Spooktacular Festivities and Halloween Train Ride at Britannia Mine Museum

Britannia Mine Museum | September 29, 2015 | 11:26 am
The Britannia Mine Museum’s eerie underground mine tunnel in the dark – photographed by Mark Teasdale

The Britannia Mine Museum’s eerie underground mine tunnel in the dark – photographed by Mark Teasdale

Britannia Beach, BC – On October 31st and November 1st, the Britannia Mine Museum is hosting a two-day weekend full of ghoulish Halloween activities and fun “Spooky Science Shows” as well as a special “Are you afraid of the dark” train ride into the creepy underground tunnel. Halloween festivities begin 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Housed at the Museum’s Machine Shop, the family-friendly Halloween themed activities include:

  • “Spooky Science Shows” every hour
  • Interactive “black magic” themed science activities
  • Halloween costume booth
  • Arts and crafts stations
  • Fun, hands-on games

The special Halloween train ride is appropriate for kids ages 6 years and up and the 10-minute ride in the dark will operate every hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Halloween special event rate is $15 for adults and $10 for children/youths. Standard guided underground tours with the full train ride will continue to operate throughout the day via regular admissions.

The Britannia Mine Museum provides unique and memorable experiences that engage visitors of all ages. Visitors can enjoy fun exhibits and crowd favourites like the underground mine train, the historic 20-storey concentrator mill and gold panning, and learn about Britannia’s history as one of the largest copper mines in the British Commonwealth in the 1930s.

The Britannia Mine Museum is open seven days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with guided tours throughout the day (last tour at 4:30 p.m.). Visit www.britanniaminemuseum.ca for more details or call 1-800-896-4044 for more information.

About the Britannia Mine Museum: 
The Britannia Mine Museum is a mining legacy site and a vibrant, internationally recognized education and tourist destination located between Vancouver and Whistler on the Sea-to-Sky highway. It is a National Historic Site and a non-profit organization encouraging mining awareness through entertaining, experiential education programs and exhibits, important historic collection preservation and insightful public engagement that allows guests to leave with a better understanding of mining in BC; past, present and future. www.britanniaminemuseum.ca.