RivCo Ghost Walk: Spooky Ballet, Join The Flashmob, What To Know

RIVERSIDE, CA — In one week, the annual Ghost Walk Riverside returns, featuring traditional spine-tingling tours of downtown and new additions that combine storytelling and dance to tell the spine-tingling history.

The California Riverside Ballet produces Ghost Walk events each year to raise money for the nonprofit. This year's walking tours are scheduled rotating during the nights of Oct. 25 and 26.

As has been the case since 2022, the tours will be centered at White Park but will encompass the immediate surroundings.

"We are thrilled to partner with exceptional local dance organizations, adding an extra layer of artistry to Ghost Walk Riverside," California Riverside Ballet President Susan Anderson said. "Their captivating performances will transport guests to another realm, offering a truly unique experience that merges storytelling, dance and Riverside's haunted history."

Anderson said the nonprofit Dance We Do and the Norco-based California School of Classical Ballet will host "hauntingly beautiful dance performances" that blend "classical elegance with spooky, otherworldly themes" inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works to entertain tour participants.

High school students perform re-enactments and take on the roles of goblins, apparitions, victims, malefactors, and other Halloweenish figures who populate the tours. This year's event will include "flash mobs" to surprise attendees.

Along with narratives on hauntings in the city's oldest parts, there will be lighter fare, including a kids' carnival, musical entertainment provided by DJ Richter Scale and a range of food vendors on hand, serving traditional sweets and treats.

Proceeds from ticket sales directly benefit the ballet.

More information regarding tickets and tour times is available at www.crballet.net/ghost-walk.

For those interested in joining the Flash Mob, the dance steps were just released this week:

City News Service contributed to this report.