Dino on the Loose / Star Party / Laser Evening  -  Oct 14  
Red Wolf Awareness Week - Oct 15-21
Night of the Living Museum - Oct 20 & 21, 5:30-8:30
Nature Connects: Art With LEGO ®   Bricks - Through Nov. 26
Virginia Living Museum e-newsletter 10-14-17  

Dino on the Loose (weather permitting)
October 14, 1:00pm

Join our walking T-Rex for a 15 minute dinosaur parade, photo ops and a roaring good time on the Dinosaur Discovery Trail!

Cost: Included in Museum admission.
Star Party/Laser Evening
October 14 

The Virginia Living Museum offers free star gazing beginning at sunset on the second Saturday of every month. Star gazing is weather dependent. Several telescopes are set up on the grounds and staff astronomers are available to help visitors identify objects in the night sky.

The evening also includes a planetarium program and several laser shows. Shows are $3 for VLM members, $6 for non-members. Double features are $5 for VLM members and $10 for non-members.

The  Wild Side Café is open on Star Party nights from 6-8:30pm

Red Wolf Awareness Week
October 15 - 21

Celebrate red wolves with special enrichment and activities.
Activities included in museum admission of $20 adults, $15 children (ages 3-12), ages 2 and under free.

Cost: Included in Museum admission.
Night of the Living Museum
TWO NIGHTS! October 20 and 21, 5:30-8:30pm
Tickets on Sale Now

Are you ready for a "wild" night of spooky animals, trail walks, pumpkin carving, pirates and princesses?  Get your costume ready when  Night of the Living Museum returns for 2 nights, Friday, October 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is a non-scary Halloween event for families with kids ages 12 and under.

*  Trick-or-treating throughout the museum
*  LIVE animal shows in the amphitheater
Night of the Living Museum
*  Pumpkin carving in Pumpkin Patch
*  Spider education with Creepy Crawlies
*  Princesses in fairyland and Toothfairy
*  Pirates in the cave
*  Star Wars costumed characters
*  Nighttime hike on the boardwalk (weather permitting)
*  Dinosaur Discovery Trail "Prehistoric Prom"
*  Creating creepy crafts
*  Science education "Not the MythBusters" Show
*  "Fright Light" laser planetarium shows (tickets at front desk)
Fright Light
*  Large inflatable characters in the garden for photo ops

The Wild Side Café and the Wild Things Museum Store will be open all evening.

Cost: VLM members $10 per person, non-members $15 per person.   (Tickets will NOT be sold at the door but will be available ONLINE while supplies last)

Children ages 2 and under are free. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

The museum will close at 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 21 to prepare for the evening event.


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Oyster Roast
November 11, 3-6pm
Buy  Tickets Now - WILL SELL OUT!

Enjoy all-you-can-eat fresh local Rappahannock Oysters, fried seafood , chowder, dessert buffet, craft beers, wine, full bar, DJ/live music, commemorative glass, ra ffle s & more at the Virginia Living Museum's sixth annual Oyster Roast! Voted Best of the 757 for Outdoor Festivals!

All proceeds benefit the Museum's award winning educational programs and animal care needs.

Tickets:  $50, $60 week of event, Age 21 and up.  
Open Daily
Excitement continues to build for Giant LEGO®  brick sculptures!  16 giant LEGO Brick Sculptures combine nature and art in an award-winning exhibition created  with over a half million LEGO®  bricks.
                                                          
Outdoor Exhibit includes: Big Block Build Zone, 

LEGO®  Brick Creation Station and My Own Creation (MOC) Contests 

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