Halloween Legends & Lore

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Jack o' lanterns set up on wooden pallets

Halloween
Legends & Lore

Enjoy fall nights & frights

Oct 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2025
Select Friday & Saturdays | 5:30 – 9:30 PM

Hurry before all the ghosts and ghouls get yours!

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A series of six spooky evenings held in the Crossroads Village at Old World Wisconsin.

Mystery, history and spooky festivities come to life during this special Halloween celebration—bring the whole family along for spine-chilling storytelling, hot food, warm drinks, exclusive performances and eerie adventures after dark as you uncover fascinating folklore passed down from the Old World to ours.  

Wisconsin Tales of the Cryptids

Haunted History

Scary Folktales Come to Life

NEW
Haunted Halloween Costume Party

Bonfire Stories 

Laundress of the Dead

Are you brave enough to partake in an authentic Victorian séance? Bold enough to attend a haunted 19th-century funeral? Adventurous enough to eavesdrop on fireside stories about infamous ghosts and ghouls? 

Halloween Fun

Mysterious Characters

Food & Special
Halloween Brews

NEW

Silent Films

Clausing Barn | Opens at 3 PM

Come early and make a meal of it! Starting at 3PM, head to the Entrance Green — with Brewhouse, Ramsey, Wittenbel’s, and the Café all open for your favorite fall eats. While you dine, spine-chilling silent films will flicker inside the enchanting octagonal Clausing Barn. Perfect way to kick off a hauntingly good evening.

Food & Drink

Food

Spooky Pasty $14

Wisconsin Brat $9

BBQ Pork Sandwich $13

Hot Dog $9

Spicy Stew $9
Spicy black bean & sweet potato stew (V)

Baked Mac n’ Cheese $14
Plain or topped with BBQ Pork

Grab & Go

Milwaukee Co. Warm Pretzel with Beer Cheese Soup $7

Wisconsin Brats & Tots $7
Tator tots, sliced brats, beer cheese sauce, giardiniera, sour cream and green onions

Cider Donuts $1.25

Pumpkin Bar $3.50

Mini Pumpkin Pasties $3.50

Drinks

Grim Reaper Black Lager $9
Bottled Water
 $2
Soda $2.50
Hot Chocolate $4
Hot Apple Cider $4

Fall Flavors of Ice Cream

Pumpkin pie or Apple pie

Pie Overload Sundae with both flavors + Vanilla, Whipped Cream, Graham Cracker Crumble and Cherry $9

Snacks

Mini Pumpkin Pasties $3.50

Popcorn $5

Corndogs $4

Cider Donuts $1.25

Apple Slices
with Warm Carmel Sauce, Whipped Cream and Chopped Salted Peanuts
$6

Pumpkin Bar $3.50

Drinks

Hot Chocolate $4

Hot Apple Cider $4

Keepsake Pint Glass

Wittnebel’s Tavern

Get your exclusive Halloween Legends & Lore themed light-up cup. Available on a limited basis to guide you through the dark and spooky night.

While supplies last


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Ready for a spook-tacular experience unlike any other?

Grab your tickets today and experience Halloween Legends & Lore.

Oct 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2025
Select Friday & Saturdays | 5:30 – 9:30 PM

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