🪦 Grave Intentions: A Tombstone-Making Workshop🪦

Alexandra Centre

922 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0S4

From CA $75.00

Sat, May 24th, 2025 @ 1:00PM MDT

🪦 Grave Intentions: A Tombstone-Making Workshop🪦


💰 Cost: $75 per person

📅 Duration: Approx. 3 hours

📍 Location: Alexandra Centre, 922 9th Ave SE, Calgary

🎨 Recommended Ages: 12+


Calling all haunters, horror fans, and Halloween DIYers—this is your chance to build the tombstone of your dreams... or nightmares!


In this hands-on, creepily creative workshop, you’ll learn how to transform ordinary foam into eerily realistic tombstones that look like they’ve been plucked straight out of a haunted cemetery. Whether you're crafting for your yard haunt, haunted house, or Halloween display, you'll leave with a custom-crafted prop that will send chills down the spines of trick-or-treaters and guests alike.


What You’ll Learn:

  • Professional carving and distressing techniques to mimic aged, cracked stone
  • Stencil and engraving tricks for names, epitaphs, and spooky symbols
  • Painting and weathering to give your tombstone a convincingly ghoulish patina
  • Weatherproofing so your masterpiece stands strong through storms and scares


What’s Included:

  • High-density foam sheets
  • Carving tools and stencils
  • Paint and brushes
  • Weatherproofing materials
  • Expert instruction from a Haunted Calgary scare-prop specialist


⚠️ Important Notes:

  • May involve use of power tools and exposure to chemical compounds (paint, adhesives, sealants). Proper PPE and safety guidance will be provided.
  • Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult.


👻 Limited spots available!


Unleash your inner grave digger and take home your very own haunted headstone.

Sign up now—spaces fill faster than a freshly dug grave!



🛠️ Part of InglewooDIY: In Every Nook & Cranny

Haunted Calgary is thrilled to be part of InglewooDIY: In Every Nook & Cranny, a brand-new maker and artisan festival brought to life by the Inglewood Business Improvement Area. From May 11–25, Inglewood will be bursting with creativity in alleyways, heritage spaces, and every hidden corner of the neighbourhood.

Explore more creepy, crafty workshops by Haunted Calgary at www.hauntedcalgary.org,

and discover even more hands-on experiences and art installations by fellow creators at www.inglewoodyyc.ca.

✨ Don’t miss your chance to get inspired, make cool stuff, and see Inglewood like never before!


Policies

Refund Policy:

No refunds or returns.

Cancellation Policy:

An event can only be canceled by the venue and/or event organizer. If the venue or event organizer cancels an event, you will be refunded within 4 business days of the event date for your purchase.

Directions
Alexandra Centre
922 9 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0S4
587-333-4427