In October 2022, Michael and I did Belvoir Winery’s Murder Mystery Dinner. The price of your ticket includes a full dinner, appetizers, 2 drink tickets, and of course a murder! Michael and I combined our drinks together so Michael could have a bottle of Casanova. I got a wine glass of Sprite, which made me feel very fancy.
We have gone to various Murder Mystery Dinner events throughout the years at Belvoir Winery. They are always quite enjoyable and hilarious. This theme was Young Frankenstein. The two actors go around handing out various parts to guests. Sadly, Michael wasn’t picked for the role of Hannibal Lector. We got up to get our appetizers of meat rollups and various vegetables. The meat rollup was good, but normally when we have gone they had spinach artichoke dip.
We are greeted by Dr. Frankenstein and Igor (or Ogor since he changed his name during a scene). Dr. Frankenstein introduces his many monstrous guests that have joined his party such as Count Dracula, a ghost, the creature of the Black Lagoon, Hannibal Lector, Dr. Jekyll (and Miss Hyde), and to his mommy Mummy. Dr. Frankenstein informs us that his monster needs a bride, but Elizabeth, his fiancée, is wanting to cut off the engagement because of his experiments. Of course, this causes Dr. Frankenstein to rage and threatens to kill Elizabeth. We are given many clues mixed with jokes throughout the course of scenes. After a quick costume change from one actor, we meet Frankenstein’s monster.
At intermission we are dismissed for dinner, we walk down the hall to the buffet. The entrée was either chicken or tilapia. Michael got both and I just got the tilapia. Our sides were mix vegetables with potatoes, rice, salad, and dinner rolls. While Michael stated that the chicken was a bit on the drier side, the tilapia was super good. We chatted among our table for a bit but mainly discussed if there were any clues yet.
After dinner, we find out that Elizabeth has been murdered! An investigator states she was shot and hit on the head. After going through various clues, facts, and many red herrings we had to guess who the murderer is. Michael and I put our guesses on provided cards. If you guess correctly your card is put in a drawing to win a bottle of wine. The actors read out funny guesses such as Jeffery Dahmer. They then reveal the real murderer and tell all the obviously clear evidence. I was super excited because I did guess correctly, however I did not win the bottle of wine.
We enjoyed ourselves immensely. It has always been a fun event that is always rotating the mystery so you’ll never get the same one anytime you go visit.
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