Candle Lighters is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds for non-profit groups and community-based projects in the Tri-City Community. (Fremont, Newark & Union City). We consider ourselves a service and a social organization.
Learn more about our history, and how you can become a member.
Join us as we celebrate 55 Years of Frightful Family Fun!
We raise money solely through our annual Ghost House. Open during the last two weeks of October and based in a historical 19th century Carriage House, the Ghost House is a wonderful family-oriented event for all ages!
Ghost House Hours
Open Daily October 11-30, 2025
Monday – Thursday: 6-9 PM
Fridays: 6-10 PM
Saturdays: 3-10 PM
Sundays: 3-9 PM
Closed Monday, October 13 and Monday, October 20.
Our 2024 grant proposals will be funded in the following order:
* Senior Support Network
* Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation (WHHF)
* The Historic Patterson House Foundation
* Music for Minors II
* Niles Centerville Little League (NCLL)
* Newark Educational Foundation
* Jammers Strong Foundation
* Tri-City Band Corps
* League of Volunteers
* Mission Peak Chamber Singers, Inc.
* Fremont Council PTA
Since 1969, the Candle Lighters Ghost House has created wonderful Halloween memories for generations of Tri-City families. We’d love to hear your stories and share them with others!
Candle Lighters Ghost House was featured in Trips To Discover‘s September 2023 article, 6 Iconic Fall Activities and Where to Enjoy Them!
