Movie Night & Scavenger Hunt at Old Idaho Penitentiary

National History Day in Idaho is proud to present the family classic “Remember the Titans” and host a scavenger hunt to raise money for a scholarship fund for National History Day teachers. Each year NHD teachers from around the state devote countless hours to preparing their students to participate in National History Day. National History Day in Idaho is an exciting way to engage students in history. The program pulls students out of the classroom and into the world of the professional historian. Students track down information about historic people and events by exploring archives, libraries, and other resources. This research leads to new insights and original conclusions that students use to prepare exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers, and performances. These projects are entered into competitions in the spring at local, affiliated, and national levels, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. The program culminates at the national competition held each June at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Scavenger Hunt: How well do you know the Old Pen? Come and test your knowledge with the Scavenger Hunt and Movie Night!

Young Frankenstein (1974)
Rated: PG
Movie Plot: An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.

Seating is limited – purchase tickets in advance to guarantee your spot!

Folding chairs will be provided.
Building is not heated, please bring appropriate items (such as jacket or blanket). Bring a flashlight for walking around the site. The Old Pen gets very dark after the sun sets!

Limited refreshments will be available for purchase. No outside food or drinks are allowed in the Old Pen. Bags will be searched at the entry gate.

7:00 pm Doors open for scavenger hunt and movie seating
8:00 pm Movie starts (a short intermission will occur halfway)
8:15 pm Doors close for entry for movie

Due to popular demand and at long last, the Old Idaho Penitentiary is offering guests a chance to stay overnight! Sleepless in Stripes is a simulated prison experience, beginning with check-in, mugshots and even a souvenir “uniform” shirt! Guests will have chowtime in the yard and inmate “rec” time activities, a paranormal investigation hosted by Big River Paranormal, and an overnight stay in our historic cell houses. This is an 18+ only event and photo ID is required at the door. Tickets are $100 each (price includes shirt, mugshot and intake form to take home, and dinner and breakfast) and space is limited to only 30 people. Ticket sales will begin on Monday, September 3 at 12am.

Due to the uncomfortable nature of the site, and because a paranormal investigation is included, guests must be 18 or older to attend. Future events of this type may be open to a wider range of participants.

*This is a prison experience! Guests will feel the rough conditions inmates lived through during their overnight stay. A liability release form will be sent to all ticket purchasers via the email address provided to BrownPaperTickets.com. Each participant must complete and sign this form and send it to the Old Idaho Penitentiary by Friday, September 14 at 5:00pm GMT to be guaranteed their requested shirt size and for food restrictions to be noted. All participants must submit a completed liability release form by Thursday, October 11 at 5:00pm GMT.

Frightened Felons X: Celebrating TEN Years!

We invite you to tour the site at night and dare to enter the only haunted cell house in Boise (expanded even more this year with more frights per cell!). With special performances of the Zombie “Thriller” Dance, costume contests with cash prizes, actors portraying inmates of the past, Old Pen mugshots and photo ops, photos with our historic hearse and undertaker, music, presentations, prizes, scavenger hunt, food trucks, coffee, hot cocoa, beer and wine! Food trucks this year include Foxy Franks, Genki Takoyaki, il Segreto Wood Fired Pizza and Twisted Sister Coffee and Smoothies.

THIS EVENT SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR.
Tickets:
$20 Adults (18+ Only, ID Required at the Door)

(last admission 9:30pm)

There are no refunds for tickets purchased for this event. Tickets are non-transferable (the person who purchased the tickets must be present upon arrival).

This event is rain or shine, dress accordingly! Masks are not recommended. Staff may ask you to remove your mask in certain areas due to visibility concerns and safety hazard.