Ghosts & Legends Walking Tours

The Back in the Day Committee has researched ghost stories passed down from previous decades, interviewed people who have lived here for generations and listened to some of our neighbors’ more contemporary stories over the years. We’ve compiled the best of these tales into our annual Ghosts & Legends Walking Tours, which take place every October here in NoDa.

WHO: The NoDa NBA's Back in the Day Committee along with the hundreds of ghosts, spirits, and legends that still hand out in Noda. And you, of course.

WHAT: Walking tour of the neighborhood. Don't worry about special shoes, however. We stick to city streets and will not be going over any rough terrain. Tours last approximately one hour.

WHEN: One night only on Saturday Oct 19. Tours will begin at 6pm and run nonstop until the last tour leaves around 10:15pm. We'll have multiple tours leaving every hour, so you won't have to wait around too long for the next one to start.

WHERE: We will set up our table at Stu's Barrel House next to Jack Beagle's. Look for the humans in the blue-and-white striped shirts. Don't follow the spirits (unless you're with the rest of the group, of course).

WHY: It's a great way to hear about NoDa's rich and colorful history from our beginnings as mill villages to now. You might even finally figure out why it feels like you are being watched when you walk down North Alexander Street.

HOW: Tickets will be available the night of the event. Walk-ups are welcome. All you have to do is swing by our table and tell us how many you need and which tour you want to join. We advise coming early to secure your tickets, however, even if you plan on going later in the evening.

HOW MUCH: FREE! However, the Back in the Day committee is a nonprofit group of volunteers with NoDa's best interests in mind, so donations are gratefully accepted. We'd like to keep doing things like this in the neighborhood.

Shoot us an email if you have questions abou tthe tour, would like to be more involved with the committee, have a ghost story of your own to share, or know any current or former residents we should interview so we can capture our neighborhood's history: backintheday@noda.org