Sooke Region Museum presents Sooke Spook
Saturday 25 October 2025, 5:00-7:00pm
free admission | food available for sale | family friendly
The event will be mostly outside, dress appropriately – in costume if you like!

Join us, if you dare!
Stories inspired by local history, will be brought to life by Sooke Harbour Players, with spooky poetry readings by Sooke Writers’ Association, and scary dance by Revolution Dance Collective. Guests are invited to come in costume and roam the museum grounds to meet characters from the past.

Have you seen the ghost of Louisa Mary Stiff in East Sooke?  She may appear at Sooke Spook.
Have you ever met a mad lightkeeper? If you venture into the Triangle Lighthouse you may have the chance.

We will also be celebrating International Bat Week with HAT (Habitat Acquisition Trust). HAT will have stewardship guides, a bat box display, colouring sheets and photos to help us identify bats and learn about the important role of bats in nature. Lots happening for bat week – learn more here.

Admission to the event is free, with food available for purchase.

Schedule:
5pm – event start, food available for purchase at Events Pavilion, Moss Cottage and Triangle Island Lighthouse open for visits (main museum building closed during event)
5:00pm – shipwreck tales at the Lord Western
5:15pm – gather at Events Pavilion for costume parade
5:30pm – dance performance by RDC
5:45pm – poetry readings on the outdoor stage by Sooke Writers’ Collective
after 6:15pm: dance performance by RDC (repeat)
6:30pm – shipwreck tales at the Lord Western
7:00pm – food sales end, all buildings closed

Menu:
hot drinks (hot chocolate, apple cider) – $3
roast your own spider dog (meat or veg) OR veg chili – $5
cupcake + cookie dessert – $3
meal (1 drink + spider dog or chili + dessert) – $10
popcorn – $2

More about our event partners:

Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT)is a local non-profit organization that works to help people understand and care for nature. HAT runs the Southern Vancouver Island chapter of the BC Community Bat Program, where we coordinate the Annual Bat Count, help locate and map existing colonies, conduct acoustic monitoring of select sites, collect guano for DNA sampling, sell bat boxes, and consult with homeowners on living with bats and guide them on best practices for excluding bats.

Est. 2023, Revolution Dance Collective, formerly Sooke Dance Studio, was created. We are located in the heart of beautiful Sooke, B.C. Our mission is to provide all students with high quality dance training in a safe and inclusive environment.

For over 40 years, Sooke Harbour Players has entertained the people of Sooke and the surrounding communities with first-rate theatrical productions, featuring actors of all ages. Sooke Harbour Players is proud to create original, engaging, family-friendly and diverse entertainment.

The Sooke Writers’ Collective is for writers in any genre and our intent is to provide community, support and writing practice for writers in the Sooke region (East Sooke, Sooke, Otter Point, and Shirley).

Thank you to the Province of BC Community Gaming and CRD Arts Commission for supporting Sooke Spook.