Halifax Ghost Walk

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Halifax Ghost Walk

A haunted guided tour of Halifax Nova Scotia. Official page with full schedule can be found here. Beware of imitations. (Beware? I guess that is the first fright)

facebook.com/thehalifaxghostwalk

This page exists to protect our name.

06/05/2024

Hi Everyone!!
Here's our 2024 dates.

Every night starting June 6th until November 3rd.
(with a few exceptions*)

Tours start at 8:30PM unless otherwise stated.
*Updates and changes will be posted on facebook.

Private tours offered year round depending on guide availability and weather conditions.

Send us a message.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Most tours start at 8:30pm from the Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill and finish on the waterfront by The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

The tour takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
$25 regular adult price
$20 for youth/students/seniors (65+)
$10 5-12 years old
Tax included.|

(Please note: We do most of our booking and posting on facebook.com/thehalifaxghostwalk
We will however reply to messages here. Thanks)

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

A NOTE ABOUT DOGS:
Although we like dogs, for the comfort of all our guests, some of whom may not be ok with dogs, we ask that you leave your dog(s) at home or with a dog sitter.
The nature of our tour is based on storytelling and creating an atmosphere that draws our guests into the stories. If a dog on the tour has a reaction or barks at a dog passing by with its owner, or if more than one dog is brought to the tour and they don’t get along, it breaks the spell and becomes distracting for the other guests and for the guides themselves.
I thank you for you understanding.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Send us a message to book your spots.

06/03/2024

Hi Everyone,
Tours this week: June 6,7,8 and 9
Message for reservations.

05/21/2024

Tours this week:
Thursday, May 23
Friday, May 24
Saturday, May 25
Sunday, May 26
All at 8:30pm
Send a message to make reservations.

This is photo was sent to us last year by a guest. With permission to share it. Here, Dusty is telling the story of Halifax's first recorded murder and subsequent public hanging and of course the ghost story that goes with it.

Here also is the transcript from the trial in August 1749 with all of its arcane and flowery legal language, in one long run on sentence. Cut and pasted from the website linked at the bottom.

Here is an excerpt from the official court indictment published in 1749, in all its archaic language glory

"The King against Peter Cartelf.

The Town of Halifax in Nova Scotia, to witt,

The Jurors for the Lord our King upon their oath do
present that Peter Cartell of sd. town of Halifax, settler, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but moved and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil on the twenty-sixth day of August and in the twenty-third year of the reign of the sd. Lord the King about five of the clock in the after-noon of the same day at Halifax afforsd. with Torce and Arms in and upon one Abraham Goodsides, mariner ia the Peace of God and of the Lord our King then and there being, made an assault and most traytorously, feloniously and voluntarily and of his malice forethought, struck and wounded the said Abraham Goodsides at Halifax afforsd. with a knife the value of twopence, which the said Peter Cartell then and there had and held in his hand and feloniously and of his malice forethought gave the sd. Abraham Goodsides one mortal wound with the knife afforsd, and upon the left side under the lays of the Depth of four inches and of the Breadth of one inch, of which said mortal wound the sd. Abraham Goodsides instantly dyed, and so the said jurors and on their oath say that the said Peter Cartell the Day and Year afforsd. the said Abraham Goodsides in manner and form afforsd. of forethought malice most traytorously, feloniously and voluntarily killed and murdered against the Peace, Crown and Dignity of our Sovereign Lord the King and contrary to the statute in that ease made and provided. In witness whereof the sd. jurors have hereunto sett their hands this thirty-first day of August in the Year of otir Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty-nine."
https://archive.org/.../cu31924.../cu31924017737655_djvu.txt

04/11/2024

They’re baaaaaack.
Private tour tonight.
Book yours now!
Public tours start May 3rd

Message for reservations

01/09/2024

Happy New Year everyone!
Thank you for a great and spooky 2023!

2024 dates
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in May, starting May 3rd.
Every night starting June 7 until November 3rd.
(with a few exceptions*)
Tours start at 8:30PM unless otherwise stated.
*updates and changes will be posted on facebook.

Private tours offered year round depending on guide availability and weather conditions.
Send us a message.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Most tours start at 8:30pm* from the Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill and finish on the waterfront by The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

The tour takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
$25 regular adult price
$20 for youth/students/seniors (65+)
$10 5-12 years old
Tax included.

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Send us a message to book your spots.

Private tours available depending on the availability of our guides.

Address

Halifax, NS
B3K3R4

Website

http://www.facebook.com/thehalifaxghostwalk

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