Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Weekend & Poe Toaster Murder Mystery
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Westminster Hall & Burying Ground
The Poe Toaster is dead, murdered at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe and his killer is on the loose. Solve the mystery for Poe's birthday!
For decades, a mysterious visitor known only as the Poe Toaster crept through the cemetery on the eve of Poe's Birthday, leaving three roses and a glass of cognac at the poet’s grave. The ritual became legend—until 2009, when the Toaster vanished without a trace.
