Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask | An Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner at Minervas
For one night, you’re not yourself.
You’re a member of the society. You were in the house that night. You wore a mask, because that was the rule, and so did everyone else.
A year ago, on the 30th of October, the night before Halloween, Alyssa went off the terrace. Forty witnesses, and not one of them can tell you whose face was under any of the masks. So it was never solved, and everyone went home.
On the 30th of October 2026, the society meets again for the first time since. Masked again, in Halloween costumes of their choosing. This time, they will find things they did not understand at the time.
None of them think they killed her.
This is the night you scheme with strangers and leave with friends. Every guest arrives with a character, a secret, and a memory of that night that doesn’t quite add up. You’ll dig for the truth over dinner, trade suspicions between courses, accuse the mask across the table, and laugh harder than you expected to. Some are guarding secrets. Some are protecting lies. And one of them pushed her. By dessert, a name will be spoken aloud.
No acting experience needed, no pressure, nobody on the outside looking in. You get your character ahead of time, you show up, you play. Come as a couple, bring a group, or come solo and meet your fellow suspects.
The Evening
5:00 PM arrivals and cocktail hour. Find your seat, meet the society, step into character (cash bar). Then dinner and investigation, served in courses as the questioning deepens and a year of silence starts to crack. By dessert, the final accusations are made and the truth is revealed.
What’s Included
A three-course dinner with house salad and bread, your choice of entrée, and chocolate ganache cake. Soda, iced tea, or coffee included. Cocktails and wine available all night at the cash bar.
Chicken Oscar. Charbroiled chicken, grilled shrimp, asparagus, béarnaise, white cheddar mashed potatoes.
Honey Pepper Salmon. Oven roasted, honey and cracked pepper, béarnaise, white cheddar mashed potatoes.
Ratatouille. Linguine with roasted zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper, tomato basil sauce, Parmigiano Reggiano, Calabrian chili oil.
Cajun Chicken Linguine. Cajun spiced chicken breast, carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms, almonds, butter, white wine cream sauce.
The Details
Friday, October 30, 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Minervas in downtown Sioux Falls. $125 per guest, dinner included. Only 30 seats.
Dress: Wear whatever you like. The only rule is a mask. No mask? Spares wait at the door.
Note: no refunds or cancellations once you claim your seat. The one exception is if we have to cancel the event, in which case you get a full refund or a seat at the next one.
Everyone wore a mask that night. Someone is still wearing theirs. Reserve your seat below.