Costume Creation & Contest
GUESTS & PARTICIPANTS, PLEASE VISIT THE CONTEST PAGE (CLICK HERE) ON OUR SITE TO VOTE FOR BEST, SCARIEST, AND MOST ORIGINAL COSTUME!
COME AS YOU ARE
Well, clothed in mask/costume at least. Costumes/masks are required, but creative masks/costumes are encouraged over purchased ones and are required to enter the contest. We've teamed up with Artisan Alley to help bring out the creator in you!
You're welcome any way you come (yes, even if you buy a costume/mask, we even have some purchased masks you may purchase at the door), but as we're aiming to revive this long forgotten folk art (like so many of our other Halloween customs you'll discover during your experience), you'll have wayyy more fun with us if you accept our invitation and encouragement to get creative! That's why we started promoting the experience so early this year—to give you plenty of time to create a costume like your ancestors did!
Show Off Your Creative Dark Side
Create your own unique costume for a chance to compete against other like-minded ghouls for Candlelight Frights' 2023 Halloween Costume Creation Contest!
Create your own unique costume for a chance to compete against other like-minded ghouls for Candlelight Frights' 2023 Halloween Costume Creation Contest!
Back from the Grave,
Handmade Costumes
Utilize everything at your disposal by combining found materials—involving paper, natural, synthetic, or fabric materials and more—to create the perfect Halloween costume that would make your ancestors or the ancients proud.
Utilize everything at your disposal by combining found materials—involving paper, natural, synthetic, or fabric materials and more—to create the perfect Halloween costume that would make your ancestors or the ancients proud.
Need inspiration?
We are taking Halloween costume creation back to its roots—all in handcrafted design. Check out the slideshow above and dig up some inspiration by burrowing into the history of costume creation.
We are taking Halloween costume creation back to its roots—all in handcrafted design. Check out the slideshow above and dig up some inspiration by burrowing into the history of costume creation.
See Creative Costume Contest Event Schedule and Costume Contest Categories below for more information.
CREATIVE COSTUME CONTEST EVENT SCHEDULE
We're collaborating with Artisan Alley in providing mask and costuming workshops.
Costume Creation Workshops*
in partnership with Artisan Alley: USE “FRIGHT2023" for $5 off discount when you bundle & save with a Candlelight Vintage Halloween Experience ticket (or costume AND mask workshops).
6:30-8:30 PM—Wednesday, Oct. 11 Masks
6:30-8:30 PM—Friday, Oct. 13 Masks
6:00-8:00 PM—Saturday, Oct. 14 Masks
1:00-3:00 PM—Sunday, Oct. 15 Masks
💀Costume sewing workshops at these times too
(BYO Sewing Machine, Not Responsible for Damages)
À La Carte Prices:*
Candlelight Frights
Early Experience $20 ($15 bundled)
VIP Experience $30 ($25 bundled)
[Click here to buy (a) ticket/s]
Mask Workshop $20 ($15 bundled)
[Click here to buy (a) ticket/s]
Costume Workshop $20 ($15 bundled)
*Bundle and save! Any 2 for $30**, all three for $45** (Candlelight Early Experience Price: $20/$15 when bundled)!
**If you want the Candlelight VIP Experience, it's $5 off so all three would be VIP ($25)+ Masks ($15) + Costumes ($15) = $55 for the works, or if you want the VIP Experience and one or the other workshop would be: VIP ($25) + Masks OR Costumes ($15) = $40.
To get your discount, purchase a ticket to either mask or costume workshop [or Candlelight Early or VIP Experiences] and your order confirmation page will give you a PROMO code to get $5 off your ticket price to use on the other workshop(s)/ticket(s).
Costume Contest Live Voting:* (Each night)
Votes for the Best, Scariest, & Most Creative/Original Costume will be cast each night from:
Wednesday, Oct. 25—Saturday, Oct. 28 and
Tuesday, Oct. 31 (Halloween Night)
at 8 PM for the Early Experience and 10 PM for the VIP Experience
WINNERs each night automatically advance to Halloween and get free VIP Experience tickets.
Contest Finals Voting & Winner Announcement:*
(Includes participants from all nights)
Votes will be cast From 10-11 PM on Halloween Night for the best costume based on all winning participants from the previous nights.
*VOTING CONDUCTED BY ATTENDEES WITH A UNIQUE CODE EACH NIGHT. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PRESENT TO VOTE (except Finale) & WIN. Participants from all experiences emailed ballot for Halloween voting for Grand Prizes.
Costume Creation Contest Categories
You must have created a costume to participate. You may purchase components or elements of your costume but cannot have purchased an entire costume or all components of a costume to participate.
Each night
Best Costume: Overall best costume of all attendees
Two (2) free readings ($50 value) + $2 free beers ($10 value) + Candlelight Ticket Refund ($15 value) = $75 value.Scariest Costume: Overall scariest costume of all attendees
1 free reading ($25 value), 1 free beer ($5 value) = $30 value
Most Creative/Original Costume: Most clever or original costume of all attendees
1 free reading ($25 value), 1 free beer ($5 value) = $30 value
Voting for The Early Experience is at 8 PM and The VIP Experience is at 11 PM.
Winners automatically get admission to finale voting at 11 PM on Hallow's Eve Tues 10/31/23
Creative Costume Contest FINALS! (10/31/23 from 10-11 PM):
Best costume: $300*
Most Creative/Original Costume: $50*
Scariest Costume: $50*
*VOTING CONDUCTED BY ATTENDEES WITH A UNIQUE CODE EACH NIGHT. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PRESENT TO VOTE & WIN.
DIY Mask Creation Resources
Costumes are required for the experience, but you may purchase a mask or costume (you'll have to at least buy a mask at the door as it is a masquerade experience). However, you must create a costume to participate in the contest (components or parts of it of course may be purchased).
We highly encourage all participants to create their own costumes as we're trying to restore this and other long forgotten folk arts and customs related to this Hallows Eve. We understand, however, that life gets in the way sometimes. Don't sweat it...
Luckily for you, we have assembled a list of DIY resources that will help you put together your own mask and costume at home in case you are unable to attend our Costume Creation Workshops at Artisan Alley.
Please Note:
Only attendees who have created their own costumes/masks will be allowed to participate in the Creative Costume Contest
to find out how you can create your own customized mask and/or costume at home. Youtube videos represent a wealth of information on costuming and making your own mask or costume as well.
