Halloween at the American Museum & Gardens
This Halloween, something strange is stirring here at the American Museum & Gardens, with the launch of a brand-new after-dark light experience created especially for the Museum’s historic estate.
Running from Friday 16 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, Halloween at the American Museum & Gardens invites visitors to step beyond the ordinary and into an enchanting night of lights and frights. As darkness falls, familiar paths take an unexpected turn, shadows shift among the trees, and playful surprises appear across the gardens.
For the first time, selected areas of the Museum’s autumnal gardens will be transformed after dark, creating an atmospheric Halloween experience filled with glowing installations, eerie encounters and moments of seasonal spectacle. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Claverton Manor and the Museum’s hillside estate, the event offers a rare chance to see the gardens in a whole new light.
There will also be a chance to experience the Manor House after dark, with selected rooms seen by candlelight. For those able to step inside, the historic spaces and collections will take on a different mood, as familiar rooms feel just a little more mysterious.
Seasonal food and drink will add to the evening atmosphere, with American-inspired bites and Halloween treats including backyard dogs, dirty mac and cheese, toffee apples made with AM&G apples, themed cakes and brownies, blood slushies, mulled wine and hot chocolates. Free parking is also available.
Lucy Littlewood, Director of the American Museum & Gardens, said: “Halloween at the American Museum & Gardens is a chance to experience the Museum in a completely different light. We wanted to create something atmospheric and beautiful, but also fun and memorable, making the most of our extraordinary setting after dark while offering families and visitors a new seasonal experience for Bath. From the illuminated gardens to candlelit rooms in the Manor House, it promises to be a very special autumn evening.”
Event details:
Dates: Friday 16 October - Sunday 1 November 2026
Times: Evenings from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, with bookable entry slots every 15 minutes from 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Tickets: Adult £12 | Child £8.50 | Student £10 | 2 adult family £32.50 | 1 adult family £20.50
Free parking is available.
