{"id":41448,"date":"2025-11-10T21:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41448\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:19:10","slug":"ghostfest-haunts-st-petes-historic-roser-park-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41448\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghostfest haunts St. Pete&#8217;s historic Roser Park this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"202760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/mini-lights-an-evolving-urban-legend-12298604\/attachment\/cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic-59d010fd31caf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic.59d010fd31caf.png?fit=1920%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic.59d010fd31caf\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Charles, a 100-plus year-old oak tree alongside Booker Creek in Roser Park.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic.59d010fd31caf.png?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic.59d010fd31caf.png?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762809550_396_cl_mini_lights_charles_creek_pic.59d010fd31caf.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-202760\"  \/>Charlie, a 100-plus year-old oak tree alongside Booker Creek in Roser Park. Credit: Steph Waechter<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still in the Halloween spirit, fear not. <\/p>\n<p>Ghostfest haunts St. Pete\u2019s Roser Park neighborhood this weekend, featuring a spooky Star Trolley tour led by Spirits of St. Petersburg\u2019s paranormal investigator Brandy Stark ($40) and a no-cover haunted market with snacks, tarot readings and spooky vendors and nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>It all goes down along Booker Creek Roser on Park Drive between 6th Street South and \u201cCharlie\u201d the old oak tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/ghostfest-20860451\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">There is no cover for Ghostfest, happening Saturday, Nov. 15 in St. Petersburg.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a 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Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlie, a 100-plus year-old oak tree alongside Booker Creek in Roser Park. 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