King’s Hosting Free ‘Things that Go Boom in the Night’ Halloween Event for Local Families

King’s College welcomes local families and their children to attend the annual “Things that Go Boom in the Night” Halloween event on Oct. 28, 2025 for an evening of free, fun, and interactive science activities.

The demonstrations are organized and run by faculty and students with the College’s Department of Chemistry and Physics.

“Children will get make chromatography ghosts, ‘alien eyeballs,’ exploding eggs, colorful flames, and oozing Jack-O-Lanterns,” said Julie Belanger, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics. “It’s often these kinds of moments that first sparked our love of science and making it part of our annual Halloween tradition is as much fun for our faculty and students as it is for our guests.”

The event will be held on the third floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Student Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. and close at 8 p.m. No registration is required, and guests are welcome to come at any point during that time since the demonstrations will be happening periodically throughout the evening. All attendees are encouraged to come in costume.

King’s College is located at 133 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711. The Student Center is located in the center of campus and can be found on this map. Event parking is available on nearby streets and in the Holy Cross Hall lot accessed via the cul-de-sac on N. Franklin Street.