Festival of Monsters
Friday, October 11, 2024,
5pm - 8:30pm
FREE, Museum admission not included
The 2024 Festival of Monsters opens Oct. 11-12 with a weekend of free pubic events for all ages. Festivities begin 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in the MAH Atrium (705 Front St., Santa Cruz) with a reading and Q&A with Kiersten White, the New York Times Bestselling author of Hide. White will be reading from her new book Lucy Undying, a dark romantic fantasy novel that explores what happens to Lucy Westenra once she escapes Dracula’s thrall.
At 6 p.m. Chris Zephro of horror design company Trick or Treat Studios will talk about monster masks. Masks and memorabilia will be on display.
At 7 p.m., local company Circus of the Moon will perform Pluto’s Labryinth, a twisted journey of shadows and demons featuring aerialists, acrobats, and ensemble dance.