# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ghost Stories by campfire in the old prison yard! Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th Saturday
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: It's that time of season again!
Sit by a crackling campfire and listen while your professional storyteller weaves haunting tales of the ghosts of the historic 1937 Courthouse and Jail, as well as the hauntings in the downtown area!

We will meet you in the historic courtroom for introductions, watch a short video on the hauntings at the Courthouse, while enjoying complementary wine, hot chocolate and hors d'oeuvres. Our guides will then lead you by candlelight down the dark staircase into the old jail to tour the spooky jail cells.   Once we make our way through the old jail area, we will come out into the prison yard, done up as a very creepy graveyard! 
 Gather around the dancing campfire, get cozy in your camp chair, and our storyteller will tell you about the hauntings of the historic 1937 courthouse and jail, as well as the Las Cruces area.
 
This spooky campfire storytelling takes place in a very unique place, in the very haunted prison yard of the former county jail in downtown Las Cruces! (Camp chairs provided!)
We will see you for this spooky event!
This event sells out, cutoff for ticket purchase is 48 hours before event date, get your tickets asap.

When: Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th, Saturday. 7:00pm-9:30pm
Where: 251 West Amador, Las Cruces, NM
Ticket cost: $39.00 per person, (plus tax/fees)
Age: 21 and older
(Please note, the old jail and courthouse are not handicap accessible)
No pets allowed.
Tickets are on-line only, no ticket sales at the door. limited seating! Please call 877-808-6877 for questions/info.

Highlights
Professional storyteller
Complementary wine and hors d'oeuvres
Candle-lit Walking tour through the old jail and prison yard!
Camp chairs around a blazing campfire provided
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/las-cruces/ghost-stories-by-campfire-in-the-old-prison-yard-oct-2nd-friday-and-oct-10th-saturday/200030666284313
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Las Cruces
- **state**: NM
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 251 West Amador St., Las Cruces, NM, United States, New Mexico 88005
- **lat**: 32.30632
- **long**: -106.77962
- **full address**: 251 West Amador St., Las Cruces, NM, United States, New Mexico 88005

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ghost Stories by campfire in the old prison yard! Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th Saturday being held?
  - **A:** Ghost Stories by campfire in the old prison yard! Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th Saturday takes place on Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 09:30 pm at 251 West Amador St., Las Cruces, NM, United States, New Mexico 88005.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ghost Stories by campfire in the old prison yard! Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th Saturday?
  - **A:** Ghost Stories by campfire in the old prison yard! Oct. 2nd, Friday & Oct. 10th Saturday is organized by Southwest Expeditions.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Southwest Expeditions's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Southwest Expeditions a rating of 4.5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Southwest Expeditions has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.

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