🎃 Phantoms by Firelight —Select nights Oct 3–25
Old Sturbridge Village's 1830s streets go dark and firelit for its Halloween season — this year built around Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, with live performances, ghost stories and hands-on history after hours.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, October 3–25, 2026, 4:30–9:00pm. Runs even in light rain.
Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd, Sturbridge, MA.
At the door: $45 adult, $20 youth (ages 4–17); children 3 and under are free. Online pricing and member discounts are posted on OSV's own site — tickets are date-specific, and advance purchase is recommended since some nights sell out.
Fire-lit paths through the transformed 1830s Village, live performances themed around Shelley's Frankenstein, ghost stories by the bonfire, hands-on activities and games, plus food and seasonal drinks for purchase at the Bullard Tavern and Ox & Yoke Café.
OSV describes it as an immersive experience with theatrical fog, strobe and lighting effects, low-light areas, uneven flooring, tight passageways, loud sound effects and recreated scenes of conflict — there are no jump scares, but OSV recommends judging it by your own child's comfort level.
ASL interpretation is available on Sunday, October 4.
Old Sturbridge Village's after-dark Halloween event: the 1830s living-history museum is lit by firelight for an immersive evening themed this year around Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, with live performances, ghost stories and hands-on activities.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, October 3–25, 2026, from 4:30–9:00pm. It runs even in light rain.
At the door: $45 per adult and $20 per youth (ages 4–17); kids 3 and under are free. Online prices and any membership discount are posted on OSV's own ticket page, and tickets are date-specific.
OSV says there are no jump scares, but the experience does include theatrical fog, strobe and lighting effects, low-light areas and loud sound effects, plus recreated scenes of conflict. OSV recommends judging it by your own child's comfort level.
ASL interpretation is available on Sunday, October 4. Check OSV's own accessibility page for other accommodations.
📅 Planning the rest of the weekend? See what else is on in our family events calendar.
Logo: Old Sturbridge Village. Dates, times, pricing and content advisories from Old Sturbridge Village's own event page.