October 4, 2025
Discover an elevated experience, with all galleries open in a private setting during prime hours. This edition of Night at the MFAH features a special focus on the upcoming fifth anniversary of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building's opening.

Guests can explore all permanent collection galleries, including the newly reinstalled galleries for Contemporary Art on the third floor of the Kinder Building. Enjoy a cocktail (your first one’s on us!); listen to live music from local talents; and as always, spend time up close with your favorite works of art.

• All adults (21+) are welcome to this premium event, with tickets priced at $40. MFAH members receive free admission and can bring guests for an additional $35 per person.

• Entry includes one complimentary drink per admission ticket and access to all exhibitions throughout the entire Museum.

• During Night at the MFAH, members receive a double discount of 20% in the MFA Shop on regularly priced merchandise.

Tickets

• $40 per person

Pumpkins After Dark—a one-of-a-kind Halloween walk-through experience with 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins on a magical pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays—at Big Rivers Fairgrounds on select evenings in October and early November 2025. Along the road, witches, wizards, and wanderers of all ages will spy dinosaurs, dragons, and pop culture icons all crafted from, on, and with pumpkins, with music, sounds and special effects. Guests can also find a Monster Maze to navigate, see live expert pumping carving demos, savor fall-inspired treats from local food trucks, and more. Prices fluctuate by date, time, and availability, but 2-hour visits begin at $23; $18 for ages 4 to 17; $44