The 4 Nights of Halloween Savannah Exclusive Weekend

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It’s hard to say when exactly Halloween came to Savannah but yes, with one witch from Ireland arriving to Savannah ala shipwreck, certain pagan traditions with a tint and hint of Christianity formed around many holidays or rituals, Hallow’s Eve or Samhain was never far from the life experience of superstitious people. Savannahians certainly cleaned it up, but it remains fascinating to me that until the 1950s, they burned 50-foot bonfires in Johnson Square and Washington Square, an act that we can trace back to the 1840s in Savannah. Naturally, the pagan regalia of early got traded up for Ben Franklin 5 & 10 costumes with Hanna Barbera themes, but in the earliest hours, no question that this was an active solstice mid-term for scaring away demons from the crops so that there was a cornucopia to share. It’s exactly what “Shout at The Devil” really means!

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By the 1950s, the Savannah Fire Department would stand around the edges of our city squares where the fire festival was happening, and they would simultaneously spray down the facades of the buildings to keep them safe. When Trick O’Treating became the main game of suburbia and suburban sprawl took root while Savannah’s Historic District died off for a time, all of the above disappeared and few to none of the nouveau riche living here now, know anything about it. Some Savannhians who are still around from those days, and trust me, there aren’t too many, recollect those hours with a fondness that warms the heart. They also recall parents taking 40 or 50 at a time in costume, then parading them around Bonaventure Cemetery for some good-natured spooky times. They told the ghost stories of Little Gracie, many of which came from caretaker families who lived in the cemetery for years. That tradition also went by the way for one reason or the other. 

So we decided to remedy the missing link by adding something Halloween-ish but respectful to the old dame, Madame Bonaventure Cemetery, and several years ago began an exclusive event, now referred to as The 4 Nights of Halloween

The event offers people an exclusive exploration of Bonaventure Cemetery after dark as only host, Shannon Scott can provide, and as we’re such purists, we’re about the only event happening on actual Halloween Night which as readers know, is a Monday! Trust us when we say you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything to do that’s worth the ticket price on a Monday night in Savannah except this! And yes, the PREMIERE evening is Saturday October 29th which includes the 3 Hour After Dark Tour, a private dinner at Erica Davis Lowcountry where we’ve rented out the facility for the evening and music provided by the spooky, kooky but always rocking band, The Donna Savage Band! (See Video Below). The evening will have firepits, a FULL BAR, Shannon Scott’s “Morbid Museum” collection on display and then really incredible prizes that are beyond the pale! ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE LIMITED TICKETS! As you might guess, they sell out every year so we cannot stress enough, if any of these evenings strike your fancy – DO NOT DELAY! GO BIG FOR HALLOWEEN BY GOING BONAVENTURE! 
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3 Nights of Halloween 2021 Is Here!

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THE HOTTEST 2021 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND TICKET IN SAVANNAH! 

Bonaventure After Dark! Private Q&A Dinner! Firepits! Live Music! Prizes!
Do Just The Tour or DInner Only or BOTH!

Book online now!

The Hottest Halloween Ticket of 2021

Tour Bonaventure At Night!

The Hottest Halloween Ticket in Savannah history is here! This year all 3 nights will feature an exclusive 3 Hour Bonaventure After Hours Tour, follow up Q&A dinner at a restaurant privately rented out just for patrons & 3 nights of solid entertainment! Each evening will be filled with killer prizes, groovy souvenirs and a peek at Shannon Scott’s macabre antique collection with more stories! Remember your ticket also helps support Bonaventure Cemetery! 

FRIDAY OCTOBER 29th = DJ BLUE ICE (Album Drop Night!)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30th = DONNA SAVAGE (Macabre Musicians!)
SUNDAY HALLOWEEN 31st = Country Singer Kelley Swindall (Song Release!)

DJ BLUE ICE (Friday 29th)

Savannah composer and MC, DJ Blue Ice of Ice Built Productions who composed the Soundtrack for the documentary “America’s Most Haunted City” will be dropping his album inspired by Bonaventure Cemetery and entertaining for the evening! Every customer receives a copy that night and when the vinyl arrives in 2022, signed copies mailed to every customer!

OCTOBER 30th! (SATURDAY) “MISCHIEF NIGHT!”
FEATURING “DONNA SAVAGE”

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Donna Savage Halloween Bonaventure 2021

You know Halloween Weekend just isn’t complete with a little fright sight and sound for the sore eyes of 2020? Exactly. So permit us to introduce you to a rollicking scare-core group that even keeps Rob Zombie up at night and by up at night we mean dancing! The concept band Donna Savage could be described as The Cramps meets surf rock meets The Stooges and then some B-Side material from 1960’s Italian soundtracks laying around Spahn Ranch. These grave sitters turned songsters can’t wait to smother you with their music and murder you with their looks! Oh and you’ll definitely want to show up for “the doughnut challenge!” 

HALLOWEEN NIGHT (Sunday) Oct 31st = Kelley Swindall (The Murder Song)

What’s not to love about Stone Mountain, Georgia born country singer Kelley Swindall? She got married in Bonaventure Cemetery on Halloween and had her reception during last year’s Dinner & A Cemetery event! She marks her 1 Year Anniversary return for our Halloween Night event and releases her “Murder Song” single for us which knowing her, will be a wry, gritty, bluesy number with some morbid plot twist only Kelley herself can serve up with a guitar! Kelly’s Groovy Music Site

 

 

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CANCELLATION POLICY: Due to the nature of the event and the demand there is a general “No Cancellation” policy – HOWEVER – if something were to arise, we’re amenable to trying to resell your tickets and refunding you after the fact OR clients may apply them to future Bonaventure After Hours tours (held every Saturday night) for yourself or family/friends which would be the equivalent of the $45 tickets that would stand as “Good Until Redeemed.” Example: 1 Halloween Ticket = 4 After Hours Tix. If you’ve purchased a t-shirt, the t-shirt would be mailed to you after Halloween and is non-refundable.