Haunting Season

This October, the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation (PEIMHF) is celebrating the haunting season with a lineup of immersive events for all ages.

Beaconsfield by Candlelight invites visitors to experience the historic house as the sun goes down and the shadows grow long. The Museum’s resident ghostlorist will guide an intimate tour that highlights the macabre side of Victorian life and death, featuring local ghost stories, a visit with the haunted artifact “Wheelie,” and haunting ballads in the double drawing room.

The Beaconsfield Victorian-Era Séance returns for a short run of immersive theatrical performances. Travel back to the 1880s as James Peake welcomes guests to his home and ushers them into the double drawing room to marvel at the antics of Madame Evangeline Grey, Spirit Medium and Conduit of the Otherworldly. Experience séance magic firsthand, then stay for a talk-back where Madame Grey reveals how she did her tricks and why talking to ghosts was such a popular pastime in the 19th century. 

At Orwell Corner Historic Village, the Kids Halloween Hauntacular takes place October 26 from 1–4 pm. Children can wear their costumes, trick-or-treat through the village streets, meet characters, and enjoy magic potion classes, wagon rides, blacksmithing demonstrations, and more in this family-friendly afternoon.

Visit peimuseum.ca for tickets.