With 137-Year-Old Church As Backdrop, 'Ghost Walk Riverside' Returns

RIVERSIDE, CA — The annual "Ghost Walk Riverside" tours will start up Friday evening in what has become a Halloween season tradition, which this year is centered in a school adjacent to the city's oldest Catholic church.

"This tantalizing adventure through the corridors of St. Francis de Sales Catholic School is set to be a whimsical and fantastic adventure that's perfect for all ages," according to the California Riverside Ballet, which produces the Ghost Walk events to raise money for the nonprofit.

The campus is an adjunct of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, which dates back to 1886, when it was established as a mission of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles.

Tours are scheduled on a rotating basis Friday and Saturday nights.

"Within the school courtyard, patrons will be treated to the sounds and sights of Halloween, including the kids' carnival, food and vendor court and beer garden," according to the CRB. "Within the walls, a thrilling scene will unfold."

This year's themes include "Mysteries in the Moonlights," "Eerie Enchantments" and "Shadows & Secrets."

Last year's tours were located in White Park, and previously they were in multiple locations surrounding the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa.

High school students perform re-enactments and take on the roles of the goblins, apparitions, victims, malefactors and other Halloweenish figures who populate the tours.

Proceeds from ticket sales directly benefit the ballet.

More information regarding tickets and tour times is available at https://crballet.net/ghost-walk.