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Second Sundays: Spooky Season

Event
Illustrated spiders on a parchment-colored background.

Sun., Oct. 13, 2024, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Free with general admission

Kids/Families

Kitchen Garden

Admission Tickets
Get in the Halloween spirit this season with hands-on artmaking and an up-close encounter with some creepy-crawlies at this free event for visitors of all ages.


Spider Meet and Greet

Join arachnid educator Tyler Young for a close look at some eight-legged friends. Learn what makes these often-misunderstood creatures so special.

Mask-Making

Celebrate the historical tradition of mask-making by creating your own one-of-a-kind Halloween mask.

Pumpkin Painting

Summon up your creativity to decorate your own papier-mâché pumpkin and create a spirited design that may even raise the dead.

Get into the spirit! Listen to our Spooky Season playlist on Spotify

A group of people sit at a table filled with craft supplies.
Over-the-shoulder view of a person decorating a paper mask on a green table filled with art supplies.
A colorful garden with a green lawn, surrounded by curved planter beds.
A person in a classroom with a spider on their arm.
A hairy brown spider on a rock.
A tan-colored spider on a web against a black background.
A group of people sit at a table filled with craft supplies.
Over-the-shoulder view of a person decorating a paper mask on a green table filled with art supplies.
A colorful garden with a green lawn, surrounded by curved planter beds.
A person in a classroom with a spider on their arm.
A hairy brown spider on a rock.
A tan-colored spider on a web against a black background.

Second Sunday crafting station. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Second Sunday crafting station. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The Kitchen Garden at The Huntington. Photo by Sarah M. Golonka. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Tyler Young, arachnid educator. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Photo by Tyler Young. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Photo by Tyler Young. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A map of The Huntington, with a path indicated by red dots from the entrance to the Kitchen Garden.

To reach the Kitchen Garden from the Main Entrance, follow the red-dotted line indicated on the map.

A young girl and adult man smile as they smell colorful roses in a garden.

Helpful Info for Families

There’s so much for families to discover together! The Huntington is a perfect place to engage all your senses as you explore the gardens and galleries.

Helpful Info for Families

Accessibility

The Huntington is committed to making its collections, buildings, programs, and services accessible for all visitors.

Accessibility

Georges Cuvier, baron (1769–1832), The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization : serving as a foundation for the natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy / By Baron Cuvier. With figures designed after nature; the Crustacea, Arachnides, & Insecta, by M. Latreille. Translated from the latest French ed. With additional notes, and illustrated by nearly 500 additional plates. 1834–37, 712740 v. 3, Burndy Library Collection at the Huntington Library. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.