The Haunt: An Artistically-Twisted Haunted House

Events

The Haunt: An Artistically-Twisted Haunted House

Presented by Bat Witch Ghost & YBCA |

October 25–November 1, 2025

The Haunt is an artist-made haunted house from Bat Witch Ghost, presented at YBCA.

This annual event brings the American haunted house tradition to life with the spirit and resourcefulness of San Francisco’s creative underworld—spooky yet campy, scrappy but full of wonder, DIY and open to everyone.

In this year’s incarnation, visitors will be invited into a labyrinth built from salvaged materials, bat’s wool, eye of Newt, buried dreams, and a lot of hot glue.

Outside the maze, guests can mingle and explore the graveyard with libations, a dance floor, dank merch, and otherworldly delights. Costumes encouraged.

The Haunt will be presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from Saturday, October 25 through Saturday, November 1. Special family-friendly, kid-scary daytime events are planned, with details to be announced soon.

The Forum, YBCA

Tickets: on sale soon!

Bat Witch Ghost presents Corridor of Horror, 2024. Photos by Auston Marek and Aaron Wojack.

Bat Witch Ghost

BWG is an arts organization building on the foundation of the American haunted house.

We unite artists, neighbors, and local businesses in collaborative creation, artistic stimulation, and neighborhood connection. Our mission is to foster the studio arts by inviting the public to experience art in a new way and to provide paid opportunities for artists and craftspeople. We use recycled and discarded materials whenever possible and exemplify a DIY approach to creativity and expression. Through a sustainable revenue model, we aim to become a lasting San Francisco tradition that celebrates the city’s creative spirit and love of costumed performance.

Bat Witch Ghost demonstrates how community-driven art can be both financially viable and socially transformative, designing gathering spaces where creativity and community intersect.

YBCA Programs are made possible in part by Blue Shield of California, the City and County of San Francisco, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, James R. Lilienthal Trust, California Arts Council, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Amy and Hannah Eliot, Tides Foundation, Farhang Foundation, Peter Rigano and Cody Hicks, Malia Simonds, Alan Seiffert, Katie Colendich, Peter Schumann and Rob Wullenjohn, Vicky Shipkowitz, John Bankston and Robert Goodman and YBCA Members.

Lead image features artwork by Matt Berstein. Photographs of 2024 event by Auston Marek and Aaron Wojack.