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The Haus of H
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The Witches
Ball.

Where fantasy, power, and philanthropy meet. A masked dinner, a casino floor, a drag revue, and a midnight carnival. One night only. The room reveals itself.

Venue
The Legacy Castle
Acts
Three
Carries
Project Pandora
Doors
5:00 PM
An Experience That Evolves Around You

The evening opens in intimacy.

A candlelit dinner unfolds as a live murder mystery, where every guest is drawn into a world of secrets, tension, and shifting alliances. By the time the final toast is raised, the line between audience and participant has dissolved.

From there, the night expands. The ballroom opens into a spectacle of performance and indulgence. A casino experience runs as a central thread of the evening. Tables are active. Stakes feel real. The room hums.

Play meets purpose.

The Three Acts

A masquerade of mystery, magic, and manifestation.

Act I5 – 8 PM

The Caper of Lady Luck

An intimate, interactive murder mystery dinner with a magical, suspense-filled twist. Red carpet arrivals at The Legacy Castle, masquerade reveals, signature cocktails, aura photography, and the welcoming toast that unifies all storylines.

Act II8 PM – Midnight

Fortuna's Masquerade

The main ball. Drag, burlesque, aerial, musical guests. A spellbinding presentation unveiling the mission of The Haus of H and Project Pandora. The silent auction opens. The themed casino runs. The drag revue closes the act. Auction winners are announced.

Act III12 – 2 AM

Fortuna's Midnight Carnival

After-hours. The ballroom transforms into a lush lounge. A surprise guest DJ, tarot readers, contortionists, magicians, a late-night vogue ball, and a decadent spread of elevated carnival treats. Mystical indulgence, seduction, shadow play.

What Your Ticket Holds

One night. Three acts.

A black-tie evening designed end to end. Your seat carries the entire night across all three acts, with every production element included.

Sponsorship tiers exist separately for organizations and donors who want to underwrite a part of the evening.

  • Red carpet arrival at The Legacy Castle

  • Three-act evening: dinner, ball, midnight carnival

  • Murder mystery dinner with cocktails and aura photography

  • Live performances: drag, burlesque, aerial

  • Themed casino floor and silent auction access

  • Late-night vogue ball, tarot readers, and DJ set

  • Carnival-style late-night culinary spread

  • Masquerade welcome kit on arrival

Who Attends

A room where queer power, philanthropy, and theatricality already live in the same body.

Founders, artists, philanthropists, drag royalty, board members, and the people they brought because the night is more fun in chosen pairs. Black-tie or fantasy-tie, masked.

You do not need to know anyone walking in. The opening murder mystery is built to scramble strangers into shared storylines before the main ball begins.

The Power Behind the Night

Giving is woven directly into the atmosphere.

The casino floor becomes a space of contribution as much as entertainment. The silent auction opens as the room fills. As the night reaches its peak, the live auction takes center stage. Funds raised support Project Pandora: elder care, communal living, sustainable systems for queer futures.

Not symbolic philanthropy. Structural impact.

Before You Hold a Place

A few answers, before the masquerade.

  • Black-tie or fantasy-tie, always masked. The Ball is an aesthetic event by design — your look is part of the room. We send a styling note with confirmed tickets if you want a starting point.

  • The Ball is built as one evening across three acts. Tickets carry the full night. You can step out and back in, but the storyline lands best end-to-end.

  • Yes. The opening murder mystery dinner is structured to fold strangers into shared storylines, so solo guests are met by the room before the main ball begins.

  • Proceeds underwrite Project Pandora — the Haus of H's elder-care, communal-living, and intergenerational queer-care work. Not symbolic philanthropy. Structural.

  • Yes. Sponsorship tiers underwrite acts, performance slots, and the auction floor. They are scoped to organizations and individual donors who want visible presence inside the evening. Contact us for the deck.

  • The Legacy Castle has elevator access to all primary ball spaces. Let us know any access needs at booking and we will route you through the parts of the evening that fit.

  • Tickets are transferable to another guest with at least seventy-two hours of notice. We cannot refund tickets, but we can help you pass the seat to someone who will treat the room well.

There are moments where access
is still possible.

This is one of them. Attend. Sponsor. Contribute. Rooms like this do not stay within reach forever, and what is being built through them will last far beyond the night.

The Legacy Castle · Annual · Black Tie