Explore the World of the Unknown at HAUNTED HISTORIES & MYSTERIES OF PORT TOWNSEND. The Victorian Seaport of Port Townsend, WA was founded in 1851. Our colorful town has many tales to tell—of shipwrecks, shanghaiing, lost loves, unexplained events and a haunted past that is felt even today. Be open to the possibilities. Come for a weekend of ghostly fun along the waterfront at one of our town’s newest events: “Haunted Histories & Mysteries of Port Townsend.”
Paranormal Investigations at Manresa Castle, The James & Hastings Building, The Hastings Building, Officer’s Row the Steward’s Cottage, and the School House at Fort Worden.
Historic Building Tour of the 1890 Hastings Building with Descendants of the Hastings Family – Saturday, October 28th from Noon – 2:00pm – Take a tour of the1889 Hastings Building on Water Street in Downtown Port Townsend. Meet the descendants of Lucinda Hastings and have rare access to this iconic landmark building.
Haunted Walks – Friday, October 27th at 3:00pm and Saturday, October 28th at 2:00pm – Hear true stories from Port Townsend’s haunted past and present. This experience is outdoors so please dress for the weather.
Connecting with the Other Side with Psychic Medium Ankhasha Amenti – Friday, October 27th at 6pm and Saturday, October 28th at 4:00pm – Are you curious how psychic mediums connect with the other side? Join us when Psychic Medium Ankhasha Amenti brings messages from loved ones to audience members and demonstrates the ancient art of psychometry. Psychometry is the process of touching an object and extracting information about the time, place or persons connected to it in the past and present. Bring a personal item that belonged to your loved one–you may be chosen for a reading!
Boos & Spirits Mixer – Friday, October 27th 4:30 – 5:30pm – Meet kindred spirits! Free drop in event for event ticketholders at the Old Whiskey Mill, 1038 Water St.; no-host bar, must be 21+.
Tell Your Tales at the Guardhouse – Saturday, October 28th 6:00pm – Fort Worden State Park. We invite ticketholders to come share your own encounters with the spirit world at Taps. No host bar, must be 21+. Check out the jail at the back of the bar.
PLEASE NOTE:
INFORMATION CENTER at the Cotton Building, 607 Water Street – Tickets will be sold on a space-available basis at the Cotton Building.
Attendees are required to sign an event waiver.
Haunted Histories & Mysteries is open to ticket-holders aged 16 years and older. Tell Your Tales at the Guardhouse and the Boos & Spirits Mixer are held in bars and you must be 21+ to enter. Bring valid ID.
At the investigations, psychic readings and tours, food and drink are not allowed with the exception of water. Photography is permitted.
ADA LIMITATIONS
Many of Port Townsend’s historic buildings are accessed by steep stairs and are not ADA accessible. We apologize for this limitation. It pertains to the paranormal investigations at Fort Worden, the Manresa Castle, the James & Hastings Building and the Hastings Building Tour.
Venues which are ADA accessible:
The Cotton Building “Connecting with the Other Side” with Psychic Medium Ankhasha Amenti
Haunted Walks (primarily held on the street level).
*Events are subject to change**