BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) will celebrate the upcoming Halloween holiday with Halloween Day at the Museum on Saturday, October 28, from 10 AM – 5 PM. The day will consist of hands-on activities from 12 PM – 4 PM, Halloween shows in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium from 11 AM – 5 PM, a door prize, and a museum-wide scavenger hunt.
The 2022 Fifolet Halloween Parade, beginning at 4 PM, will pass right by the LASM, traveling down River Road in downtown Baton Rouge. Before the parade, visitors can participate in Halloween-themed hands-on activities and enjoy Halloween-themed shows in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium.
Halloween-themed films in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium include Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs, The Worlds Within Star Wars, and LASM’s Halloween laser show, Fright Light. There will also be a wand-making station for the 3 PM showing of The Astronomical World of Harry Potter, an interactive fulldome experience that takes you through the stars and reveals how our favorite characters from the popular Harry Potter series got their names.
Door prize tickets will be given throughout the day to any visitor attending The Astronomical World of Harry Potter. The winner of the door prize will be announced at the start of the show.
Visitors are encouraged to dress in costume. All planetarium shows are included in price of admission.
Go to lasm.org for Irene W. Pennington Planetarium showtimes and for more information.
About the Louisiana Art & Science Museum:
Located at 100 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 and housed on the banks of the Mississippi River in a historic railway station in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum believes that art and science shape each other, our lives, and the world.
Founded in 1962, the LASM is home to a permanent collection including over 4,000 objects; one of the only permanent ancient Egypt galleries in the southeastern United States, housing an authentic, Ptolemaic-era mummy; displays changing art exhibitions of local and international acclaim; and since 2003, the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium: the largest and most advanced planetarium in Louisiana and one of the largest in the southeastern United States.
LASM is now open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10 AM – 3 PM, Saturdays from 10 AM – 5 PM, and Sundays from 1 PM – 5 PM. Museum doors open at 9:45 AM for seating in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium. On Saturdays and Sundays, the last planetarium show runs at 4 PM. Admission, which includes unlimited access to all planetarium shows, is free for members and children 2 years old and under; $12 for children ages 3-12 and senior adults aged 65 and up; and $15 for adults. Active-duty military members, first responders, military veterans, and their families receive free admission with ID as part of the Blue Star Museums program, sponsored by Special Risk Insurance DBA VFIS of Miss/Lou.
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the Museum relies on the support of donations to operate; support the Museum and become a member for free general admission year-round at lasm.org. Stay in touch at lasm.org and follow us on Facebook (@theLASM) and Instagram (@lasmbr).
