About this Event
Step back in time to join Fayetteville's Poe family for an evening of Victorian Halloween games, ghost stories, fortune-telling, and North Carolina folklore in this immersive, family-friendly, living history experience at the 1897 Poe House. Proceeds from ticket sales directly fund this event and other programs at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex.
- This seasonal, interactive tour of the 1897 Poe House features actors from Fayetteville's Sweet Tea Shakespeare theater company portraying historical figures at a period Halloween party.
- Tours are approximately 45-minutes and will require participants to stand the entire time and ascend and descend a flight of stairs.
- This tour discusses common Halloween themes including magic, witches, ghosts, and some historically-rooted religious themes.
Performances will take place October 16–17 and October 29–30, from 6:00–10:00 p.m., with the final performance beginning at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and can be pre-purchased on Eventbrite. PLEASE NOTE the Tour Start Time for the tickets you purchase.
These seasonal tours are part of the History Live! 2026 programing which is made possible through the support of the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County as well as the Museum of the Cape Fear Museum Historical Complex Foundation, Inc.
History Live! 2026 is supported with grant money from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Ticket holders should arrive at least 10 minutes before show time, late arrivals cannot be admitted once the group leaves the lobby of the Museum of the Cape Fear. Due to tight space inside the house, shows are limited to 15 people per group.
Event venue & nearby stays
Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, 801 Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, United States
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