It’s St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, so why not celebrate—with a haunted house.
Lincoln Mill, which opened in the city in 2022, has been providing Philadelphians with different themed haunted experiences outside of Halloween. Recently, the Manayunk venue debuted the second go-around of a Valentine’s Day story, but this weekend holds one very green update to the space.
“Saint Patrick’s Day is an Irish celebration known for parades, drinking, and all things green. We wanted to offer something a bit different to do around this holiday,” said Lincoln Mill Haunted House Co-Founder Jared Bilsak in a statement. “There’s also a lot of interesting characters in Celtic mythology that we thought would be interesting to integrate such as leprechauns, banshees, and goblins.”
Bilsak continued: “Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious and cultural holiday observing the death of Saint Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick’s day has a long history in Philadelphia dating back to 1771 where many Irish immigrants migrated to America. Many Irish immigrants worked in the textile mills and we thought it would be interesting to tell a story about the mill owner’s fear of their uprising.”
Just like all of the other Lincoln Mill experiences, this edition will follow the story of Viktor Kane who has been “haunted by his nightmares as he tossed and turned on Saint Patrick’s Eve.” As the release notes, guests will descend through the hidden chamber and into the darkness where they will find over 30 live scare actors, production-quality sets, animatronics and special effects.
“The lighting throughout the attraction has been changed to green and elements of Saint Paddy’s Day have been sprinkled throughout. Our guests can expect an entirely different experience from our Christmas, Valentine’s, and Fall Season events because of the lighting, the soundtrack, and the character design that have all been changed up for this event,” finished Bilsak
“The Lincoln Mill story is continuing to evolve and we use our off-season events to tell different parts of this story. In A St. Paddy’s Nightmare, the mill owner has nightmares of his workers turning against him. Stemming from his Irish upbringing, in his dreams, his workers transform into sinister banshees, goblins, and leprechauns.”
Tours leave between 7 and 9:30 p.m., with tickets priced at $32 per person for this Saturday, March 16. Tickets are on sale now at lincolnmillhaunt.com
