Trick-or-Treat at WheatonArts during HalloWheaton

MILLVILLE, NJ (September 30, 2025) – WheatonArts will be presenting an afternoon of diverse family activities throughout the campus on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 1pm to 4pm. Visitors are welcome to Trick-or-Treat in Halloween costumes and meet traditional costumed characters played by the talented Mystic Realms actors. Attendees are also welcome to visit the Museum of American Glass for special exhibit tours, visit the exhibit in the Down Jersey Folklife Center, watch live demonstrations in our Artist Studios, participate in a campus-wide scavenger hunt, enjoy a bite to eat, and more. 

HalloWheaton is FREE to the public, part of WheatonArts Family Days! Presented by PNC Arts Alive! 

Event highlights on October 25th include:

• Trick-or-Treating around campus and opportunities to meet with traditional costumed characters for photos.
• Visit our community partner booths for various activities & games, including Cumberland County Library, Ocean City Library, and more.
• Free family art activities such as Chalk-Topia: Sidewalk Chalk Station, Paper Chain Skeletons, Halloween Worksheet Packet, and Felt Pencil Toppers. Families can also participate in the campus-wide scavenger hunt. 
• Take a self-guided tour of the Folklife Center to experience the current exhibit, Communities and Cultures of Down Jersey. The exhibition offers a cross-cultural exploration of folk and traditional arts as associated with their ethnic, occupational, and regional versions.
• Visit the Museum and take a highlights tour of the exhibitions, Transformations: The Wasserstein Collection of Contemporary Glass and redundancies, curated by David Schnuckel. 
• Create a fused glass magnet, pendant, or suncatcher in the Education Studio for a discounted fee of $10 per magnet/pendant and $20 per suncatcher. 

More details can be found online at wheatonarts.org or by calling 856-825-6800.

WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events, and programs to all persons with disabilities. Provide two weeks’ notice for additional needs. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) at 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. WheatonArts also receives general operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Division of Cultural Affairs in the New Jersey Department of State, and is supported in part by the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism. Special project support for the Multiverse of African Cultural Heritage activities has been provided by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. 

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About WheatonArts: With a history spanning over five decades, WheatonArts has earned regional, national, and international recognition for its unique collections and programs. The Museum of American Glass (accredited by the American Alliance of Museums) houses one of the country’s most comprehensive collections of American glass – from the first glass bottles made in America to celebrated works by Dale Chihuly, Paul Stankard, and other contemporary glass artists. In the Artist Studios, visitors experience the art of glassmaking, pottery, and flameworking. From April through December, the Museum of American Glass and Down Jersey Folklife Center present special exhibitions. WheatonArts also offers traditional and multicultural programs, classes, workshops, performances, and weekend festivals. The award-winning Museum Stores offer traditional and contemporary art and craft in all mediums.

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