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 October is Monsters, Myths, and Science Month!: Check our event calendar for all of our activities!

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October 2025

Museum Monster Mash

Explore the monsters and myths of the museum while enjoying hands-on activities. Every guest who completes all the activities will also receive a spooky goodie bag to take home (while supplies last). Add on a paint-a-planter activity for only $5 per participant to add more Halloween fun! Children under 18...
11 Oct
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: Cataloging – A Work in Progress

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? Museums take care of ‘collections’ – but what does that mean? Collections LIVE is a new initiative to turn the museum ‘inside-out’! Previously backstage activities will be taking place in public spaces – check out what goes into cataloging...
13 Oct
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda

Arthropods constitute roughly 75% of all animal life on earth! Catch an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Museum’s Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and bug out with museum professionals who are preserving the amazingly awesome diversity found in the Arthropoda. Stair access only All ages No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included...
15 Oct
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to create and catalog your own collection. Collections Live! is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. All Ages Due to staff availability,...
15 Oct
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Planetarium Show: Astronomical Beasts and Where to Find Them

The constellations we use to map the skies are based on stories passed down for generations. They have deep roots in magic, mystery and adventure. Join us as we go on a skywatching safari to find animals we know and love…and creatures we can only hope are just our imagination!...
18 Oct
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On select Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership
18 Oct
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Family Workshop: Make-a-Monster

Why do narwhals have tusks? How thick is elephant skin? Find the answers to these questions and more at our Family Workshop: Make-a-Monster! Discover some of the strangest animal adaptations and use your newfound knowledge to make a crazy monster craft! All Ages $6 per person (with Museum admission)
18 Oct
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: Cataloging – A Work in Progress

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a museum? Museums take care of ‘collections’ – but what does that mean? Collections LIVE is a new initiative to turn the museum ‘inside-out’! Previously backstage activities will be taking place in public spaces – check out what goes into cataloging...
20 Oct
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda

Arthropods constitute roughly 75% of all animal life on earth! Catch an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Museum’s Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and bug out with museum professionals who are preserving the amazingly awesome diversity found in the Arthropoda. Stair access only All ages No pre-registration required, activity is ongoing, included...
22 Oct
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Collections Live: Geology with Joe

Bring your mystery rocks and fossils and learn how to create and catalog your own collection. Collections Live! is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. All Ages Due to staff availability,...
22 Oct
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Planetarium Show: Astronomical Beasts and Where to Find Them

The constellations we use to map the skies are based on stories passed down for generations. They have deep roots in magic, mystery and adventure. Join us as we go on a skywatching safari to find animals we know and love…and creatures we can only hope are just our imagination!...
25 Oct
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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Solar Saturdays

Solar Saturdays return starting May 3! On select Saturdays through October, get a rooftop view of the Buffalo Niagara region and beyond. Access is weather permitting. All Ages Included with admission/membership
25 Oct
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
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