The one-liner
Bohème Bewitched is an enchanted interactive Halloween experience inside the former Union Bank building at 300 E Street in downtown Davis, built by the thrift boutique Bohème. Six themed lands, Whimsy or Wicked quests, free crafts, a shop that is part of the story, and three ticketed nights of performances by UC Davis clubs. Spooky, not scary. October 16 to 31, 2026.
Facts
- Where: 300 E Street, Davis, CA 95616 (corner of 3rd and E, across from E Street Plaza). Not the Bohème shop at 409 3rd Street.
- When: Oct 16 to 31. Wed to Fri 3 to 6:30pm; Sat and Sun 11am to 6:30pm; closed Mon and Tue.
- Admission: $4 a person, credited toward any $8 retail purchase on the same visit. Shop free to enter.
- Enchanted Evenings, 7 to 9:30pm, $13 online / $15 door: Oct 23 Diva with the Dead (FADS fashion show, UCD Pole Dance Club, DJ Nanni); Oct 24 Under Your Spell (Davis Drag Club, I'm All Booked!, Aggie Bats, Aggiemation Eggheads); Oct 30 Mystic Mayhem (Rulex D LED flow, Euphoria Pole, DJ AY, spirit animal pairings).
- Free crafts Oct 21, 22, 23, 28, 29: wands, wooden keychains, creatures and cryptids.
- Lands: Enchanted Grove, Zombie Infected Forest (blacklight), Fairy & Frog Bog, Mermaid Lagoon, Witch's Cottage, Wispy Spirit Woods. Plus the shop.
- Volunteers earn a 15% Bohème coupon per two-hour shift.
People
- Yelena Ivashchenko, owner of Bohème since 2015. Brett Maresca, partner, former executive director of Davis Downtown.
- Julia Holton, set and experience design (UC Davis design graduate). Michael Holton, special effects (retired Disney Imagineer). Painted Design by Liz, poster and quest art. Window painting by a local artist.
Quotes you may use
- "It's not haunted. It's enchanted. It's magical." Yelena Ivashchenko, Comings & Goings, Oct 16, 2026.
- "This is something that's really going to be fun for the community." Yelena Ivashchenko, same.
About Bohème
Bohème Clothing & Gifts opened at 409 3rd Street in 2012 as Davis's buy-sell-trade clothing store. Most items are $2 to $12. The California Aggie named it Best Thrift Store in 2020. Bohème sponsors the Zombie Ball at the Zombie Bike Parade Festival, with proceeds to Thriving Pink.
