Greatest Hits of Spark After Dark 2025: Science, Mischief, and Seriously Good Vibes!

Get ready to rally the crew for Spark After Dark: Greatest Hits on December 12! This is the ultimate 2025 Spark After Dark, where all your favourites from the year collide in one epic party. Whether you loved February’s Guilty Pleasures, April’s Foodology, June’s Beyond the Rainbow, and August’s Your Brain On Music and October’s Gore it’s all coming back for one wild night!

Those warm and fuzzy feels? Yeah, that’s just your brain chemistry at work, and there’s no escaping it. So why fight science? Join the year-end bash and close out 2025 with a bang! Here’s a taste of what’s coming your way:

• Experience cabaret, talk show vibes, interactive demos, and live acoustic performances hosted by social media star, Kylee Roman
• Dive into passions, taboos, and playful indulgences at the Kink and Guilty Pleasures vendor booths, plus browse steamy erotica and fantasy books
• Savor chemistry-meets-cuisine at The Chocolate Lab and explore how scent shapes taste with Ol.Facto, guided by guest speaker Anastasiia Stepanchuk
• Cheer on local drag performers and dance to beats from DJ SoniDef, while discovering the science of light with Sean Stotyn
• Unplug with live music, explore brainwaves as sound with Dr. Blake Ausmus, and create your own plant-powered symphony in Steven’s Lab
• Learn the science behind decomposition with Ally De Jonge, test your skills with Escape City puzzles, and shop unique gifts from Paige Abbott Arts
• Relive childhood magic in Goodnight Moon, explore Chemistree, cuddle with therapy animals from PALS Calgary, and ride RO5iE the Robo-Coaster
• Sip the feature chocolate martini or enjoy street food-inspired treats, shop the Spark Store, and experience Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits
• Take advantage of a complimentary shuttle from the Calgary Zoo parking lot and a toonie coat check at the Creative Kids Museum
• Extend the fun with add-on workshops: A Croakless Carol, dissect a frog and take home a preserved organ, or Claws for Effect, safely pin and mount a real scorpion
• …and so much more!

Send off 2025 in style with delicious treats, great vibes, and seriously cool science.