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The West Salem Art Hotel and friends plan an interactive Halloween art music festival ON THE GROUNDS OF the ART hotel AND West Salem Public House. We will be utilizing the historic two-acre area of this beloved West Salem neighborhood. In the community spirit, we are uniting a local collection of art, maker, and vintage vendors, including live musicians, accompanied by visual and performing art, workshops, and demonstrations led by artists and non-profit organizations.
This YEAR'S event will include AMAZING PERFORMANCES PERFORMANCES, costume CONTESTS, delicious food vendors, BEER AND BEVERAGE OPTIONS, OUR SPOOKY GHOUL MOON MAZE and more family-friendly amusement. The six-hour event will unfold into the evening, where we can watch THE DAY SINK INTO NIGHT AS THE moon riseS over exquisite farmland under colorful string lights.
The Ghoul Moon Festival will be on, October 24th, 2026 from 4 pm-10 pm on the Albert and Green St. block in West Salem.
The West Salem Art Hotel, , and West Salem Public House are excited to host this magical inaugural event!
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We are looking for local, community-based businesses and organizations to join us as partners.
We will offer our supporters Rewards based on the level of contribution.
MOON CREW
West Salem Art Hotel/Full Moon Festival
Haydee Thompson is the Founder/curator/designer of the West Salem Art Hotel. Haydee is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a degree in Drama. After graduation in the early '90s, she moved to NYC to pursue an acting career and found herself as a personal assistant to artist/musician David Byrne. Haydee spent over a decade in the Big Apple until, shortly after 9/11, she decided to move back to Winston-Salem and into the Wherehouse, an Artist and Music collective located in the abandoned downtown. In 2003 she and her fellow artists purchased a 1971 charter bus, converted it to run on vegetable oil, and toured the country for three months with a variety show. Eventually, Haydee turned the Wherehouse into her first Art Hotel with much success. In March of 2021, she moved the location of the Art Hotel and rebranded it under the current name of the West Salem Art Hotel.
Full Moon Festival/NCMAWS
Lindsay Potter, a Winston-Salem, NC native, earned her BA in Art History from Salem College in 2014. After graduating, she joined the team at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art as their full-time Registrar. Lindsay has a professional background in the local nonprofit art sector, with a dedication to making the arts inclusive. In 2017, she completed her Master’s degree at the University of Edinburgh in Modern and Contemporary Art History, focusing on community arts enrichment, outreach, and public art practice. Following her time in Scotland, she relocated to Lisbon, Portugal, where she worked in art and language education. Lindsay now works at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) as the Manager of Audience Engagement, where she creates and implements art programs for all ages. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Art SHAC and Art Nouveau, both of Winston-Salem. She is a co-founder and curator of the Ghoul Moon Festival.
Full Moon Festival
Tessa Everton is a neuro-spicy, creative entrepreneur who loves all things art and design, curating events and hosting parties, and making people feel empowered to be their authentic, true selves. She has vended in markets in Winston-Salem since the very first Hoots Flea Market back in 2013 and she has been curating and hosting grassroots art festivals in Winston-Salem since 2018. Ghoul Moon Fest IV will be her 8th large event. With a Cosmetology license, advanced Reiki certification, and passion for holistic wellness, she owns and operates Primrose Wellness Boutique right here in our beloved West Salem neighborhood. In her free, time you can find her loving on her senior dog, Diana, and spending quality time with her partner and family.
KEY METRICS
800
ATTENDEES
40
ARTIST & CRAFT VENDORS
6
MUSICAL ACTS
2
ACRES
NEEDS AND COSTS
We are a DIY Organization, and with care and focus will create a beautiful grassroots community festival full of flavor and color for all ages! The list below reflects general financial needs to help accomplish this task! Any help will be rewarded in kind based on amount contributed.
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FOOD VENDORS
4
MAJOR
SPECTACLES
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SPONSOR REWARDS
ALL sponsors will be tagged on Full Moon Festival, and West Salem Art Hotel media platforms when posting about the festival.
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$500+ Sponsorship: All the above as well as brand recognition on Festival Website and posters.
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$750+ Sponsorship: All the above plus will have access to a vendor table for the length of the event.
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$1000+ sponsorship will provide you with all of the above, PLUS a night for two in the beautiful Art/Partment.some conditions
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If you would like to sponsor the Ghoul Moon Festival or if you have any questions, please email us here.
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HELPING HANDS 500
EVENT INSURANCE 300 PORT-A-JON 300
SIGNAGE 275
DECORATION 350
MERCHANDISE 1500
MARKETING 650
SPECIALTY PERFORMERS 2000
TOTAL 5875
