EVENT
Tricks and Treats
October 26, 2024
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Calling all werewolves, zombies, and mad scientists! Join us at the Waterworks Museum for a ghoulishly good time at our Tricks and Treats event on Saturday, October 26th from 11am – 3pm! Decorate your very own treat bag and then collect candy while exploring some spooky science and trying your hand (or claws) at special crafts and activities, including making spooky skeletons, balloon rocket bats, and microbe monsters. You can also play fun Halloween-themed games and even win some prizes! We will also be offering special access to the Allis Pumps in the basement, which is not usually open to visitors. Just make sure to watch out for ghosts (and vampires)!
Upcoming Events
Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.