Friday the 13th, with the Southside Community AssociationThis event has passed
Be a Ghost on a Ghost Tour
A 6 PM Southside Haunted History Tour from Mother Road Brewing where every guest is a ghost, with the Southside Community Association. Free: donate what you wish at the door for flood relief. Hot cocoa included.
In partnership with
Southside Community Association
The nonprofit at the Murdoch Center that has looked after Flagstaff's first neighborhood since 2005: heritage preservation, the Resilience Hub, Resilient Black Roots and the neighborhood plan. Every dollar you give at the door goes to their flood relief for Southside residents.
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What to expect
The ghosts are back, and this time they are walking for a reason. On Friday, November 13 at 6 PM we are running a special Southside Haunted History Tour, in partnership with the Southside Community Association, where the whole group comes dressed as sheet ghosts, eye holes and all. Every dollar raised goes to the Association's flood relief for Southside neighbors hit by the early November flooding.
There is no ticket price. Sign up below so we know how many ghosts to expect and how many guides to bring, then pay what you wish when you arrive. We hand your donation straight to the Southside Community Association. Give what you can; a few dollars from a lot of ghosts adds up. Hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center is included.
We meet outside Mother Road Brewing Company, 7 S Mikes Pike, at 5:45 PM and walk south of the tracks: the saloons, the railroad stories and the working-town history the downtown route never reaches. About one mile at an easy pace with stops, roughly 90 minutes, told by the guides who live here.
The Southside is Flagstaff's first neighborhood and its most historically marginalized: for generations it was the side of the tracks where the town's Black, Hispanic and Indigenous families were expected to live, and where the floodwater was expected to go. On this walk you learn how past city decisions, about what got built, paved, protected or left to flood, have played a part in the issues Southside neighbors face today, including the flooding this night is raising money for.
Bring your own ghost sheet (a white sheet with two eye holes) or any ghost costume you like. A dark shirt and pants underneath keep the look clean, and a phone light helps on the walk back. Eye holes are mandatory and giggling is expected.
Everyone is welcome: friends, family, coworkers, visitors, your date, your kids. A parade of ghosts drifting through the Southside on Friday the 13th is a sight this town has never seen, and you will want the photos.
Where the money goes
Every dollar collected on the night goes to the Southside Community Association, the nonprofit based at the Murdoch Center that has looked after Flagstaff's first neighborhood since 2005, for their flood relief for Southside residents hit by the early November flooding. Freaky Foot Tours keeps nothing: the guides are donating their time, and we hand the full amount over after the tour. Cash is easiest at the door. If you cannot make it but still want to give, the Southside Community Association takes donations directly at southsideflagstaff.com.
The other side of the tracks
Flagstaff grew up on both sides of the railroad, but not evenly. North of the tracks got the banks, the hotels and the courthouse. South of them, the Southside became the neighborhood where the town's Black, Hispanic and Indigenous families, the railroad and lumber workers, were expected to live, and where the Rio de Flag was expected to spill. The stories on this walk come with that history attached: who was allowed to build what, which streets got paved and which got the water, what was preserved and what was torn down, and how decisions made at City Hall a century ago play a part in the issues Southside neighbors face right now. You will leave knowing the neighborhood, not just its ghosts.
Hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center
The night ends with hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center, 203 E Brannen Ave, the Southside Community Association's home and the neighborhood's historic community hall. It is included, no ticket needed. Stay for a cup, meet the people doing the flood relief, and see where your donation goes.
How to make a sheet ghost costume in ten minutes
Your ghost sheet starts as a plain white flat sheet, twin or full. Drape it over your head and have a friend mark where your eyes land with a pencil, then take it off and cut two holes about the size of a quarter, a little bigger than feels right so you can see curbs and stairs. Hem check: the ghost sheet should stop above your shoes, so trim the bottom or tuck it into a belt around your waist under the costume. A dark shirt and pants underneath keep the look clean. Optional flourishes: a bit of black fabric paint or marker for a mouth, a chain belt, a tiny hat pinned on top. Bring a flashlight or your phone light for the walk back to the car.
Where to find a cheap sheet in Flagstaff
A thrifted white sheet runs a few dollars and the money stays local. Hodgepodge Thrift (452 N Switzer Canyon Dr, run by Northland Hospice), Cedar Closet (2919 N West St), Sharon's Attic (1926 N 4th St), the Habitat for Humanity ReStore (2016 N 4th St), St. Vincent de Paul (2113 N East St) and Thrift for Goodness Sake (2 S Beaver St, right by the start) all carry linens, and Goodwill and Savers are on the east side. Hours shift with the season, so call ahead or check before you drive over. No sheet at all? Come anyway. Any ghost counts.
Good to know
All ages are welcome. Adult ghosts are 18 and up; young ghosts, 17 and under, come with an adult ghost. The route is about a mile on Southside sidewalks at an easy pace with stops, and the night wraps up at the Murdoch Center around 8 PM. Everything happens outdoors until the cocoa, so well-behaved dogs on a leash are welcome too, ghost sheet optional. Tours run rain, snow or starlight; our guides carry umbrellas. Dress warm under the sheet: mid-November nights in Flagstaff drop fast once the sun is down.
Why sign up if it is free?
So we can plan. The sign-up tells us how many ghosts to expect, how many guides to bring, how much cocoa to make and whether to open a second group. It also puts a door code on your phone so check-in takes seconds. If your plans change, no problem: just reply to your confirmation email so we can give the spot to another ghost. If the page shows full, call or text (928) 224-0518 and we will see about opening a second departure.
When and where
Friday, November 13, 2026, 6 PM to 8 PM
Mother Road Brewing Company
7 S Mikes Pike, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Meet outside Mother Road Brewing by 5:45 PM, already in your ghost sheet. Bring your donation for the Southside Community Association. Hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center afterwards is included. Tours run rain, snow or starlight.
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Quick answers
How much does it cost?
Nothing up front. Sign up here for free, then donate what you wish when you arrive at Mother Road Brewing. Every dollar goes to the Southside Community Association for flood relief. Cash is easiest at the door. Hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center afterwards is included.
Do I have to wear a ghost sheet?
Nobody will check, but you will be the only one not glowing in the photos. Any ghost costume counts: a classic sheet, a tattered white dress, a Victorian specter. We do not provide sheets, so bring your own.
Is this the same as the regular 7 PM ghost tour?
No. The nightly tour covers downtown. This is our Southside Haunted History Tour, the route south of the tracks that usually runs only for private groups, so it is a rare chance to walk it on a public night, with the neighborhood's own history told alongside its ghosts.
Where exactly do we meet?
Outside Mother Road Brewing Company at 7 S Mikes Pike, on the Southside just south of the railroad tracks. Be there by 5:45 PM in your sheet; we leave at 6 PM sharp and finish with hot cocoa at the Murdoch Center, 203 E Brannen Ave.
Can I bring my kids or my dog?
Yes to both. Young ghosts 17 and under come with an adult ghost, and the walk happens entirely outdoors, so leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome on the route too.
What if I sign up and cannot make it?
Reply to your confirmation email or text (928) 224-0518 so we can offer your spot to someone else. Nothing was charged, so there is nothing to refund.
What if it fills up?
We are starting with 60 spots. If demand is big enough, we add a second group that night. Call or text (928) 224-0518 and we will tell you as soon as more spots open.