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Spooktacular

  • Sweetbriar Nature Center - ECSS 62 Eckernkamp Drive SMITHTOWN 11787 United States (map)


Enjoy eerie animal presentations, a ghostly graveyard, creepy games, scary music, and spooky night trails.

Great for ghouls 7 years and up.

Food Truck refreshments available for purchase!

10/17 Box Car Burgers, 10/18 Krazy Knish

Both days treats and coffee will be available too

6pm-9pm

No refunds - this is a fundraiser event. Rain Dates will be announced

Spooktactular 10/17 & 10/18
$20.00

🎃🕸️TIPS FOR YOUR VISIT🕸️🎃

Here are some tips for your visit…..

Load up your ticket email before you get to Sweetbriar, the service is spotty. Show your ticket(s) on your phone for entry. If you can’t find your email, we will also have a list.

This year as requested, we are opening early before sunset so you can see the animals in the enclosures. Gates will open at 5:45pm, you do not need to show up early. People usually spend about an hour and a half at this event.

Eerie trail and our new Mad Scientist Lab will open when it gets dark. They just wouldn’t be as great in the daylight.

Wear a costume, come see a staff member if you’d like to enter in our costume contest. Make sure to leave your phone number for us to call you if you win!

Bring a flashlight for the walk back to your car and drive slow please.

House will be closed, port-o-pottys and sinks are available.

Please carpool, it’s better for the environment and it will make it easier for our wonderful Sweetbriar Volunteers to park everyone. There is train station parking about a mile from the nature center.

We have vendors selling snacks and food. Bring your appetite! Sweetbriar takes cash, cards and apple pay.

Earlier Event: October 17
Spooktacular
Later Event: October 24
First Steps Into Nature 2y-4y