Chignecto Isthmus Witches of Wind & Water and Campfire Ghost Stories
- Plus A Pre-Show Witch Dance Lesson
- Friday, Oct. 23 – 6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
- (Dance Lesson 4:30-5:30 p.m.)
- Victoria Square, 60 Victoria St., E., Amherst
- Free Event
We are thrilled to welcome the Chignecto Isthmus Witches of Wind & Water back to Esther Fest! They are a joy to watch, but this year they are welcoming you to join in! We will have a dance lesson before their performance where they will teach the dance to anyone who is interested. And even if you don’t come to the lesson, you can still join in! We welcome you to come dressed as a witch if you’re so inclined.
If you would like to take part in the dance lesson from 4:30-5:30 please send an email to estherfest@hotmail.com to register. There is no fee. We just want to know how many people to expect. We will respond to your email with the location of the lesson.
The Witch Dance started in Germany in 2016 when the women of the Wolfshäger Hexenbrut (The Wolf Hunter’s Coven) performed a flash mob-styled dance at a Walpurgis celebration. The Dance was posted online and quickly went viral. Since 2016 the Witch Dance Movement has grown and there are now groups all over the World.
In October 2022 a group of 19 witches…seven Sea Hags flew in from Eastern Passage Nova Scotia, five BB’s (border bitches) boogied on over from Amherst, and seven Sacred Sisters sashayed across the marsh from Tantramar… and together they danced and laughed in the wind at Fort Beausejour. They have since danced in Parrsboro, Eastern Passage and at Trueman’s Blueberry Farm. We are thrilled to have them back at Esther Fest for a third year!
After the Witch Dance gather ‘round the campfire to hear submitted local ghost stories read aloud by host Charlie Rhindress and share your own. Bring a ghost story, as well as a chair or a blanket to sit on.
If you have a true ghost story you’d like to share you can submit it to estherfest@hotmail.com to be read aloud or you can let us know you’d like to attend and tell the story yourself.
In case of rain we will have an indoor location on standby. To be announced.
