Halloween Activities
Enjoy fall nights & frights
Oct 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 2023
Select Friday & Saturdays | 5:30 – 9:30 PM
Hurry before all the ghosts and ghouls get yours!
Performances
Die Nachtkrapp
Irish Home Yard | Every 15 minutes
Gather ‘round as players from the KMPerform School for Arts and Performance (KMP) present a short and spinetingling cautionary tale based on an old German/Austrian folk tale about a mythical raven who wreaks havoc for both farmers and children.
Baba Yaga
Shoe Shop Yard | Every 15 minutes
Who is Baba Yaga? Find out more about this powerful figure in Slavic folklore in a short play featuring the KMP players. This supernatural old woman lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs and helps or hinders those passing through her forest. Could she be lurking in the woods of OWW?
The Beast of Bray Road
Caldwell Hall Yard | Every 15 minutes after dark
Join our storyteller for an eerie tale about a wolf-like creature named for the rural farm road where it was first spotted in Elkhorn, WI, in the 1930s. Sightings have continued to this day!
Goat Men of the Kettle Moraine
Base Ball Field | 7:30 & 9:30PM
What mysterious creatures are rumored to roam and protect the woods of the Kettle Moraine? Enjoy a bonfire tale about these half-man, half-goat creatures that may be hiding in the deep shadows of the forest.
Tall Tales and Other Campfire Stories
Loomer Barn, Back Yard | Every 15 minutes
Take a seat by the fireside for fun and friendly family stories that include American tall tales and the fairytales of Europe.
Victorian Séance
Yankee Home | Every 10 minutes
A supernatural experience awaits those brave enough to join in a 19th-century séance, facilitated by a medium who attempts to communicate with spirits from across the veil.
St. Dunstan and the Devil
Blacksmith Shop | Every 10 minutes
Listen to the fable of a blacksmith brave enough to shoe the Devil’s cloven hoof. This English folktale sheds light on the old tradition of hanging horseshoes over doors for good luck – and why it may help keep “Old Nick” at a distance. Doors to the Blacksmith Shop doors will close for each performance.
Anansi the Spider
General Store Stable | Every 10 minutes
Enjoy this felt board “puppet” show based on a West African folk tale of a trickster god known as a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.
Tale of the Ridgeway Ghost
German Hill | Every half hour from 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Ready for a ghost story? Settle in as a storyteller spins the hair-raising tale of the Ridgeway Phantom, two gruesome 1840 murders, and why those unfortunate souls are rumored to haunt the town to this day. This scary yarn isn’t recommended for the littlest ghosts and ghouls.
Activities
Haunted Halloween Costume Party
Caldwell Hall
You’re invited to a 1930s Halloween party where all is not what it seems…
The Infirmary
Wheelman’s Club
Based on the Lake View Sanitorium, a tuberculosis hospital built outside Madison in the 1930s, The Infirmary explores the line between reality and myth and the superstitions that immigrants brought from their old homes to their new ones. What lies within the walls of The Infirmary?
Recommended for guest 13+
Emporium of Oddities
General Store
The General Store transforms into a repository for the weird, wild, and witchy. Features include: the Feejee Mermaid skeleton, Eagle Diamond, Devil’s Horseshoe, and more…
Silent Films
Harmony Town Hall
Grab a snack and enjoy spooky silent films projected on the wall of Harmony Town Hall.
The Bleak House
Yankee Farm House
Visit a 19th-century parlor and view the historic customs and rituals associated with mourning the dearly departed.
Kiddie Hay Maze
Village Grove
For the younger ghosts and ghouls, a scaled-down hay maze – can you find your way to the end of the maze and the candy prizes that await? Watch out for ghostly and ghastly creatures on the way.
Temple of Psychic Science
Four Mile House
Based on the Spiritualist College in Whitewater in the 19th century, you’ll enter the Four Mile tap room “study hall” to find the school is not exactly as it seems…A walkthrough will reveal common Spiritualist practices of the era, such as mesmerism, phrenology, metaphysical art, and more.
Ghosts in the Graveyard
St. Peter’s Church Yard
Our Halloween “graveyard” appears just once a year, ideal for a spirited game of hide and seek. Pick a ghost player – the “Ghost in the Graveyard” – to hide among the “gravestones” while others search. Then let the spectral fun begin!
Long Tail Trail
Nature trail between Ramsey Barn and St. Peter’s Church
Join our official “Hodag Hunter” on a guided walk down a spooky trail in search of an elusive Wisconsin legend. Will you be among the unfortunate few to glimpse this mysterious creature roaming outside its Northwoods habitat?
Snap A Pic!
Jack-o-Lantern
Outdoors behind Ramsey Barn
Marvel at the artistic handiwork of OWW’s garden volunteers at this perpetual fan favorite It’s the perfect backdrop for a spooky selfie to mark the beginning of your L & L journey!
Undertakers
Crossroads Corner
Don’t miss this opportunity to snap a selfie with life-size coffins and other trappings of the undertakers’ trade.
Cauldron
Summer House at Yankee Home Yard
Capture the spirit of Halloween with a photo alongside the favorite accessories (next to a broom, of course) of your friendly, neighborhood witch.
Scarecrows
General Store Yard
Fun and fearsome scarecrows created by KMP students look down from the fences around the General Store. Find your favorite and snap a pic or two.
Halloween Merchandise
Ramsey Barn
Get your exclusive Halloween Legends & Lore glow-in-the-dark merchandise or light up necklaces to guide you through the dark and spooky night.
Ready for a spook-tacular experience unlike any other?
Grab your tickets in 2024 and experience Halloween Legends & Lore.
Oct 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 2023
Select Friday & Saturdays | 5:30 – 9:30 PM
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