It's Edgar Allan Poe's 214th birthday on Thursday, January 19, 2023, and there are tons of celebratory activities going on. We're featuring two here for the actual day, and we'll be bringing you information on a weekend-long birthday bash in tomorrow's post.
Poe Baltimore presents a murder mystery – Death of the Poe Toaster
Join Poe Baltimore as they celebrate Poe's birthday with cake, refreshments, tours, and a fun murder mystery. You can also take a bus tour around key Poe sites – including his burial place – around Baltimore
Event details
Poe Toaster Murder Mystery & Bus Tour For Poe's Birthday
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 figure left a tribute of cognac and roses at literary horror master Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in Baltimore. The tradition ended abruptly, with no clue as to the fate of the anonymous “Poe Toaster.” But this January, on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s 214th birthday, it’s time to reveal the truth: the legendary Poe Toaster is dead. He was murdered at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe and his killer is on the loose!
Unorthodox methods of investigation will be needed to solve the heinous act as it is believed he has infiltrated Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday Celebration at Westminster Hall. Are you brave enough to solve this mystery before the murderer escapes? Investigate the evidence, participate in supernatural experiments, and most of all, have fun doing it!
Join Poe Baltimore and Poe’s Magic Theatre for a special birthday celebration for Edgar Allan Poe, Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the famed Westminster Hall & Burying Grounds in Baltimore, Maryland (where Poe is buried.) This party, complete with cake and toasty refreshments on a cold January evening, will include a special mystery game and a tour of the historic Catacombs. Attendees will follow clues around the old cemetery where Poe is buried and follow in the footsteps of a killer.
General Admission includes:
Murder mystery hosted by Vince Wilson of Poe’s Magic Theatre
Complimentary party refreshments
Guided tour of Westminster Hall & Burying Grounds, including the catacombs
Grave-side birthday toast to Edgar Allan Poe
VIP Party & Bus tour includes party, murder mystery, and a special bus tour of Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore.
Tickets available here.
12th Annual Virtual Poe Toasting
Virtual Poe Toasting hosted by the Facebook group The International Edgar Allan Poe Society
January 19th at MIDNIGHT
Happy 214th Birthday to our dear Mr. Poe! The time is upon us again, fellow Toasters. It is time to steal away into the night to toast Mr. Poe. We carry on the tradition of toasting Mr. Poe every January 19 by posting a toast on this event page in his honor. (Perhaps a toast of three roses and a half bottle of cognac?) This is a family-friendly event, so non-alcoholic toasts are equally welcome! Join us again – or for the first time – for our twelfth annual Virtual Poe Toasting and celebration of Poe's birthday. Toasters assemble!
Join the event page here.
Stay tuned to our website because we'll be posting details of Richmond's Poe Museum's 3 day birthday celebration tomorrow on Poe's actual birthday. Happy Birthday Mr. Poe!
