COSAM News Articles 2019 September Mark Your Calendar – October Events at Auburn’s Arboretum

Mark Your Calendar – October Events at Auburn’s Arboretum

Published: 09/10/2019

Fright Night Fridays

The City of Auburn and the Donald E. Davis Arboretum will be hosting Fright Night Fridays on three evenings in October. These movies are free to the public. You can bring snacks or a picnic, and a featured food truck of the evening will have food available to purchase.

90s Scary Movie Line-Up:

October 4:

Scared Shrekless at 6:30p.m.
Scream at 7:15 p.m.
Scary Movie 2 at 9:15 p.m.

October 11:

Toy Story of Terror at 6:30 p.m.
I Know What You Did Last Summer at 7:15 p.m.

October 25:

Hocus Pocus at 6:30 p.m.
The Craft at 8:30 p.m.

Bones & Boos

On October 12 from noon to 4 p.m., bring your family to see an outdoor exhibit of animal skeletons that is hosted by the Donald E. Davis Arboretum, the Auburn University Museum of Natural History and the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

This second annual event gives guests an opportunity to see some of nature’s most interesting animals from a whole new perspective with rhinocero's legs, whale ribs, tigers and bears. The event will include a silent auction, live music, food trucks, raffles and bone dig. This year, new events include stump the expert and a Monster Mash Dance-Off for kids.

Tickets are $10 per person for ages 12 and older, $5 for children ages six - 11, and children six and under get in free. Proceeds from ticket sales and silent auction benefit the Davis Arboretum, AU Museum of Natural History and the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology.

For more information, contact the Arboretum’s Director Morgan Beadles at arbinfo@auburn.edu.