and older, $16 for active military, $11 for youth 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. Group rates are available. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of Wells Fargo. McCormick & Schmick’s Wings Café is on site. For general Museum information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit www.museumofflight.org