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Seven marionette puppets dressed in colorful Halloween costumes, including a pumpkin, skeleton, cat, witch, and Frankenstein, stand together on a red floor with string lights in the background.

Member Events

Member Halloween Event - A Night at the Museum and Autry Backlot

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The Autry in Griffith Park

Appropriate For:
Families
Admission:
Member Adults: $5 per person; Non-Member Adult: $19; Children ages 3-12: $5; One free child admission with each paid adult ticket; Children under the age of 3 receive free admission
RSVP/Reservations:
Advance Reservations Required for all members, children, and guests. Please call the Membership Office at 323.495.4262 for more information.

About the Event

It’s a night of Halloween fun for the whole family, including trick-or-treating, chilling crafts, a mysterious maze, creepy carnival games, a puppet show, and scavenger hunt. 

All guests enjoy complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Cash bar for wine/beer/signature drink. Food for purchase via food trucks.

EVENT ACTIVITIES 

  • Autry Backlot and Family Play Space 

  • Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Decorating 

  • Inflatable Corn Maze and Bouncy House with slide

  • Carnival Games 

  • Halloween Crafts 

  • Museum Scavenger Hunt 

  • DJ on Backlot 

  • Trick or Treating 

  • Bob Baker Marionettes Hallowe'en Spooktacular! You'll be delighted by this haunting showcase of spooky sprites, including Dracula and Vampira, our infamous BLACK CAT, the Invisible Man, and the sweetest sourpuss, Grumpy Pumpkin.

A woman and two children smile at a pumpkin patch decorated with large, inflatable jack-o’-lanterns. The boy wears a camouflage outfit and holds a small pumpkin, while the girl wears a navy shirt and glasses.
A woman stands in front of a seated audience holding a large snake. Children and adults watch attentively, some in costumes, in a room with beige walls and fluorescent lighting.
A man holds a board with orange cups shaped like a pumpkin while a child in a costume hits it with a stick. A woman in a costume stands nearby, watching. The scene appears to be part of a festive outdoor event.
A logo featuring a silhouette of a rhinoceros with two birds on its back, above the text "Critter Squad Wildlife Defenders," with trees at the bottom, all in shades of green and brown.
3D illustration of a rectangular inflatable maze with green, blue, and yellow walls, featuring an entrance decorated with two large corn cob shapes and two red blower tubes attached at the sides.
A tabletop carnival game called "Zombie Knock Down" features illustrated zombie faces on upright panels and three small colored beanbags in front for players to throw.

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

Autry Museum of the American West

4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
In Griffith Park across from the Los Angeles Zoo.
Map and Directions

Free parking for Autry visitors.

MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS
Tuesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

DINING
Food Trucks are available on select days, contact us for details at 323.495.4252.
The cafe is temporarily closed until further notice.