Day of the Dead
Date and Time
Saturday Nov 3, 2018
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
November 3, 2018 from 10 am to 1 pm
Location
Spark! Imagination and Science Center
Mountaineer Mall
5000 Greenbag Rd
Morgantown WV
Fees/Admission
$6 per child, $2 per adult for non-members
free for Spark members
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Contact Information
Julie Bryan
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Description
Celebrate The Day of the Dead at Spark Imagination and Science Center on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 10 am to 1 pm. Join us for crafts and a special exhibit while you remember your ancestors on this special day.
Learn about the Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, as you decorate a sugar skull, make a paper flower, add to Spark’s papel picado, and so much more. Visitors will also have the opporunity to honor their ancestors and see an exhibit of Oaxacan wood carvings. Tickets for Day of the Dead activities are included with admission. Children will receive one sugar skull to decorate. Adults can pay an additional $2 to decorate a sugar skull.
Families will also have the opportunity to explore the exhibits at Spark! Imagination and Science Center. In Spark’s hands-on exhibits, visitors can dig for pretend dinosaur fossils, build a ball ramp, explore nanoscience, play dress up, and much more. Visitors can also try Spark’s virtual reality goggles that transport the wearer to outer space.
Spark! Imagination and Science Center is located at the Mountaineer Mall at 5000 Greenbag Road in Morgantown. Regular admission is $6 per child, $2 per adult and children under 12 months are free. Spark is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am-1 pm. For more information, call 304-292-4646 or visit the museum’s website at sparkwv.org.
