Special Events - The world famous Winchester Mystery House™ in San Jose, California, is an extravagant maze of Victorian craftsmanship – marvelous, baffling, eerily eccentric, and undeniably, haunted.

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	Plan Your Special Event Private Party and Event Space Available Upcoming Public Events: 8th Annual San Jose Orchid Exposition To purchase advanced tickets for any of the Orchid Exposition packages outlined below please call our Group Sales Department at (408)-247-2000 x30 during operating hours. Wine Tasting Wine Tasting and Souvenir Glass Package - $18 Wine Tasting Card (5 Tastes) - $10 May 31st Special Preview Night All packages include: Entrance to the 8th Annual San Jose Orchid Exposition's special Preview Night event $1 Discount coupon for that special orchid purchase Additional Benefits: Orchid Lover’s Package: $10 Complimentary appetizers and champagne toast Orchid Preview Package: $50 includes all of the above, plus: Winchester Mystery House Annual Pass good for unlimited admission to our Mansion Tour and Behind-the-Scenes tour for one year from date of purchase. Also good for a $3 discount for up to six of your friends or family! We’ll donate a portion of your fee to benefit the Orchid Conservation Alliance and the Real Orchid Growers’ Society. Ultimate Orchid VIP Package: $63 includes all of the above, plus: Complimentary 16 oz. wine glass with five wine tastings June 1st and 2nd Orchid Exposition Event Orchid Exposition Package: $5 Entrance to the 8th Annual San Jose Orchid Exposition Discount coupon for that special orchid purchase Admittance to “Beginning Orchid Grower Skills” session — a free orchid is raffled off at each session! Free admission to the historic Winchester Firearms Museum, Antique Products Museum, and Mrs. Winchester’s Victorian Gardens “History in Bloom” Package: $40 includes all of the above, plus: Winchester Mystery House Annual Pass good for unlimited admission to our Mansion Tour and Behind-the-Scenes tour for one year from date of purchase. Also good for a $3 discount for up to six of your friends or family! We’ll donate a portion of your fee to benefit the Orchid Conservation Alliance and the Real Orchid Growers’ Society. Ultimate Orchid Package: $58 includes all of the above, plus: Complimentary 16 oz. wine glass with five wine tastings We’ll donate a portion of your fee to benefit the Orchid Conservation Alliance and the Real Orchid Growers’ Society Flashlight Tours September 13th – Friday the 13th Flashlight Tour December 13th – Friday the 13th Flashlight Tour FRIDAY THE 13TH FLASHLIGHT TOURS Since her death, millions of people have visited her home and many report the sightings of ghosts. Was the house built solely as a monument to the dead or do the phantoms Sarah communed with in life, or perhaps Sarah herself, still lurk nightly in the maze-like corridors of the Winchester Mystery House™? The tradition of Sarah Winchester’s bizarre legacy continues... Tickets for special events are available in advance online. Special 65 minute Flashlight Tours of the Winchester Mansion are given every Friday the 13th. You'll tour the rambling, mysterious mansion at night with only the moonlight, a souvenir flashlight, and your imagination to provide illumination through the bewildering maze of rooms and stairways. But watch your back, Sarah could be waiting around any turn. This is one open house you’ll never forget. Buy your tickets early! Due to the popularity of the Flashlight Tours, we highly recommend you purchase your tickets ahead of time. Friday the 13th tickets go on sale approximately 2-3 months in advance of the event. This event WILL sell out and when it does, tickets will not be available at Box Office on the night of the event. "Be Our Guest" The Winchester Mystery House® Estate is available to rent for your very own private event. Transport your guests back in time and celebrate an atmosphere as special as your occasion. Savor your event in a truly befitting style, with an unmatched level of personal service, and awe-inspiring grandeur in every detail. To see available banquet space, event ideas, group tour rates, and more please visit our Private Events page at WinchesterMysteryHouseEvents.com. Continue: Visit

Wander through 110 of the 160 rooms of this Victorian mansion, designed and built by the Winchester Rifle heiress. Tour the estate daily.

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AMAZING FACTS

The mirror over the fireplace in the alcove of Mrs. Winchester's bedroom was one of only three mirrors allowed in the entire house at the time of Mrs. Winchester’s death. Legend has it that spirits hate mirrors, since the sight of their reflection causes them to vanish. This is why Mrs. Winchester’s servants and secretary reportedly used only hand mirrors or went without.