Ravens & Roses: Raven's Haunted Harvest

Ravens & Roses: Raven’s Haunted Harvest
October 29 – November 1, 2026
Anderson Civic Center | Anderson, South Carolina

NVRMORE Entertainment & Festivals returns to the Anderson Civic Center for four days with the darkest chapter of Ravens & Roses yet — Raven’s Haunted Harvest.

This isn't the elegant, romantic side of Ravens & Roses.

For Halloween weekend, we're turning down the Victorian charm and turning up the steampunk, gothic, haunted, macabre, strange and beautifully twisted.

Raven’s Haunted Harvest is a fully themed festival experience combining artisan vendors, food and beverages, live entertainment, roaming characters, Halloween activities and immersive elements throughout the grounds.

EVENT HOURS
Thursday, October 29: 4 PM – 9 PM
Friday, October 30: 1 PM – 9 PM
Saturday, October 31: 11 AM – 9 PM
Sunday, November 1: 11 AM – 6 PM

TWO SIDES OF THE HARVEST
Raven’s Haunted Harvest is designed to change as the sun goes down.

🎃 DAYTIME — FAMILY-FRIENDLY HAUNTED HARVEST

During the daytime, Haunted Harvest will remain family and kid friendly, with Halloween fun, characters, entertainment and Trick-or-Treating throughout the festival until 5 PM.

We are HIGHLY encouraging all participating vendors to join the Trick-or-Treat experience by having candy, small toys, stickers or another appropriate treat available to hand out to children visiting their booth.

It doesn't have to be elaborate or expensive — participation from our vendors helps turn Trick-or-Treating into a festival-wide experience instead of a single activity tucked into one corner.

🖤 AFTER DARK — THE HARVEST CHANGES

Beginning at 6 PM, Raven’s Haunted Harvest takes a darker turn.

The family-friendly daytime atmosphere gives way to our adult-oriented scare experience, with darker characters, scare elements, haunted entertainment and a much more twisted side of the Harvest emerging throughout the grounds.

The hour between 5 PM and 6 PM will serve as our transition from daytime Halloween fun into the evening Haunted Harvest experience.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
We welcome a wide variety of vendors, including food trucks and trailers, specialty foods, beverages, desserts, artists, handcrafted goods, clothing, jewelry, accessories, gothic and alternative merchandise, steampunk creations, oddities and curiosities, candles, apothecary, home décor, mystical and metaphysical goods, horror and dark-fantasy creations, businesses and those wonderfully weird things that refuse to fit neatly into a category.

Your business does NOT have to be gothic, Halloween or steampunk themed to participate.

Our traditional NVRMORE vendors are absolutely welcome. Theming your booth, merchandise or attire to Haunted Harvest is encouraged — but not required.

THE NVRMORE EXPERIENCE
NVRMORE festivals are built to be more than rows of vendor tents.

We create experiences designed to give guests a reason to explore, stay, interact and come back throughout the weekend. Raven’s Haunted Harvest will lean heavily into its Halloween-weekend setting, with the festival experience evolving throughout the day and our vendors becoming part of the world we're creating.

Our goal remains the same:

It’s not just about the food — it’s about COMMUNITY.

Raven’s Haunted Harvest is a four-day, rain-or-shine event, and vendors should apply prepared to participate for the full event.

Please review all application information, requirements and policies carefully before submitting your application.

If your business thrives somewhere between creative, unusual, delicious, dark, strange or completely unexpected...

Welcome to Raven’s Haunted Harvest. 🖤🐦‍⬛🌹

Ravens & Roses: Raven’s Haunted Harvest
Entertainment & Performer Application
October 30 – November 1, 2026
Anderson Civic Center | Anderson, South Carolina

NVRMORE Entertainment & Festivals returns to the Anderson Civic Center Halloween weekend with the darkest chapter of Ravens & Roses yet — Raven’s Haunted Harvest.

This time, we're leaving some of the Victorian elegance behind and stepping into something darker, stranger and a little more twisted.

Steampunk. Gothic. Haunted. Macabre. Dark Fantasy. Halloween.

And we're looking for the performers, entertainers, characters and wonderfully unusual humans who can help us bring that world to life.

ENTERTAINMENT DATES & HOURS
Friday, October 30: 1 PM – 9 PM
Saturday, October 31: 11 AM – 9 PM
Sunday, November 1: 11 AM – 6 PM

PLEASE NOTE: Raven’s Haunted Harvest opens Thursday, October 29; however, scheduled entertainment programming will begin Friday, October 30. Entertainment applications are for Friday through Sunday only.

TWO SIDES OF THE HARVEST
Raven’s Haunted Harvest changes as the day moves into night — and our entertainment will be a huge part of that transformation.

? DAYTIME — FAMILY-FRIENDLY HAUNTED HARVEST

Until 5 PM, entertainment and character interactions throughout the festival will remain appropriate for children and families.

Daytime programming will include Trick-or-Treating throughout the festival, roaming characters, interactive entertainment, performances and Halloween fun designed for guests of all ages.

Performers participating during daytime hours should be comfortable interacting with families and children while maintaining the atmosphere and personality of their character or act.

? AFTER DARK — THE HARVEST CHANGES

At 5 PM, the festival begins its transition.

Beginning at 6 PM, the darker side of Raven’s Haunted Harvest comes out to play.

Evening programming may include scare actors, darker characters, scare zones, horror elements, immersive interactions and entertainment intended for a more mature audience.

We're looking for performers who can help make that transformation feel real.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
This entertainment call goes far beyond traditional stage performances.

We are interested in:

? Scare Actors & Character Performers
? Zombies, Monsters & Creatures
? Gothic & Dark Fantasy Characters
⚙️ Steampunk Performers & Characters
? Circus & Sideshow-Style Acts
? Fire & Specialty Performers
? Bands, Musicians & Vocalists
? Dancers & Performance Groups
? Magicians & Illusionists
?‍☠️ Roaming & Interactive Characters
? Horror & Halloween Performers
? Stage Entertainment
? Immersive & Interactive Performances

And if what you do is so strange that you're staring at this list thinking, “Yeah... none of those really explain it.”

Apply anyway.

Those are usually our people.

MORE THAN A STAGE
NVRMORE festivals are built around creating an experience, not simply filling a performance schedule.

Some entertainers will perform on stage.

Others may roam the festival, interact with guests, inhabit a character, participate in themed activities or become part of the atmosphere itself.

Some may do a little bit of everything.

When completing your application, please tell us what you do, what type of environment you perform best in, whether your performance is appropriate for daytime/family audiences, after-dark audiences or BOTH, and what you would need from us to make your performance successful.

Photos, videos, social media links and examples of previous performances are strongly encouraged.

WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL CHAOS
We're not looking for every performer to fit the same mold.

We're looking for people who can help us build a world guests don't simply watch...

They step inside it.

If you're theatrical, musical, creepy, funny, strange, talented, interactive, unexpected or just wonderfully difficult to categorize—

there may be a place for you at Raven’s Haunted Harvest.

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It’s not just about the food — it’s about COMMUNITY.