This month, we’ll be publishing information about Halloween-themed events happening in the area. Here’s a roundup for the upcoming events at The Woodlands Cemetery and Mansion (40th and Woodland). Many of them are for the whole family. Please note that the first two events, dedicated to works of Edgar Allan Poe, will take place today (Tuesday, Oct 14).

Tuesday, Oct 14

Edgar Allan Poe: Funny Bones (kids are welcome)

4:30-6:30 p.m.

The Woodlands is a perfect setting for something mysterious and macabre, like a performance based on Edgar Allan Poe’s works. Literary historian and playwright Rob Velella, who specializes in 19th century American literature, will demonstrate some of Poe’s most loved stories. This event is especially great for kids. For more info and to buy tickets ($15 adults, $10 kids), click here.

Edgar Allan Poe: Master of the Macabre

7:30-9:30 p.m.

Velella, will continue his demonstration of some of Poe’s works, in this after-dark performance. After his performance, Velella will take you on a nighttime cemetery walk to visit Poe’s contemporary, Timothy Shay Arthur, at his eternal resting spot. This event is more suitable for adults and children ages 10+. For more info and tickets ($20), click here. 

Thursday, Oct 23 – Saturday, Oct 25

Spirits of The Woodlands: Haunted Cemetery Tours

7:20-10:00 p.m.

Curio Theatre Company and The Woodlands are teaming up again to show you the cemetery like you’ve never seen it before. Spirits of The Woodlands is a guided tour of the cemetery’s most notorious residents, during which you will hear some spooky stories and maybe will even see a couple of scary spirits. For the best experience please bring a flashlight. Liquid courage will be served, too, to calm your nerves. Read more about the tours and purchase your ticket ($20) here.

Sunday, Oct 26

Halloween Family Fun Day

12:00-4:00 p.m.

Bring your kids to a FREE Family Fun Day at The Woodlands. Here’s what will be happening all afternoon:

• A “Mini Mütter Museum” will be onsite. There will be specimens you can touch, a life size giant for you to compare your own size to, bone games, a forensic kit, a 19th century amputation kit and more!

• Civil War Medical Walking Tours. 1:0o p.m., 2:30 p.m. Robert Hicks, Director of the Mütter Museum, will introduce some of the people buried at The Woodlands who represent the medical world of the Civil War.

• All Hallow’s Read: Spooky Book Swap. Hunt for books hidden throughout the cemetery and read them with your family and friends. Bring your own Fall or Halloween-themed book to swap it for another one.

• Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Take a walk through the cemetery and visit some of the most famous residents. There will be special guest appearances from some of these residents along the way. Halloween themed arts and crafts projects will also be stationed throughout the site.