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Haunted Hotel Tours
Haunted Hotel Tours

– Saturdays at 12pm – Run Time: 30 minutes Adults $15 | Children $10 For over a century, the Hotel Congress has stood at the heart of Tucson, a living witness to… Read more

– Saturdays at 12pm
– Run Time: 30 minutes

Adults $15 | Children $10

For over a century, the Hotel Congress has stood at the heart of Tucson, a living witness to the city’s history—and to those who refuse to leave it behind. Built in 1919, the hotel was designed for travelers stepping off the Southern Pacific line, with guest rooms, a café, a beauty shop, a barber, and the now-famous Tap Room bar. Yet beneath the grandeur of its architecture lies something far older: the land itself has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years, making Tucson one of North America’s oldest, and most haunted, living communities.

On this 30-minute walking tour, you’ll be let in on the hotel’s best-kept secrets. Meet the lace-shrouded lady of the staircase, drifting through the lobby trailing the faint scent of roses; the Victorian Gentleman in Room 214, quietly surveying the plaza in seersucker and top hat; the Locksmith’s Apprentice, tinkering at unseen locks; Vince, the butter-knife handyman, still tending to his work decades after his passing; and the Lady in White, whose presence has startled more than a few male guests. You’ll even hear the story of infamous bank robber John Dillinger, who passed through Hotel Congress in 1934 before a fire exposed his gang’s presence and led to his capture—without a single shot fired.

The tour wraps up in the rarely seen séance room, a space of quiet reflection, lingering echoes, and centuries of footsteps—perfect for anyone curious enough to step just a little closer to the unexplained. It’s more than a ghost tour; it’s a backstage pass to a living portrait of Hotel Congress, where history, humanity, and spirits mingle in plain sight.

Please note: the elevator was destroyed in the famous 1934 fire—guests must climb one flight of stairs to reach the haunted rooms.

Haunted Hotel Tours
Haunted Hotel Tours

– Saturdays at 12pm – Run Time: 30 minutes Adults $15 | Children $10 For over a century, the Hotel Congress has stood at the heart of Tucson, a living witness to… Read more

– Saturdays at 12pm
– Run Time: 30 minutes

Adults $15 | Children $10

For over a century, the Hotel Congress has stood at the heart of Tucson, a living witness to the city’s history—and to those who refuse to leave it behind. Built in 1919, the hotel was designed for travelers stepping off the Southern Pacific line, with guest rooms, a café, a beauty shop, a barber, and the now-famous Tap Room bar. Yet beneath the grandeur of its architecture lies something far older: the land itself has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years, making Tucson one of North America’s oldest, and most haunted, living communities.

On this 30-minute walking tour, you’ll be let in on the hotel’s best-kept secrets. Meet the lace-shrouded lady of the staircase, drifting through the lobby trailing the faint scent of roses; the Victorian Gentleman in Room 214, quietly surveying the plaza in seersucker and top hat; the Locksmith’s Apprentice, tinkering at unseen locks; Vince, the butter-knife handyman, still tending to his work decades after his passing; and the Lady in White, whose presence has startled more than a few male guests. You’ll even hear the story of infamous bank robber John Dillinger, who passed through Hotel Congress in 1934 before a fire exposed his gang’s presence and led to his capture—without a single shot fired.

The tour wraps up in the rarely seen séance room, a space of quiet reflection, lingering echoes, and centuries of footsteps—perfect for anyone curious enough to step just a little closer to the unexplained. It’s more than a ghost tour; it’s a backstage pass to a living portrait of Hotel Congress, where history, humanity, and spirits mingle in plain sight.

Please note: the elevator was destroyed in the famous 1934 fire—guests must climb one flight of stairs to reach the haunted rooms.

Candlelit Séance with Space Travelers Union
Candlelit Séance with Space Travelers Union

($15-$20 + DICE fees | 6:30pm-9:30pm | | 16+) Enter The Century Room for a spirit-summoning reprieve from the chaos of Congress Street on All Hallow’s Eve. Featuring candlelit tables, minimalistic lighting… Read more

($15-$20 + DICE fees | 6:30pm-9:30pm | | 16+) Enter The Century Room for a spirit-summoning reprieve from the chaos of Congress Street on All Hallow’s Eve. Featuring candlelit tables, minimalistic lighting from doors to close, and haze holding in the air as the nation’s leading ambient/jazz crossover artists take flight to other realms. Take a seat and order something- at 6:30PM, the house drops to candlelight and the music begins – you’re welcome to come by anytime as the evening progresses. Costumes are encouraged!

Space Travelers Union is the project of Ryan Wheless, a multi-instrumentalist, composer, curator, and producer whose work explores unexpected sonic realms that arise through collective presence, here celebrating the release of their album “Music In Real Live”, recorded Live at The Century Room. Bridging acoustic folk instrumentation with modern jazz, their music brings together heartfelt rhythms, wide-open ambience, and the fleshy tactility of Americana. Grounded in improvisational freedom, repetition, and textural detail, their performances are immersive and genre-defying—at once cosmically spacious and deeply visceral.

Influenced by artists including Nate Mercereau, Carlos Niño, and Robert Glasper, Ryan approaches music as a sacred convergence of the ideas, experiences, and energies of the people making it together. For him, this emergent creativity is central to the meaning and importance of music: a way of creating space for disparate voices to meet, transform one another, and become something no one could have imagined alone.

Wheless’s various performances have been heard over 1.1 million times and have been featured by BBC Radio 6 Music, Worldwide FM, Radio France’s FIP, YouTube Music’s Jazz Hotlist, and Bandcamp’s New & Notable. He serves as an independent curator and producer at Arizona Arts Live.

Totally Hot Halloween!
Totally Hot Halloween!

9pm – 2am | 21+ – Advance: $15 + Dice Fees – Day of Show: $20 + Dice Fees – Skip the Line: $30 + Dice Fees General Admission Hotel Package: $250… Read more

9pm – 2am | 21+

– Advance: $15 + Dice Fees
– Day of Show: $20 + Dice Fees
– Skip the Line: $30 + Dice Fees

General Admission Hotel Package: $250 includes:

– 1 Standard Hotel Room
– 2 General Admission Tickets
– Skip the Line Wristband
– 2 Welcome Cocktails

Come party with us on Halloween night! Tucson’s biggest Halloween party, in the haunted Hotel Congress! Good Day Good Night Dj’s across property, costume contest, spooky specials & more!

Walters The Don

DJ Lazer

Monster Mike

Aaron Cold

adhDJ9

LAVAGRL

IMUURI

KLOKWORKS

Monstruo

LunarFluxx

FRAZR

Soaplab

Tarzi Tarz

+ Special Guest

Broadway In Tucson & Elf the Musical present Buddy’s Bloom Bar
Broadway In Tucson & Elf the Musical present Buddy’s Bloom Bar

4pm – 6pm | $25 + Dice Fees | All Ages Get ready to spread some serious holiday cheer because Broadway in Tucson is taking over the historic Hotel Congress Plaza for… Read more

4pm – 6pm | $25 + Dice Fees | All Ages

Get ready to spread some serious holiday cheer because Broadway in Tucson is taking over the historic Hotel Congress Plaza for a festive Buddy’s Bloom Bar! Build your very own custom holiday flower arrangement to take home. Broadway in Tucson will be on-site passing out incredible prizes, including show tickets, official merchandise, gift cards, and more! Also, word on the streets is that Buddy the Elf himself might just crash the party!! Enjoy full table service right on the Plaza from The Cup Café. Order up some delicious food and a festive drink (or two!).

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