October 25, 2025
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Beware: Dare to Build… to see if your Sweet Structure can Survive the Shakes!
Enter our Spooky Scientist Lab and put your eerie engineering skills to the test! Craft a spooky, haunted candy house using chillingly sweet materials – perfect for Halloween! Can your ghostly structure survive a monstrous earthquake test, or will it crumble into a sugary grave? Only the brave will find out!
Spaces are limited, and advance reservations are required – don’t ghost on this frightful fun! Building supplies, including candy, will be provided.
Member price $7 per person, Non-member price $10 per person (plus cost of Tech Interactive admission).
Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.
$7 – $10
Plus cost of admission.
October 12, 2025
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3:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Creepy Crawlies, Haunted Bugs, and Solar-Powered Scares — summoning spooky science at The Tech Interactive!
Join us if you dare for a frightfully fun outdoor experience where science meets the supernatural! Get hands-on with eerie electronics as you design and build your own solar-powered spooky critter – a creepy, crawly creature that comes to (after)life with the power of the sun. And yes, you get to take your creepy creation home!
Perfect for mad scientists of all ages, under 9 years must be paired with an adult helper. Member price $7 per person, Non-member price $10 per person (plus cost of Tech Interactive admission).
Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed.
$7 – $10
Plus cost of admission.
December 6, 2025
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4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
Today: Laser Holiday Magic at The Tech Interactive.
Description: Celebrate the season with Laser Holiday Magic. We’ve gathered a selection of our favorite holiday tunes and brought them to life with gorgeous laser choreography. Vibrant animations and gorgeous abstracts dance above your heads, as the music takes you away from the hustle and bustle. It might be cold outside, but it’s nice and toasty under the dome. Gather up your loved ones and share the one of a kind experience that is Laser Holiday Magic.
$5 Parking All Laser show ticket purchasers who park at the Convention Center Garage and or 2nd and San Carlos Parking Garage will receive $5 parking validation! Just present your parking ticket at Visitor Services for validation. Note: Not valid if City has imposed a Special Event fee. Same Day ticket purchase only.
Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed. Report Event | Image credit/image courtesy of Fujitsu Planetarium/The Tech Interactive.
$12 – $16
October 30, 2026
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6:30 pm
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7:30 pm
Today: Laser Halloween at The Tech Interactive.
Description: Get ready for a spooktacular experience like no other! Laser Halloween is a mesmerizing laser light show that will cast a spell on you this Halloween season. Immerse yourself in a kaleidoscope of eerie colors and patterns as our state-of-the-art lasers dance across the darkness.
All Laser ticket purchasers who park at the Convention Center Garage and or 2nd and San Carlos Parking Garage will receive $5 parking validation! Just present your parking ticket at Visitor Services for validation. Note: Not valid if City has imposed a Special Event fee. Same Day ticket purchase only.
Audience: Teens & Adult
Double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed. Report Event | Image credit/image courtesy of Fujitsu Planetarium/The Tech Interactive.
$16
October 31, 2026
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10:00 am
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12:00 pm
Helicopter Pumpkin Drop & Kids Halloween Festival at Hiller Aviation.
Join a unique celebration of Halloween excitement as the Hiller Aviation Museum’s witch drops her doomed pumpkin from a high-flying helicopter! This family event is from 10 AM – 12 PM. Carnival games and a Haunted Hangar featuring the Great Pumpkin Hunt. The pumpkin drops when the bell tolls noon!
Free with admission.
Please double-check the event information on the event website as sometimes events are canceled or details changed after they are added to CelebrateFamily.us. | Image credit/courtesy Hiller Aviation
$15 – $23
Free with admission.
