'West Hartford Hauntings' Promises Scary Graveyard Tours

Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Tickets are on sale now for one of West Hartford's most anticipated annual Halloween happenings, "West Hartford Hauntings."

This year, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its "West Hartford Hauntings" fundraising events.

The "haunted cemetery experience" will benefit the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society.

"History, storytelling, and spooky fun await you this October at the 20 th Annual West Hartford Hauntings, theatrical cemetery tours hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society," wrote the society in a release.

The lantern-lit experience traverses one of West Hartford’s oldest burial grounds, The Old North Cemetery (c. 1790), located at 80 N. Main St., West Hartford.

During a visit, guests will meet dearly departed residents of the town who have returned to enlighten you about the past.

Each year, the Noah Webster House creates storylines for West Hartford Hauntings based on research conducted on the lives – and deaths – of past residents.

The "spiritual guide" this year is Barbara Kalber, wife of Henry Kalber, a late 19 th Century gravedigger in West Hartford.

Guests can join Mrs. Kalber as she seeks to hear the untold tales and traumas of real West Hartford residents from long ago.

"West Hartford Hauntings" will offer six performance dates to the public: Oct. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26.

They will be at Old North Cemetery, 80 N. Main St., West Hartford.

Tours leave every 15 minutes from 6 to 8:45 p.m. and run for 45 minutes. The 6 p.m. tour on Oct. 19 will be American Sign Language interpreted.

West Hartford Hauntings sells out every year.

Tickets are $20 for museum members and $25 for the general public. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more.

Due to some frightening content, West Hartford Hauntings is recommended for ages 10 and up.

West Hartford Hauntings takes place regardless of rain, snow, or shine, so guests should dress for the weather.

Tickets are non-refundable.

Folks can arrive early to the show to purchase refreshments and a limited offering of gift shop and West Hartford Hauntings-related merchandise.

For more information on 'West Hartford Hauntings' and to purchase tickets, click on this link.