Art After Dark at the MFA: Spooky Edition
Schedule
Thu Oct 30 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
255 Beach Dr NE, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33701 | St. Petersburg, FL
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Art After Dark at the MFA: Spooky Edition invites you to experience the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg like never before. In this Halloween-themed evening, enjoy trick-or-treating, hands-on activities, and eerie docent-led tours that uncover the darker side of the MFA’s collection, with fascinating stories behind select works of art. Wander the galleries after hours, soak in the mysterious ambiance, and uncover the hidden tales that make this night a memorable experience. Costumes encouraged—plus a friendly Halloween costume contest!Enjoy complimentary soft drinks and dessert, with beer and wine available for $5 per drink. DJ Brian Schanck will set the mood, and two special experiences are included at no additional cost: an on-site astrologer Cosmic Corina and a tarot reader Jessica Miller—both offering complimentary sessions.
Additional Community Partners and Activations!
Teen Arts Council
The MFA’s new Teen Arts Council (TAC) invites you and your friends to join us for some spooky artmaking! Try your hand at shadow puppets, pumpkin suncatchers, and paper-cut spiderwebs. Our amazing student ambassadors will lead the way. Bring your family and bounce from one art station to the next in your best costume!
Death and Monsters Docent Tours with John Stewart (5:15 and 6:15pm)
Please join us in the permanent collection galleries, where one of the museum’s volunteer docents will lead 2 free spooky tours looking at themes of death and monsters within art and art history. The first will begin at 5:15pm and the second at 6:15pm, each lasting about 45 minutes.
Banyan Books
Banyan Books operates as a pop-up bookshop and partner with local businesses and attend community events, offering unique experiences of new and gently used books, local goods and literary items to the wonderful community in the Sunshine City. You can meet them at “Art After Dark: Spooky Edition” for book swapping, reading and bookmark-making!
Art After Dark at the MFA | Spooky Edition
Thursday, October 30, 2025
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
Trick-or-Treating, Fun Activities, and Spooky Docent Tours throughout the night
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg FL 33701
Free for MFA Members; $15 for Not-Yet-Members (Youth age 17 and under are Free!)
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