Esther Fest 2026

Events & Tickets 2026
Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Saturday, October 31, 2026

Events are listed in chronological order.
You can also view the events in Calendar form HERE.

Click on the event below for a detailed description
and information about how to get tickets.

Wednesday, Oct. 21

• FESTIVAL OPENING – The Great Amherst Haunting – Documentary and Q&A

Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Saturday, Oct. 31

• Scarecrow Stroll/Amherst in Gloom

Thursday, Oct. 22

• Spooky Open Mic
• Esther Fest Monster Mash Youth Dance 

Thursday, Oct. 22

• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Friday, Oct. 23

• Chignecto Isthmus Witches of Wind & Water and Campfire Ghost Stories
  (Plus A Pre-Show Witch Dance Lesson)
• Victorian Seance with PPRI

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Great Amherst Street Party and Vendor Market
• Fundy Fun Factory 360 Photo Booth
• Ghost Hunt with PPRI
• Halloween Dance for Seniors
• Street Dance – Celebration of a Decade!

Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 

• Psychic Fair 

Sunday, Oct. 25

• The Fabulist – A new play about Helen Creighton
• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk

Monday, Oct. 26

• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Tuesday, Oct. 27

• Psychic Medium Laura Warren Live
• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Wednesday – Friday, Oct. 28-30

• Ghost Hunts with ParaSight
• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Thursday, Oct. 29

• Grandma’s Haunted Coffee House
• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31

• Pub Crawl with Esther Cox
• The Great Amherst Ghost Walk 

Saturday, Oct. 31

• Halloween Spooktacular – Legion Dance with The Retronators