Darkness and Fun at the Museum

Explore life after dark in the Lower Cape Fear as you creep through Cape Fear Museum on Saturday, July 23 from 6-10:00 PM.

  • Find out what it’s like to meet a pirate as Tour Old Wilmington leads you on a flashlight tour. Sit down with Two Sisters Bookery to hear ghost stories of the Cape Fear Coast.
  • Meet nocturnal amphibians and find out what non-nocturnal creatures do at night with the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Dissect an owl pellet and make your own glowing firefly to take home. UNCW Island of Ecology for Educators exposes you to ghost crabs and takes you on a crab walk. Examine live raptors including owls, a hawk and a falcon with the Carolina Raptor Center.
  • Explore phases of the moon and view night sky constellations inside the Museum’s portable planetarium. The Cape Fear Astronomical Society will show you how to operate a telescope and use models to discover the size of stars and planets.
  • Investigate glow-in-the-dark rocks with Cape Fear Community College’s geology department and conduct a chemistry demonstration with UNCW Center for Marine Science to show the difference between luminescence and bioluminescence.
  • Create colored shadows, play with a non-Newtonian substance and examine animal furs and skulls.

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General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.