Chignecto Isthmus Witches of Wind & Water and Campfire Ghost Stories 

• Friday, Oct. 23 – 6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
• Victoria Square, 60 Victoria St., E., Amherst
• Plus A Pre-Show Witch Dance Lesson (4:30-5:30)
• 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. 

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. In October 2022 a group of nineteen witches from Eastern Passage, Amherst, and Tantramar first got together to dance and laugh 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 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.

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.