Halloween-themed ‘Sleepy Hollow’ pop-up opens out of St. Pete's former Oyster Bar this weekend

It's time to finalize this year's Halloween costume, because a brand new holiday pop-up bar is about to make its debut in downtown St. Pete.

Sleepy Hollow opens its doors to the public tomorrow, Oct. 6 at 249 Central Ave., the home of St. Pete’s former Oyster Bar, which closed its doors in August.

This immersive pop-up experience promises exciting craft cocktails, a fall-themed food menu and “Instagram-worthy moments,"—all aimed to help guests get in a true Halloween spirit.

While the name of this month's pop-up is Sleepy Hollow, events company Random House Party leases the Central Avenue space and will host different food and drink experiences each month.

Described as a “visual candyland of lights, music, art and tastes," this series of seasonal and immersive pop-up bars is the latest venture between Crafty Hospitality’s Josh Cameron—who also owns Crafty Squirrel, Where’s Jubes? and  Random House Party— designer Frank Clemente and Executive Chef Jason Cline.

"This will be the first of its kind on this hyperactive block of downtown St. Pete,” says Cameron in a press release. “We have a great team in place to bring the vision to life. Sleepy Hollow is our first theme but we’ll transform the space every 30 days to a new theme.”

Craft cocktails that patrons can expect from Sleepy Hollow include the “Fog and Storm” with black pepper-infused rum, lemongrass syrup, lime and ginger tonic, the “The Zodiac” complete with blackberry-infused bourbon, amaro, cold brew syrup, basil and citrus, and the tequila and cabernet-based “Tale of Rosaria,” topped with lemon merengue and elderflower-soaked pearls.

For its food menu, Sleepy Hollow will offer a variety of fall-inspired small bites like pumpkin hummus, rosemary and sage tuna poke, mini beef wellingtons and pumpkin spice funnel cake fries.

After Sleepy Hollow closes its doors on Monday, Nov. 6, guests can expect a brand new concept to open out of the Central Avenue space, presumably a fall-themed pop-up that pays homage to Thanksgiving and other Autumn festivities.

After tomorrow’s debut, the Halloween-themed Sleepy Hollow pop-up will be open from 3 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

For the latest information on these rotating, seasonal pop-ups, head to @randomhouseparty on Instagram.

While Random House Party’s pop-up bars have replaced Oyster Bar’s flagship location in downtown St. Pete, the seafood restaurant and late night hotspot recently announced that it’s reopening at 2245 Central Ave. in the Grand Central District’s former Zoie’s space.

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