Nightmare Manor, Rochester NY

09/25/2026

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09/25/2026

09/12/2026

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

The final casting call for Nightmare Wharf is happening TODAY at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.

We’re looking for the final members of our inaugural crew — event operations, scare actors, immersive characters, and performers ready to help unleash Buffalo’s newest Halloween experience.

FINAL CASTING CALL — TODAY
12–4 PM & 6–9 PM
1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202

No acting experience required. Bring your energy. Bring your personality. We’ll help bring out the nightmare.

09/08/2026

🚨 FINAL CASTING CALL — THIS SATURDAY 🚨

This is your last chance to join the nightmare.

Nightmare Wharf is assembling its inaugural crew for Buffalo’s newest large-scale immersive Halloween event at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, and we’re looking for performers ready to bring the waterfront to life after dark.

FINAL OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday, September 12
12–4 PM & 6–9 PM
📍 1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202
We’re casting: scare actors, queue-line performers, event operations and immersive characters for select nights this October.

No acting experience? No problem. We’re looking for energy, commitment, personality, and people who aren’t afraid to get a little... unsettling.

This is the FINAL open casting opportunity before the 2026 season.
Tag someone who belongs in the dark. 👇

08/21/2026

BUFFALO — WE’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SCARE. ⚓

Nightmare Wharf is assembling its cast for our inaugural 2026 season at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park.

Think you have what it takes to become part of Buffalo’s newest immersive Halloween event?

🎭 OPEN CASTING CALLS
📅 Friday, August 28
⏰ 6–9 PM

📅 Saturday, September 12
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM

We’re looking for:
👹 Scare Actors
🎭 Queue-Line Performers
🎨 Makeup Artists
🎟️ Event Team Members & Ambassadors

No haunt experience? That’s okay. We’re looking for energy, personality, commitment and people who aren’t afraid to become something else when the lights go down.

Nightmare Wharf is a seasonal fundraising program of the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, with proceeds supporting the preservation, programming and mission of the Park.

⚓ The ships are waiting.
💀 Your audition starts soon.

TAG SOMEONE WHO BELONGS IN THE DARK.

08/19/2026

44 days.

The fog is rolling in.

This October, the Buffalo waterfront will transform into Nightmare Wharf, a massive immersive Halloween experience where towering steel, dark passageways, eerie lighting, and relentless creatures create a night unlike anything Western New York has ever experienced.

Built around the atmosphere of the historic waterfront of the Buffalo Naval Park, Nightmare Wharf delivers cinematic scares, unforgettable environments, and a Halloween experience waiting around every corner.

Open select nights October 2 through November 1.

⚓ The darkness is almost here.

NightmareWharf.com