The 2005 Dracula Parade

In partnership with Spiral Q Puppet Theater

Saturday, October 29
Gather at 5:30pm
Parade begins at 6pm

Join us for this quintessential Halloween event! Hordes of howling wolves, swooping bats and larger-than-life characters from the novel Dracula will gather in front of the Rosenbach (2008 DeLancey Place) before setting out on a spooky saunter around Rittenhouse Square. We’ll join forces once again this year with Spiral Q Puppet Theater and march to the tune of eerie live music. Ghoulish fun for everyone!

FREE! (no RSVP required)

Volunteers needed! Click here if you'd like to help out.

Above image is the artistic work of Spiral Q Puppet Theater.

Exhibition: The Dracula Notes

As you may already know, the Rosenbach Museum & Library holds the working notes for Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula. Neither a complete manuscript nor typescript, the notes document Stoker’s research, plotting, and ideas for the novel. . The notes also demonstrate how Stoker wrote while working as the theater and touring manager for the legendary nineteenth-century actor Henry Irving; one page is, in fact, hotel stationary of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. This year, some of Stoker’s notes will be exhibited during the Dracula Festival.

Admission charged (free for members).

Curatorial Talks:
Bram Stoker’s Manuscript Notes for Dracula

Wednesday, October 26
12:00 noon (corrected time)

Saturday, October 29
2pm

Get up-close-and-personal with Bram Stoker’s hand-written notes from the classic novel, Dracula. Associate Director Michael Barsanti will explain the meticulous research Stoker undertook to give his story life (and death). Sections of the manuscript will be on display for visitors to see at close range.

RSVP required. Admission charged (free for members)

Call (215) 732-1600, ext. 113 or click here to RSVP.

Vampire Craze
The Rosenbach in the News

Thanks largely in part to the popularity of Elizabeth Kosotova's best-selling novel, The Historian, the Rosenbach has been in the news quite a bit lately. After the book came out, it seems like everyone wanted to know more about the infamous Vlad the Impaler. On August 26, the ABC network aired an hour-long featured on 20/20 called "Summer of the Vampire." On October 28, the A&E channel will be showing a 2-hour feature on Dracula. Stay tuned to the Rosenbach web site to find out when Elizabeth Kostova will be making a visit to the Rosenbach.

Click here to read a review of The Historian

Click here to read more about the 20/20 special

The 2004 Dracula Parade

Click here to see photos from last year's Dracula Parade.