Get Lit: Haunted Holidays

This December, we’re turning your favorite holiday tales into spine-tingling experiences with a spooky twist. Join us for an evening of bone-chilling fun as we delve into the darker side of the season.

• Share your creepiest holiday tales, recite dark poetry, or even perform a chilling song that will send shivers down the audience's spine at Holiday Horrors Open Mic.
• Create your own Gingerbread Monster by transforming a classic gingerbread cookie into a frightful creature with spooky icing, candy eyes, and other eerie decorations.
• Try your hand at The Raven's Curse, an Edgar Allan Poe-themed escape experience through the exhibits of the AWM.

• Enjoy beer, wine, and the night’s specialty cocktail, The Sleepy Hollow Brew, a piping hot twist on the classic hot toddy. Non-alcoholic options available as well.

Join us if you dare, and experience the holidays like never before!

This is 21+ event. Attendees must show a valid photo ID at the door to enter.

Get Lit is your way to enjoy evenings in the Loop. Meet friends and fellow book nerds for an early evening treat. Each month, the AWM serves drinks, games, special experiences, and fun activities to get you lit! Funds raised at this event will go towards the AWM’s Write In Youth Education Program, which serves middle and high school students from under-resourced schools. .

A limited number of discounted tickets have been made available for teachers and school librarians. To claim your discount, use the code provided in the AWM education newsletter. You can for regular updates. If you are an educator and have questions, please email our Education Team at [email protected].

Buy your tickets today! A limited number of tickets are available at the door. AWM members, use the access code emailed to you to reveal the member ticket price. Tickets include admission to the museum and drink tickets for two complimentary beverages. Additional drink tickets are available for purchase. Guests must be 21+ to attend Get Lit and show a valid ID at the door.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, United States