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Volo Auto Museum to host Halloween event for kids

Admission free for kids in costume on Oct. 31 with paying adult

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A pair of young girls express their delight while attending a superheroes celebration at the Volo Museum in March 2019. The museum hosts its first Cars & Costumes Halloween event this Oct. 31. Costume-clad children age 12 and younger will get in free with paying adults. (Provided by Richard Coyne Schultz, Volo Museum)

The Volo Auto Museum will host its first-ever “Cars and Costumes” event on Oct. 31 for Halloween in Volo.

All children ages 12 and younger with a paying adult will be able to get in free to the museum for the holiday as long as they are wearing a costume.

“We’re also really proud of all of the amazing improvements we’ve made to the museum over the last year and a half,” said Brian Grams, director of the museum. “So, we thought, ‘Why not sweeten the deal and offer some extra encouragement for families to celebrate the holiday with us?’”

A boy wears a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume to a superheroes event at the Volo Museum in March 2019. This Oct. 31, the museum hosts its first Cars & Costumes Halloween celebration. (Provided by Richard Coyne Schultz, Volo Museum)

Normally, admission for children between ages 5 and 12 costs $12.95, and is free for kids age 4 and younger. On Halloween, they will all get in for free if they wear a costume and adults pay the regular price of $19.95.

The museum has several car exhibits children will like, Grams said in a news release.

“We’ve got a huge Disney Gallery; the great Carousel and Music Hall; rare, finned watercraft of the 1950s; a snowmobile exhibit; vintage tractors, scooters [and] historic pedal cars; vintage kiddie rides; a Crime and Punishment hall; [and] a history of transportation section that includes everything from a covered wagon to a train,” he said.

The museum is not just about cars, however. It also has a new indoor dinosaur exhibit called Jurassic Gardens. A visit to the exhibit will cost $12 on Halloween for children in costume.

Combo tickets, which are good for two consecutive days, cost $31.95 for adults, or $29.95 for those 65 and better.

The museum at 27582 Volo Village Road is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Visit www.volocars.com.

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