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Announc­ing: Call for Ideas for Haunt­ed Hous­es and Hal­loween Expe­ri­ences on Gov­er­nors Island

Aug 13, 2018 2:17 pm

Pro­pos­al dead­line extend­ed to Sep­tem­ber 7, 2018

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island invites enter­tain­ment com­pa­nies, pro­duc­ers of live attrac­tions and orga­ni­za­tions spe­cial­iz­ing in immer­sive, the­atri­cal expe­ri­ences to sub­mit pro­pos­als for one or a series of haunt­ed hous­es or oth­er Hal­loween expe­ri­ences on Gov­er­nors Island for Hal­loween 2018. This is an excit­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty to trans­form the Island’s his­toric man­sions on Colonels Row into a thrilling sea­son­al attrac­tion in one of New York City’s most unique and beloved pub­lic spaces and recre­ation­al des­ti­na­tions with a diverse, fast-grow­ing audi­ence. Thou­sands of vis­i­tors attend­ed Hal­loween events on Gov­er­nors Island in 2017, the first year the Island was open to the pub­lic in October. 

Build­ing on this suc­cess, the Trust seeks pro­pos­als for a haunt­ed house expe­ri­ence in Octo­ber, 2018 that ampli­fies the exist­ing char­ac­ter and spooky atmos­phere of these state­ly, nine­teenth-cen­tu­ry man­sions to cre­ate an unfor­get­table Hal­loween adven­ture. Pro­pos­als will com­ple­ment addi­tion­al Hal­loween pro­gram­ming on Gov­er­nors Island, includ­ing a pump­kin patch and trick or treating. 

Read the full call for ideas.