The Fabulous Fox Theatre’s popular Ghost Tours are making a comeback this month, with new guidelines to accommodate safe social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tours, which are programmed with the assistance of the St. Louis Paranormal Research Society, include both Fox Theatre history by Fox tour guides and “ghost” stories from the Paranormal Society. The organization had previously conducted an investigation and analysis of the theater’s “hot spots” of paranormal activity.
This year, the tours have been modified to comply with safety requirements, according to Fox Theatre programming director John O’Brien.
“We are pleased to open the theatre for Ghost Tours as an avenue for Fox guests to visit us safely as we wait out the COVID-19 pandemic,” O’Brien said. “Working with the city of St. Louis, we have come up with a version of our tour that satisfies all of the COVID-19 safety requirements, while giving our guests as much of the past Ghost Tour experience as we can. Understandably, some elements will need to be left out and we hope to bring those back next year.”
Among the changes: The tours will cover three levels of the theater, but will not include the venue’s narrow underground tunnels. Tours will move in one direction to avoid contact with other tour groups. Participants will be required to wear a mask during the tour and practice social distancing.
Tours will be limited to 15 people per departure and will take place on the following dates and times:
Sundays, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25:
2:10 p.m., 2:20 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 2:40, 3:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 5:40 p.m.
Mondays, Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19 and Oct. 26:
6 p.m., 6:10 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 7:50 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:10 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:10 p.m., 9:20 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.
Tour tickets are $40 each and include parking. Tarot card readings will be available for an additional charge. Food and beverage service will not be available during the tours. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit fabulousfox.com.
