This Halloween, the Museum of Art + History invites you to experience Halloweekend @ JCHS, a celebration that blends local history, spooky stories, and festive family fun.
The highlight of this year’s Halloweekend is our Strange Shadows: Uncanny Tales of Port Townsend walking tour.
Strange Shadows: Uncanny Tales of Port Townsend
Step into the eerie side of downtown Port Townsend on this 90-minute walking tour. Explore ghostly encounters, unexplained disappearances, historical oddities, UFO sightings, and strange tales from the sea. The tour culminates in a special interpretive visit to the historic jail spaces inside the 1892 City Hall building.
Details:
• Dates: October 29 – November 2, 2025
• Ticket Prices: $18 for JCHS members | $24 for non-members
• Accessibility: Flat, ADA-accessible route; limited seating at two stops; small steps into the jail exercise yard
Proceeds support JCHS collections, research, exhibits, and programs, making your spooky adventure also a meaningful contribution to preserving Jefferson County’s history.
Other Halloweekend Fun
• Trick-or-Treat on Water Street (10/31): A safe and festive way for kids to collect candy while soaking in local history.
•Hidden Haunts Scavenger Hunt: Free museum-wide scavenger hunt uncovering eerie and mysterious stories throughout the museum.
Sponsored by: The Bishop Hotel & Bottle Shop, Halloweekend is a favorite seasonal event for both locals and visitors.
Step into history, mystery, and a little bit of the uncanny this Halloween!
You may also like the following events from Jefferson County Historical Society:
- This Saturday, 4th October, 11:00 am, Free First Saturday in Port Townsend
- Next Saturday, 11th October, 11:00 am, Behind the Scenes at the JCHS Research & Collections Center in Port Townsend
- Next month, 18th October, 07:00 pm, Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums in Port Townsend
Also check out other
Kids events & activities in Port Townsend,
Arts events in Port Townsend,
Trips & Adventurous Activities in Port Townsend.
