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Mark your calendars: SuperNatural is back for the BIGGEST Halloween yet.
Join us for a heart-thumping and brain-tingling good time as you explore the Academy at night—including our newest exhibition, The World's Largest Dinosaurs! Start planning your costumes for an evening of larger-than-life, family-friendly Halloween fun with bones, boos, science, and sweet trick-or-treats.
Event Co-Chairs: Brynn Bailey, Alex Carlson, Maggie Danielson, Talia Kennedy, and Chelsea Maughan Kohler
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Eek-vents & activities
Shake your bones at a silent disco in Steinhart Aquarium. Satisfy your sweet tooth at trick-or-treat stations. Marvel at mystical magic shows. See what slithers and scuttles at live animal demonstrations. Meet mad scientists and ogle at unusual specimens. Create crafts to "DIY" for. Transform into living (or undead) art with face painting. Immortalize your spirit at a photo booth.
And last but not least: Teens can rest in peace at an exclusive teen lounge with arcade games, snacks, and more.
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Packages & tickets
Our Werewolf Den Package is new this year—and already going howlingly fast! Only one more available!!!
Werewolf, Vampire, & Mummy Packages (5 pm entry)
NEW this year: Werewolf Den Package ($3,500)
- An exclusively reserved Werewolf Den table for gathering your pack in the West Garden Lounge
- Complimentary event parking for up to 2 vehicles in Music Concourse Garage
- Plus everything included in Werewolf Package below
Werewolf Family Package ($3,000)
- Access to exclusive West Garden Lounge all night with extra activities and surprises
- Early admission at 5 pm for 6 adults and 6 children
- Gourmet dinner stations available all evening with open bar
- Behind the scenes tour of the Academy for the whole family
- Complimentary one-year Academy Family Plus membership ($349 value!)
- Werewolf recognition on invitation
Vampire Family Package ($1,500)
- Access to exclusive West Garden Lounge all night with extra activities and surprises
- Early admission at 5 pm for 4 adults and 4 children
- Gourmet dinner stations available all evening with open bar
- Vampire recognition on invitation
Mummy Family Package ($750)
- Early admission at 5 pm for 2 adults and 4 children
- Gourmet dinner stations until 6:30 pm with open bar
- Mummy recognition on invitation
Individual Mummy tickets (adult $150, child $125)
- Early admission at 5 pm and dinner until 6:30 pm with open bar
General admission tickets (6:30 pm entry)
Discounted Early Bird tickets on sale now, while supplies last!
- 6:30 pm event entry
- Adult (ages 18+): $60 ($55 members)
- Youth (ages 3-17): $45 ($40 members)
- 2 and under: Free
Sponsor a SuperNatural family
- $300 provides 5 general admission tickets to SuperNatural 2023 for a family that would otherwise be unable to attend!
More gory details
Tax information
Your payment for SuperNatural 2023 tickets is a tax-deductible contribution, except for $660 for the Werewolf Den package, $600 for the Werewolf package, $400 for each Vampire package, $300 for each Mummy package, $50 per individual Mummy tickets, and $25 of each General Admission ticket. In the unlikely event that SuperNatural 2023 does not occur, your generous support will be considered an unrestricted contribution to the California Academy of Sciences.
Note on Donor Advised Fund Gifts: In accordance with IRS guidelines, payments from Donor Advised Funds (DAF) will not be accepted to pay any portion of an event ticket package in which benefits are provided to donor advisors. The Academy will return to the payor DAF any payments received which are designated as intended for such event ticket packages. Gifts from DAFs may be accepted as general donations in support of such events, or from non-attendees of the event who wish to purchase an event ticket package and donate it to the Academy. Donor advisors should consult their DAF manager, tax advisor, and/or legal counsel with questions about proposed contributions and any other restrictions that apply to donations from DAFs.
Age and costume policy
- ALL adult ticket purchasers must be accompanied by a child.
- Children's tickets must be purchased for guests between 3-17 years old.
- Children age 2 and under are free.
Event attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes. For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, please keep these guidelines in mind:
- Costumes should be child-friendly and may not be obstructive, offensive, or violent in nature.
- Costumes should not contain sharp or pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike guests or exhibits.
- Costumes should not contain any elements which resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- The California Academy of Sciences reserves the right to turn away any guest with a costume that we deem offensive or unsafe.
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Werewolf Dens
Brynn & John Bailey
Alexandra & Stephen Carlson
The Costa Family
Maggie Danielson & Jason Scott
Randi & Bob Fisher
Marcia & John Goldman
Talia Kennedy & Family
Chelsea Maughan Kohler & Scott Kohler
Crystal & Kenneth Taylor
Werewolves
The Beverage Family
Felicia Chiu & Luke Teeple
Kimberly & John Harding
The Hovan Family
Shauna & Vinay Kashyap
Kristen & James Kelly
Meghan Luchi & Jeff Smith
Barbara Novak & Ellis Verosub
Gary & Nancy Steele & Family
Samantha & Scott Zinober
Vampires
Bardell Family
The Behera Family
Stacey & Robert Basso
Sarah & Craig Baum
The Behera Family
Leslie Bunim & Michael Jensen
The Burgess Family
The Burmeister Family
The Byrne Family
Halle & Casey Cane
Ondine Chattan
Sara Chenault & Edward Lang
Marea & Matt Clark
Courtney & Owen DeHoff
Lauren & Matt Dillard
The Dolby Family
The Dowdney Family
The Echevarria Family
Allison & Jesse Eisenhardt
Ali Esfahani
The Fram Family
The Gauthier Family
The Gray Family
Dennis & Leah Hearst
Ana Henderson & Rand Morimoto
Tylee & Jeff Holden
Tonya Kaltenbach
Anne K. Kelley
Erin Kim
Angela & Eric Korpela
The Lee Family
Lauren & Joshua Lippman
Emilie & Andy Lynch
Katie & Justin McCarthy
Christina & Tim Millikin
Emily & Michael Millman
Kathryn & Aaron Money
Dimitry Nuyten
Katherine Orr & Erik Steen
Katie Schwab Paige & Matthew Paige
The O'Leary Family
Emily & Dan Reuter
Erin & David Russell
Joanna & Stephen Seelbach
Ms. Sandra J. Shorenstein & Mr. Gregory J. Kuhn
The Smiley Family
Melissa Smith & Jeff Van Harte
The Spiliotis Family
The Stock Family
The Taylor Family
Mary & Jerome Vascellaro
Abbey & Paul Walker
Stephanie & John Warren
The Wu Family
Mummy Families
Kristina & John Bickford
Katherine Harbin Clammer & Adam Clammer
Danny Conway Family
Michelle & Derek Devaney
Jane Dunlevie & Marten Abrahamsen
Becky Heldfond
The Kalin Family
Jenny & Jarred Marlin
The Offer Family
Jenny & Nathan Sharp
As of September 24, 2023