Looking for some pre-Halloween plans? On Saturday, October 25, join us at LACMA for A Night of Ritual & Revelry, an after-hours celebration of art, culture, and plant-themed magic. The main event is a screening of the 1986 cult classic Little Shop of Horrors followed by a costume contest where you can strut your plant-powered look, hosted by the fabulous Meatball. Come dressed in your most magical botanical looks for the chance to win.
That’s not all: you can also enjoy after-hours access to select exhibitions open all evening, plus a slate of activities like a screen print workshop by Latinx with Plants, an artist-led activity inspired by the iconic Surrealist game exquisite corpse, and tarot reading by Sanyu Estelle. You’ll also want to carve out time for a ritual tea tasting and live flower sculpture-making led by Krystal Chang Projects. Wine, beer, and food will also be available for purchase from plant-based pop up MANEATINGPLANT, as will selections from the LACMA Store.
The event also coincides with the latest artwork to flower at LACMA: Split-Rocker, Jeff Koons’s massive sculpture currently being installed outside the David Geffen Galleries, which opens in 2026, is currently being “painted” with a colorful palette of over 45,000 drought-resistant plants.
A Night of Ritual & Revelry Featuring Little Shop of Horrors Hosted by Meatball takes place at LACMA on Saturday, October 25, 7–10 pm. Tickets are now available. If you’re in need of some inspiration for the plant-themed costume contest, here are just a few of the countless artworks in LACMA’s collection featuring prints, patterns, and looks taken from plants, flowers, and the natural world to get you started.
Georgia O'Keeffe, Horse's Skull with Pink Rose, 1931, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, © Museum Associates/LACMA, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Dirck de Bray, Flowers in a Glass Vase, 1671, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Carter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
John Singer Sargent, Man Wearing Laurels, (1874–80), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary D. Keeler Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Henri Matisse, La Gerbe, 1953, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Frances L. Brody, in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary, © Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Preparing to Take a Stroll: The Wife of a Nobleman of the Meiji Period, 1888, June, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
John Bell, Fashion Plate, 'Parisian Ball Dress' for 'La Belle Assemblée', May 1, 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Labiner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Man's Coat, c. 1770, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council, Waistcoat, c. 1770, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Frans van Mieris the Younger, Flora, c. 1720, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of A. Popper, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Woman's Kosode (Kimono) with Plank Bridges (Yatsuhashi), Irises, and Butterflies, late Edo period (1615–1868)–Meiji period (1868–1912), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Paul Berthon, L'Ermitage, 1897, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Kurt J. Wagner, M.D. and C. Kathleen Wagner Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Unknown, Exotic Flowering Plant, c. 1650–1700, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Jane Greenough Green in memory of Edward Pelton Green, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Alexander McQueen, Woman's Ensemble from The Girl Who Lived in a Tree collection, Fall/Winter 2008–09, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift from the Collection of Regina J. Drucker, Headpiece by Michael Schmidt, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Ambrosius Bosschaert, Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge, 1619, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Carter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Claude Monet, In the Woods at Giverny: Blanche Hoschedé at Her Easel with Suzanne Hoschedé Reading, 1887, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. George Gard De Sylva Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
