{"id":290095,"date":"2026-09-20T04:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/290095\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T04:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:36:08","slug":"edgar-allan-poe-and-sleepy-hollow-halloween-speakeasy-opens-in-northern-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/290095\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Allan Poe and Sleepy Hollow Halloween speakeasy opens in Northern Liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Halloween pop-up in Northern Liberties is leaning into Philadelphia\u2019s literary history, mixing Edgar Allan Poe with the Headless Horseman inside a book-lined speakeasy near the author\u2019s former home.<\/p>\n<p>Newsroom Philly&#8217;s pop-up at 1102 Germantown Ave. draws on Poe\u2019s work and Washington Irving\u2019s \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow,\u201d with pumpkins, candlelight, ravens and other references throughout the space.<\/p>\n<p>Newsroom is also near the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, the only surviving Philadelphia home where Poe lived. Poe lived in the city from 1838 to 1844 and spent about a year at the surviving house, from 1843 to 1844.<\/p>\n<p>References to Poe and Sleepy Hollow appear throughout the pop-up, including ravens, Headless Horseman imagery and a hidden black cat.<\/p>\n<p>FIND MORE EVENTS HAPPENING NEAR YOUDiscover festivals, markets, family-friendly activities and other things to do throughout Philadelphia, South Jersey and the surrounding suburbs.Explore more events on <a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/events\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PhillyVoice.com\/Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several cocktails follow the literary and Halloween theme. The Headless Horseman is a mezcal drink served with smoke, while Moon Over Sleepy Hollow combines vodka and pomegranate. A Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned comes with pumpkin-shaped ice, and The Raven\u2019s Cauldron is a large-format rum cocktail for four served with dry ice.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"richtext-image full-width\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/173A7960.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"The Newsroom Philly Speakeasy\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/173A7960.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" alt=\"The Newsroom Philly Speakeasy\"\/>Photo Credit\/Cody Aldrich<br \/>Newsroom\u2019s regular food menu will also be available during the pop-up.<\/p>\n<p>The Pumpkin Press will remain open through Nov. 1 before Newsroom switches to its holiday theme. Reservations are encouraged and are available through Resy.<\/p>\n<p>The Pumpkin Press at Newsroom Philly<\/p>\n<p>Dates: Open now through Nov. 1<br \/>Location: Newsroom Philly<br \/>Address: 1102 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia 19123<br \/>Neighborhood: Northern Liberties<br \/>Theme: Edgar Allan Poe, Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman<br \/>Food: Newsroom\u2019s regular menu will be available<br \/>Cocktails: Seasonal drinks inspired by Poe, Sleepy Hollow and Halloween<br \/>Reservations: Encouraged<\/p>\n<p>Find more upcoming events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have an event coming up? Let the PhillyVoice Events team know about it by emailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/edgar-allan-poe-sleepy-hollow-halloween-speakeasy-newsroom-philly-northern-liberties-2026\/mailto:events@phillyvoice.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">events@phillyvoice.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Halloween pop-up in Northern Liberties is leaning into Philadelphia\u2019s literary history, mixing Edgar Allan Poe with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[12501,44194,120416,117056,838,120419,120415,120414,120418,69,71,70,120417,40250,120413],"class_list":["post-290095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-cocktails","tag-edgar-allan-poe","tag-edgar-allan-poe-philadelphia","tag-experiences","tag-food-drink","tag-halloween-pop-up-bar-philadelphia","tag-halloween-speakeasy-philadelphia","tag-newsroom-philadelphia-halloween","tag-northern-liberties-halloween-events","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-sleepy-hollow-philadelphia","tag-speakeasy","tag-the-pumpkin-press-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}