Cape May Event Calendar

Tag: Halloween

Monster Mash Beer Crawl

Cape May is Under Attack! The atom splitter at the power plant went haywire and started zapping the workers. The government tried to contain the workers but they started turning into hideous beasts. The dangerous Bio-monsters are now making their way to Cape May! We’re predicting that they’ll reach Cape May by October 28th at… Read more »


Scarecrow Alley at the Physick Estate

The grounds of Cape May’s original haunted house, the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., have been transformed for the spooky season. Scarecrow Alley is a highlight of the Estate’s Halloween decorations. Walk the grounds and vote for your favorite ghoulishly gruesome or foolishly funny scarecrow. Free admission to the grounds.


Drunken Pumpkin Carving Contest at Elaine’s

Be Scary at Elaine’s Annual Drunken Pumpkin Carving Contest! Reserve your pumpkin for a $15 donation per pumpkin and get in on the fun with spooky drink specials and treats! And of course, our haunted mansion will be decked to the nines in her best Halloween finery. Judging starts at 8 pm. All Proceeds benefit… Read more »


Costume Party at Elaine’s

Join us if you dare for a Halloween Party and Scare! Ghostly Cocktails, a Bewitched Menu, and prizes for the best dressed. Judging starts at 9 pm.


Department 56 Halloween Exhibit

If you love our Dept. 56 Dickens Village at Christmas, come and see what we have for Halloween! It’s a witch’s brew of spooky houses, bizarre characters and bats, cats and pumpkins galore, all done in the exquisite miniature fashion which has made Dept. 56 so popular with collectors. Nearly 100 pieces and accessories will… Read more »


Historic Haunts Combination Tour

Take an evening trolley ride through the Historic District and hear stories of haunted Cape May. Step off the trolley at the Physick House Museum with your guide and see the first floor of the Physick House Museum, reputed to be haunted, as you learn about Victorian Spiritualism. This tour combines a Ghosts of Cape… Read more »


Magic & Mystery House Tour

Victorians were fascinated with mystery and illusion and this tour through select rooms in the 1879 Physick House Museum shares that fascination. Learn about the famous Harry Houdini who captivated Victorian audiences with his intricate escapes, the Goddess of Mystery, Ionia, a Belgian beauty who Victorians worshipped for her spectacles of magic, The Great Lafayette,… Read more »


Ghosts Of The Lighthouse Trolley Tour

Take an evening tour down the ghostly path that leads to the Cape May Lighthouse, as you hear about psychic medium Craig McManus’ paranormal findings. At the Lighthouse, you might even feel the presence of long-ago keepers. Do you have what it takes to climb 199 spirited stairs to the top? Whether you choose to… Read more »


Spirits & Oddities Trolley Tour

Cats in ghostly form purr from the beyond. Beloved family members in photographs without their heads. Graves equipped with a torpedo to put off intruders. Victorians of the late 19th century had wild notions about the passage from life to death. Belief in ghosts and spirits was common and superstition abounded. Hear several Cape May… Read more »