Darkness: Experience CT’s Witch Panic

Step into the darkness. Step into 1647.

Before Halloween became costumes and candy, fear could take a much darker form.

Enter the world of Connecticut’s earliest European colonists and experience witchcraft beliefs, superstition, and fear through their own words. Seated in near-total darkness inside our newly renovated 19th-century barn, you’ll hear the stories, accusations, and deeply held beliefs of a world where danger—physical and supernatural—seemed to lurk everywhere.

This is not a haunted house. It’s something more unsettling: history.

Darkness is an immersive experience that explores the real fears and beliefs surrounding witchcraft in 17th-century Connecticut. The program includes mature themes and extended periods of complete darkness.

Phones and other light sources are not permitted. Recommended for ages 10 and up; adult supervision is required for anyone under 18.

Tickets: $15

Reservations required. Tickets are nonrefundable. If you need to cancel, your ticket purchase may be converted into a donation, and we’ll provide a donation receipt.

Come experience the darker side of history.
Darkness is part of Spooktober at Westport Museum, a series of programs exploring the strange, unsettling, and downright chilling stories hiding in the past.Click here to explore more.