Ghost Walk at Historic Ohio State Reformatory

Enjoy a 2 hour guided tour at night throughout the Reformatory, focusing on paranormal stories and information. Coats, hats, gloves(cold months) and flashlights are highly recommended. Ages 13 and up with valid ID. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Registration is from 7pm till 7:45pm; the walk starts at 8pm.

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Escape from Shawshank movie site bike tour

Join us for another Shawshank Redemption downtown Mansfield movie site tour! Our guide will be Shawshank expert, Tom Clark, who will lead with dialogue and trivia questions about the movie which was shot in Mansfield 28 years ago. We will NOT be visiting the Historic Ohio State Reformatory because of the Blood Prison event being…

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Escape From Blood Prison

Escape From Blood Prison offers the only haunted hellscape in a real prison at The Ohio State Reformatory. Don’t wait to test the authenticity. Violent men were kept here, and some never left – even after death. September 24 – October 30.  Friday-Sunday.  Gates open at 6:45pm. To purchase tickets, visit Blood Prison.

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Heritage Days Festival at Malabar Farm State Park

The vision of Heritage Days is to preserve past knowledge and promote future innovations of rural life through education and outreach. Educational displays, 18th Century Living History Camp, crafts, primitives, Civil War demonstrations, antiques, wagon rides and antique tractors. FREE event. Bring cash for food and vendor purchases.  

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Old Sparky: Electric Chair History and Ohio Executions at OSR

Tickets: book.peek.com/s/50636c07-7869-45fd-aef6-5f655cfa71b2/Jy7EM Learn more about the electric chair’s development, history, and use, along with personal stories of some of the folks sentenced to death. This is not a political discussion focused on capital punishment’s morality, but simply an educational, fact-based presentation. The tour is approximately 1.5 hours long, beginning with a sit-down PowerPoint presentation and Q&A…

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Shawshank Hustle 7k

The 8th Annual Shawshank Hustle is August 6, 2022. Escape from the real Shawshank State Prison on August 6 at The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The 4.6 mile race will feature four filming locations in The Shawshank Redemption and will conclude with a tour of The Ohio State Reformatory.  Contact Vertical Runner Race Management…

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Old Sparky: Electric Chair History and Ohio Executions

Join long-time Ohio State Reformatory volunteer, Tom Lane, as he gives a historical presentation followed by a short guided walking tour based on the history of the electric chair and Ohio executions. Purchase tickets for the tour on our website: ohiostatereformatory.org. This presentation will be offered on select dates throughout the year.

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