Spooky season is here and Southdown Plantation and Museum is ready to celebrate with the community by offering candlelight tours this October and November for all to enjoy.
Beginning October 2, 2025 through November 21, 2025, on Thursdays and Fridays only, you can reserve your spot to tour the Southdown Plantation & Museum House by candlelight for a spooky walk back in time and learn about the history of this landmark in Terrebonne Parish.
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The after dark tours will start at 7:00 pm and last for approximately one hour offering attendees a tour of the Southdown Museum House and Skeleton Graveyard. No walk-ins will be allowed for these candlelight tours of the home and graveyard as all guests must reserve their tour spots at least 24 hours in advance.
What's the Skeleton Graveyard you may ask?
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The skeleton graveyard is a fundraiser for Southdown Plantation and Museum that offers community partners, local businesses, and local organizations to join in for the Halloween spirit and decorate skeletons with costumes and fun attire. Each skeleton showcases a local business or organization while supporting the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society (THACS) at the same time. It's all in the name of spooky fun and a great way to show your support for a local, community organization in Terrebonne Parish.
Brief History of Southdown Plantation and Museum
The site itself dates ack to 1798 with a full history of expansion, crops, sugar mills, and renovations. As a working sugar mill, Southdown was of one of the 86 sugar mills operating in the area.
According to the website: "Southdown Plantation is a lasting tribute to the sugar industry which helped to nurture Terrebonne Parish from its infancy to its present population of over 100,000 residents. Four generations of the Minor Family, along with hundreds of mill workers, fieldworkers, and their families, lived and labored at Southdown Plantation." - Taken from the Southdown Plantation and Museum website.
Southdown also offers regular weekly guided tours during on Tuesday through Saturday at 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. For those interested in touring with a group of 20 or more, for fieldtrips, seniors, and other groups, there are also discounted rates available. Southdown is closed on Sunday, Monday, and major holidays.
To schedule your tour, reserve your skeleton, or find out about becoming a member of THACS, visit Southdown Plantation and Museum for more details. All forms, prices, and other information can be found for your adventure at Southdown.
Southdown Plantation and Museum is located at 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, LA 70360. You can also contact them at 985-851-0154, connect with them on social media, or get the details on the upcoming events and news via their monthly newsletter.
