Katy O’Ferrell’s Un-Happy Hour in Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Katy O’Ferrell’s in Cape Girardeau is offering the chance for people to explore history, Irish folklore and secrets from the past.

Called the Un-Happy Hour, the event will take place on each Monday in October starting on October 9. Each Monday event will feature a two hour tour starting at 7 p.m.

Those attending will first meet in the grotto for an Irish beer tasting and begin their journey of the historic building. You will then travel outside to enter the abandoned upstairs to be greeted with an Irish Wake and learn the Irish traditions to honor and remember the dead.

Christy Mershon is the president of the historical association of Cape Girardeau. She’s leading the ghost tour through the restaurant, sharing local history, Irish folklore and the legends both have left behind.

”It’s fun to have any sort of a shared experience, but I really love being able to share the history--Cape has a lot of it--and to be able to get people to connect with these buildings and places and to share sort of the story of the people, places and evolution of this community is cool and everybody likes a good scare,” Mershon said.

Some of the folks who came out shared what they’re hoping to see.

”I’m hoping spooky--for sure spooky, educational and fun--I mean I’ve never taken one of Christy’s tours before but I hear great things,” said attendee Trevor Camp.

“I think it’s just for us to have a lot of fun, learn a lot,” said another attendee, Amanda Camp. “I’m from here, and I would never know this stuff otherwise. I think it’s a good chance to really understand the buildings in the community that we’re from in any way.”

The tours will take place every Monday night at Katy O’Farrell’s throughout the month of October.

You can book your spot for one of the available tours online now, costing $30 per person. You must be 21 years or older to drink.