Midway Museum hosts Fright Deck on 24 October

Midway Museum in San Diego will host Midway’s Fright Deck: Halloween Party & Movie Night on 24 October 2026, with the Flight Deck serving as both party space and open-air cinema. The ship’s local name is Midway Museum, and the evening connects Halloween entertainment with its collection of naval aircraft.

Midway’s Fright Deck brings cinema to the Flight Deck

The operator’s programme lists the event for Saturday, 24 October 2026. Doors open at 6pm and close at 7.30pm, according to the official Fright Deck programme.

The evening combines a live set by DJ Danny with dancing, a costume contest and a search for Captain Jack Marrow’s missing skeleton crew. The programme also includes Halloween treats, photo opportunities and an outdoor screening of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

The film is scheduled to play after darkness falls, with historic aircraft and the San Diego skyline forming the setting. That arrangement makes the event different from a standard cinema visit: the screening takes place on the same flight deck used to display aircraft from the carrier’s naval history.

Midway Museum opened in San Diego in 2004

The aircraft carrier was commissioned on 10 September 1945, shortly after the Second World War ended. The operator describes Midway as the longest-serving aircraft carrier of the twentieth century and says it was built in 17 months.

Midway was decommissioned in San Diego on 11 April 1992. It remained in the inactive ship fleet in Bremerton, Washington, until 2003, when it was donated to the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum organisation. It opened to the public as a museum in June 2004, as recorded in the museum’s history record.

The ship’s past also gives the film night its setting. Midway served in the Atlantic Fleet, operated from Japan and took part in combat and evacuation missions before becoming a museum. Its present visitor experience includes restored military aircraft, flight simulators, a virtual reality experience and an audio tour.

The event’s pirate theme therefore sits within a venue shaped by aviation and naval operations. Visitors attending on 24 October 2026 will find the screening above the city waterfront rather than in a separate entertainment complex.

Visiting Midway Museum: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Midway’s Fright Deck takes place on Saturday, 24 October 2026, on the Flight Deck. The programme lists doors from 6pm to 7.30pm.
• The event combines an outdoor film screening with DJ Danny, dancing, a costume contest, a skeleton search, treats and photo opportunities.
• The museum is at Navy Pier, 910 North Harbor Drive, on the downtown San Diego Embarcadero. The San Diego Tourism Authority identifies parking alongside Navy Pier and the waterfront location.
• The Flight Deck is an open-air aircraft display area, while the wider museum occupies a decommissioned carrier with several decks and shipboard spaces.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Midway Museum

When does Midway’s Fright Deck take place at Midway Museum?

Midway’s Fright Deck takes place on 24 October 2026 on the Flight Deck in San Diego. The programme lists doors from 6pm to 7.30pm.

What is Midway Museum?

It is a museum aboard the aircraft carrier Midway, which opened to the public in June 2004. The ship contains restored aircraft, aviation exhibits and shipboard visitor spaces.

Where is Midway Museum and how do you get there?

The museum is at Navy Pier on North Harbor Drive along San Diego’s downtown Embarcadero. The San Diego Tourism Authority lists parking beside the pier.