FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 | 6:30P - 10:30P
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 MMAM Members, $5 Students
Celebrate the season of mystery and transformation at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s New Look Masquerade Party. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary year and our 2026 theme, Making Waves, this immersive fall evening invites guests to step into a world where art, story, and disguise collide.
Arrive adorned in your most enchanting masquerade look, elegant, eerie, or somewhere in between? Or, craft your own creation at our on-site mask-making studio. Throughout the evening, guests will take part in a playful tradition: each attendee receives tokens to award to the most captivating masked figures of the night. Will you take home the prize?
The museum comes alive with experiences tucked into every corner. join an artist-led conversation exploring the themes of story and transformation, gather for live spooky lake stories read by Geo Rutherford, listen to MMAM’s exciting sound experience, and end the night with Billy X. Capture your alter ego at our photo booth or tintype portrait station, and enjoy seasonal drink specials and light bites from the Waterbar Cafe + Provisions culinary team.
Set against the crisp air and golden hues of fall along the Mississippi River, the New Look Masquerade Party is a one-night-only celebration of creativity, community, and the thrill of becoming someone, or something, new.
This event is part of the Fall New Look Weekend, October 2 - 4, 2026. Celebrate a season of mystery, transformation, and creativity with a full weekend of programing featuring four exhibiting artists including, Andy DuCett (Home(town)), Geo Rutherford (Spooky Waters of the World), Barbara McIlrath (LandSkyWater), and Tanya Aguiñiga (Water | Craft).
