By day, Filoli is a house frozen in elegance. By night, it's frozen in something else entirely. Wander into a Halloween harvest party in the Meadow, pumpkins, music, firelight, and slowly notice the mansion behind you isn't quite right. Something has taken root inside. Follow the trail of clues through a house reclaimed by nature, into a glowing woodland, and all the way to a witch's hidden village, where a century-old enchantment is finally coming undone. New this year: - A spectacularly spooky and enchanting miniature train display with 1,000 feet of track and eight looping trains. - Giant witches’ cauldron - The Witches Village - Even more eery pumpkin scarecrows This is Nightfall: one story, told across an entire estate.
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FiloliVenue
Filoli Historic House & Garden
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Immersive TheatreTag
Spooky SeasonStart date
September 26th, 2026
End date
November 1st, 2026
Audience Role
Walker
Ages: All ages
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About Filoli
Filoli is a vibrant landscape of the Bay Area, situated on the unceded ancestral lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone, in Woodside, California. The estate boasts 654 acres of beauty nestled along the slopes of California’s coastal range. Originally built as a private residence in 1917, Filoli was opened to the public in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The property is considered one of the finest remaining country estates of the 20th century, featuring a 54,000+ square-foot Georgian revival-style mansion, 16 acres of exquisite English Renaissance gardens, a 6.8-acre Gentleman’s Orchard, and hundreds of acres of Natural Lands with 6 distinct ecosystems and nature trails.