Bell Witch Fall Festival — Local services in Adams

We are still fairly new to Nashville/Tennessee so this was our first trip out to see Spirit. I love how unique this is for a theatrical experience. It was spooky, but not too scary for kids (we noticed a fair number of little ones and they all seemed to be enjoying it all). The set and outdoor (but covered) theater space they created here is pretty cool. It really feels like you are in a barn or old cabin. It may not be immersive, but it's close. While I felt like the script jumps around a bit, the cast, direction, lighting and sound were impressive (minus a few technical glitches at the performance we caught which I attributed to some high winds and an incoming rainstorm). Oh, and they thought up some cool special effects. The festival sounds like it grows every year. When we went, there was a band (bluegrass, maybe?) playing on a stage near the entrance. You could take a seat on a bale of hay and take in some live music. A merch area with lots of Bell Witch clothing and miscellaneous items was inside the main building, and they had a lot of history posted in there as well, along with a photo op. Outside, maybe six food trucks/stands served barbeque, apple cider doughnuts, hot chocolate, hot apple cider, etc. Prices were very reasonable. We look forward to returning next year to see Smoke since we missed that one this time, and to see what changes they...

Unfortunately, I can no longer recommend the Sprit (Bell Witch) play. I've been coming for 20 years since I was a kid. I've brought countless friends and family members over the years and have recommended to so many people. The play has lost all its charm and is now extremely overt-produced. It used to feel like stepping back on time. Now there are so many distracting lights, bizarre projections on the walls with words and random b-roll scenes. None of it fits & the charm is completely gone. Our entire group of 8 was extremely disappointed in what the new "management" has done to this long-time tradition for Robertson County. As is typical, someone new thought they'd "put their spin" on something no one asked them to change. Can't say...

Paid for three tickets, got there early enough to dine and get in line early. The wait was about 1 hour (outside). When we finally got to go into the play, any family that had tickets were turned away to go to a separate area to get wristbands and then go to the end of the line and repeat the wait. After waiting that long, I decided to ask for a refund, but they don't do that either. Here's a tip for those of us that are not aware of the wristband requirement, make it so people have to come that way or have them given out at the entrance to the play. We weren't the only group that was turned away with tickets in hand. I basically wasted $45, an hour of drive time, and several...