Events in Salem, MA — October 2026 Halloween & Haunted Happenings

10 AM · Festival

Festival of the Dead: Salem Psychic Fair and Witches' Market

at Witch City Mall

The Salem Psychic Fair and Witches' Market runs daily through October, 10 AM to 10 PM at Witch City Mall, 176 Essex Street in downtown Salem. Free admission. Part of Festival of the Dead.

12 PM · Live Music

The Haunted Hall: A Magical Music Experience

Starring Eleena Gelfgatt, renowned concert pianist. Event takes place during October 2026 at Ames Memorial Hall in Salem, Massachusetts. Includes a QR code for more information.

2 PM · Event

Far From The Tree Weekly Taproom Events

at Far From The Tree

Friday 10/2: 2-5PM Patch Bar w/ Towne & Main, 6-8PM Food Pop Up w/ Taco Cat, 7-9PM Live Music w/ Caillie Hughes. Saturday 10/3: 2-5PM Food Pop Up w/ Garcon Super Slice, 2-5PM Live Music w/ Dennis Dulong Jr, 7-11PM DJ Alex. Sunday 10/4: 2-5PM Live Music w/ Ryan Kelleher, 2-5PM Food Pop-Up w/ Mal'Idea.

7:30 PM · Event

The Woman in Black

Performances on October 2nd, 9th, 16th at 7:30 PM; October 3rd, 10th, 17th at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM; October 4th, 11th, 18th at 2:00 PM. Run time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. A QR code is provided for more information.

6 AM

Sea Witch Ball Workshop

at The Sea Wych Salem

Join The Sea Wych Salem for a magical experience in Witch City as she presents the history & lore of the witch ball, & guides you as you create your own using ocean elements, herbs, salts, & more to welcome in joy, banish negativity, or simply for a pretty souvenir to display. Spend some time with us and bring home your own unique and uniquely crafted souvenir. Tix must be purchased in advance Ages 13+ Contact to schedule private parties up to 12 ppl, or for families w/children under 13

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Costume Party

The Good Witch of Salem's Magical Children's Tea Party

at Hawthorne Hotel

Event Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM Location: Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square West, Salem MA 01970 Hosted By: The Good Witch of Salem and Witch Apprentices This October, step into a world of elegance and enchantment as The Good Witch of Salem hosts a children's tea party at the Historic Hawthorne Hotel in Downtown Salem. The Grand Ballroom, adorned in shades of pink, will captivate guests with its charm and beauty.

10 AM · Art

Haunted Biz Baz Street Fair

at Salem Common

Get ready for a weekend full of shopping, spooky season vibes, and local creativity at the Biz Baz Street Fair on the historic Salem Common! Browse 80+ incredible vendors featuring handmade jewelry, art, apparel, crafts, Halloween decor, and so much more. 🎃✨ Join us Saturday, October 3 from 10AM-8PM and Sunday, October 4 from 10AM-6PM for one of Salem's favorite fall traditions. With thousands of visitors expected, you won't want to miss it!

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective. At the direction of the City of Salem, all outdoor Haunted Happenings Marketplaces are canceled Saturday, September 26th, and Sunday, September 27th, 2026, due to weather.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

1 PM · Cinema

Practical Magic 2

at Cinema Salem

PG-13 | 130 minutes

1 PM · Theater

Shoebert's Unfinished Journey

at Off Cabot Comedy & Events

Inspired by the true story of Beverly's beloved gray seal, Shoebert's Unfinished Journey is a joyful new family operetta by Arpeggione Ensemble. When Shoebert the seal found his way to a former mill pond, he unexpectedly galumphed into the world of another Schubert—composer Franz Schubert, whose songs celebrate mills, water, and fish. In Arpeggione's heartwarming production, Shoebert is a seal who loves music. As he searches for his own song, he encounters remarkable figures from the history of the North Shore's shoe and textile industries, from inventor Jan Matzeliger to artist Virginia Lee Burton. Along the way, he discovers not only a song, but a place to belong. Featuring two extraordinary singer-storytellers, live chamber music on period instruments, and original watercolor illustrations, this charming production celebrates Beverly's past and present with humor, heart, and imagination. Created as part of Beverly 400+, Shoebert's Unfinished Journey is a delightful experience for children, families, and anyone who loves a good story. The operetta has been developed in collaboration with the Beverly community, including the Beverly Council on Aging, Northshore Education Consortiu

1:45 PM · Cinema

The Bride of Frankenstein

at Cinema Salem

PG | 75 minutes

2 PM · Live Music

Live Music: Ryan Kelleher from North of Trouble

at Far From The Tree

Ryan Kelleher of North of Trouble plays a solo set on piano and vocals at Far From The Tree, 2 to 5 PM. Live music, classic R&B.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2 PM · Drag

DIAMONDS DINE IN w/ DJ MAXINE HARRISON

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Diamonds Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

2:15 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

2:30 PM · Cinema

The Craft (30th Anniversary)

at Cinema Salem

R | 101 minutes

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

3 PM · Theater

Misfortune: Salem's Parlor Magic Experience

at Salem Athenaeum

A close-up magic show where the audience takes their fates in their hands. Are you feeling lucky? Misfortune is an hour-long theatrical magic show conjured by magician Evan Northrup. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, it walks the eerie line between superstition and luck — blending immersive storytelling with astonishing sleight-of-hand. It is mysterious, a little spooky, and always magical and fun. Seating is kept intentionally small, so the wonder happens close enough to touch. While there's nothing inappropriate for younger audience members, this show has been designed for people over 13 years old. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: “Your show was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were mystified. Can't wait for you to be back in Salem to be dazzled once again.” Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts “We had a certain expectation for a magician. Not only did you deliver, you went above and beyond. You brought a life to the show that was felt by all.” Don MacLean, Regional VP of Operations, Kings Dining and Entertainment

3:45 PM · Cinema

Dracula

at Cinema Salem

PG | 75 minutes

4 PM · Cinema

Practical Magic 2

at Cinema Salem

PG-13 | 130 minutes

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

4:30 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

4:30 PM · Theater

Shoebert's Unfinished Journey

at Off Cabot Comedy & Events

Inspired by the true story of Beverly's beloved gray seal, Shoebert's Unfinished Journey is a joyful new family operetta by Arpeggione Ensemble. When Shoebert the seal found his way to a former mill pond, he unexpectedly galumphed into the world of another Schubert—composer Franz Schubert, whose songs celebrate mills, water, and fish. In Arpeggione's heartwarming production, Shoebert is a seal who loves music. As he searches for his own song, he encounters remarkable figures from the history of the North Shore's shoe and textile industries, from inventor Jan Matzeliger to artist Virginia Lee Burton. Along the way, he discovers not only a song, but a place to belong. Featuring two extraordinary singer-storytellers, live chamber music on period instruments, and original watercolor illustrations, this charming production celebrates Beverly's past and present with humor, heart, and imagination. Created as part of Beverly 400+, Shoebert's Unfinished Journey is a delightful experience for children, families, and anyone who loves a good story. The operetta has been developed in collaboration with the Beverly community, including the Beverly Council on Aging, Northshore Education Consortiu

4:45 PM · Cinema

Scream (30th Anniversary)

at Cinema Salem

R | 111 minutes

5 PM · Art

Paint and Sip Sundays at Hotel Salem

at The Cellar

Add a little creativity to your October in Salem with Paint & Sip Sundays, presented by The Lost Library at The Cellar at Hotel Salem! Every Sunday in October, join local artist Emma Puccio for a festive afternoon of painting, sipping, and seasonal fun. Emma will guide you step-by-step as you create your own 11″ x 14″ painting to take home. No painting experience is necessary—just come ready to get creative and enjoy a little October magic. October Painting Schedule: 🎃 October 4 — Boo-tanical Garden ✨ October 11 — A Bunch of Hocus Pocus 🌙 October 18 — Harvest Moon 👻 October 25 — Ghostly Grove Whether you're spending the day with friends, planning a fall date, or looking for a creative break from the October crowds, Paint & Sip Sundays are the perfect way to celebrate spooky season in downtown Salem. 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem — 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA 💲 $45 per person 🖌️ 11″ x 14″ painting and supplies included 🎨 Led by local artist Emma Puccio 🍷 Drinks available for purchase; beverages are not included with admission Pick your painting, or join us for all four Sundays!

5 PM · Workshop

Woodburning Class: Halloween Cutting Boards

at East Regiment Beer Company

Join us for a fun afternoon of creating your own Cutting Board! You’ll first learn how to use a pyrography pen, then you'll be taught how to transfer and then burn an image into the wood to create your own Cutting Board. Multiple designs will be available to choose from or you can create your very own! Tickets available HERE.

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up

at Bit Bar Salem

No skill necessary. Free and open to all.

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

5:45 PM · Cinema

The Invisible Man

at Cinema Salem

| 71 minutes

6 PM · Film

The Omen (1976) – 50th Anniversary Screening

at Salem, MA

American diplomat Robert (Gregory Peck) adopts Damien when his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick), delivers a stillborn child. After Damien's first nanny hangs herself, a Catholic priest warns Robert that Damien will kill Katherine's unborn child. Shortly thereafter, the priest is killed and Katherine miscarries when Damien pushes her off a balcony. As more people around Damien die, Robert investigates his background and suspects his adopted son may be the Antichrist.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

6:45 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Practical Magic 2

at Cinema Salem

PG-13 | 130 minutes

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:15 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

7:30 PM · Cinema

Frankenstein (1931)

at Cinema Salem

| 71 minutes

8:30 PM

Karaoke with Nick

at Koto Asian Fusion

Enjoy karaoke with Nick. No cover charge.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Food & Drink

The Enchanted Salem Social

at Hawthorne Hotel

Looking for a different way to experience Salem? Step inside the historic Hawthorne Hotel for an afternoon of creativity, conversation, games, and a little Salem magic. The Enchanted Salem Social Experience is a three-hour hosted social event for adults 21+ designed especially for people who want to do more than simply see Salem, they want to be part of the experience. Start by creating and personalizing your own miniature enchanted broom, a unique Salem keepsake to take home with you. Then spend the afternoon meeting fellow visitors and locals through hosted activities, secret social missions, tabletop games, and plenty of opportunities to mingle, laugh, and make new connections. Coming to Salem on your own? You're especially welcome. The experience is designed to make it easy to walk in without knowing anyone and have something to do and people to meet. Friends and couples are welcome, too. Guests can enjoy complimentary light appetizers, with a cash bar available throughout the event. Costumes are encouraged but never required, and guests who choose to dress up can join in our costume contest. Unlike a tour or traditional attraction, you aren't just watching the experience. You

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

7 PM · Live Music

Molly Pinto Madigan – Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Molly Pinto Madigan joins us for three solo evenings this October. A Salem State alum and winner of WUMB's Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, Molly is a singer-songwriter whose music draws from folk, bluegrass, Celtic traditions, and classic balladry, plus more. Molly has a great repertoire. Her songs pair haunting melodies and poetic storytelling with a clear, distinctive voice and acoustic instrumentation. October 5, 19 & 26 • 7–9 PM No cover

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Live Music

Jordan Gravel and the J Organ Trio - LIVE JAZZ NO COVER

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Jordan Gravel and the Jorgan Trio bring the unmistakable sound of the Hammond organ to Gulu with a lively mix of jazz. Catch their regular residency and settle in for an evening of deep grooves, sharp improvisation, and seriously good live music. Always the last two Mondays of every month, sometimes more. Keep an eye on our Events page for more dates.

8 PM · Event

Hex in the City Season 2 Premiere

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Join us for the Season 2 Premiere Party of Hex in the City, produced by Peabody TV! We’re taking over Gulu-Gulu Café in Salem on Monday, October 5th from 8–10 PM for a night celebrating the return of our favorite Salem queeros. Come hang out with the cast, grab a drink, and be among the first to see what kind of chaos we got ourselves into this season. 📍 Gulu-Gulu Café — 247 Essex St., Salem 📅 October 5, 2026 ⏰ 8–10 PM 💵 $5 suggested donation IMPORTANT: Seating is first come, first served and cannot be guaranteed. It’s October in Salem, so Gulu-Gulu and downtown will be BUSY! We highly recommend arriving early if you want to grab a seat before the premiere begins. Come celebrate Season 2 with us! We’ve got a lot to show you.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

2 PM · Community

Spanish Class with Mercy Padrino

at The House of the Seven Gables

This class is for adult students with a CEFR Level A1 or A2. Space is limited.

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Comedy

Comedy & A Movie

at The Cannery

Every Tuesday at The Cannery, Salem's outdoor waterfront bar: stand-up comedy at 6 PM, followed by a movie on the outdoor screen at 8 PM.

6 PM · Live Music

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

at The Cabot

Following critically acclaimed sell-out runs at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe, and sold-out shows in the UK and the US, The Carole King & James Taylor Story comes to a theatre near you! This loving tribute takes you on an incredible journey through the careers of the six-time Grammy Award winner, twenty-time platinum hit maker Carole King (as performed by Phoebe Katis), and five-time Grammy Award winner, and American folk legend James Taylor (as performed by Dan Clews). This live performance features passionate renditions of Fire and Rain, Sweet Baby James, I Feel the Earth Move, Natural Woman, You've Got a Friend, and many more, this astonishing back catalogue is realized with authenticity by Phoebe Katis and Dan Clews, both well-established artists in their own right. “Dan Clews is too great a talent to ignore.” – Sir George Martin “Sent chills down my spine.” – The Upside News “Will leave any folk-rock fans wholly satisfied.” – BroadwayBaby “Wow, what an experience.” – BBC Radio “Performance was immaculate.” – Three Weeks

6 PM · Community

Jigsaw Puzzle Showdown

at Salem Community Life Center

We are thrilled to be hosting another jigsaw competition event! Form a team of up to 4 people and race to complete a 500 piece puzzle. Teams get to keep the puzzle that they create. The winning team will win an additional 1000 piece puzzle to take home. Snacks and water will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks or dinner as well. Space is limited to 15 teams, so sign up early. When registering, just register one team member's name. We will have a puzzle swap table, so feel free to bring some and take some! $25 per person. Registration through Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services.

6:45 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke with Maxine Harrison

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

The coolest place to be on Tuesday night is Maxine Harrison’s Karaoke at Gulu-Gulu Cafe & Bar. No genres limited, skill doesn’t matter, sing from the stage or your chair with the wireless mics. You can even do a whole routine if you want. It’s always a blast. No cover. Just bring yourself and have fun. Signups start at 6:45pm, music starts at 7pm. Dates for September and October are: September 8 September 22 October 6 October 13 October 20

7 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at The Lobster Shanty

General knowledge trivia with host Lee Wolf at The Lobster Shanty, 7 PM every Tuesday. Prizes are awarded, and Taco Tuesday runs concurrently.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Live Music

Live Jazz: Steve Lacey & Pat Dole

at The Babe

Weekly jazz night at The Babe with Steve Lacey on guitar and Pat Dole on upright bass, 7–9 PM.

7 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night: Horror Movies Edition

at East Regiment Beer Company

October our Trivia Night is being taken over by THEMED Trivia! Calling all Horror Fans: Test your knowledge of Horror Films! 5 Rounds, 6 Questions, plus a "Final G̶i̶r̶l̶ Question" with a wager to make it anyones game! The more teams the more prizes given out!

7:30 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at Village Tavern

FREE TO PLAY — Opinion Nation Trivia every Tuesday at Village Tavern. Prizes awarded. No cover.

8 PM · Event

Not Your Average Trivia: Hocus Pocus

at Bit Bar Salem

8th annual Hocus Pocus Trivia

8 PM · Event

8th Annual Hocus Pocus Trivia

at Bit Bar Salem

Hello, sistah's! It's that time of year again! One of our most exciting trivia nights of the year is BACK at Bit Bar Salem….Hocus Pocus Trivia. This one is for the die-hard fans, hosted by a die-hard fan. The one and only. Grab your broomstick, brush up on the movie, and get ready to run amok, amok, amok. Come prove just how well you know the Sanderson Sisters!

9 AM · Community

2026 High Dose Flu Clinic (Ages 65+) at Community Life Center

at Salem, MA

2026 High Dose Flu Clinic (Ages 65+) at Community Life Center — presented by the City of Salem.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4:15 PM · Cinema

Scream (30th Anniversary)

at Cinema Salem

R | 111 minutes

4:30 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

4:45 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Theater

Abracadabra: A Lady Gaga Themed Drag Show

at Die With Your Boots On

Join us for a FREE, all ages Gaga-inspired drag show on the Die With Your Boots On stage! Hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall Featuring: Arabella LaDessé PeeWee Vermin Stabitha Christie Wilhelmina LaDessé With DJ: Maxine Harrison This event is free, but please tip the performers

6 PM · Art

Tarot Intensive for Artists and Creatives (Session 2 of 3)

at Salem Arts Association

A hands-on beginners class with Leah Ordonia on reading the Tarot and using it to shape an artistic career, run over three evenings at the Salem Arts Association. $75 for Salem Arts members, $100 for non-members, covering all three sessions; registrants also get free priority access to the next event in the association's Metaphysical Series. Register at salemarts.org.

6 PM · Bingo

BINGO w/ The Legendary Will Pottorff

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Come enjoy our weekly Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff! Expect unhinged entertainment and positive bingo energy.

6:45 PM · Cinema

The Craft (30th Anniversary)

at Cinema Salem

R | 101 minutes

7 PM · Open Mic

Open Mic with Mike McGeown

at Witch City VFW

Weekly Wednesday open mic hosted by Mike McGeown at VFW Witch City Post 1524, 95 Derby St, from 7 PM. A different featured guest each week — bring an instrument or come to listen.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Wed. Classics: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

at Cinema Salem

G | 93 minutes

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Cinema

Weirdo Wednesdays

at Cinema Salem

| 120 minutes

8 PM · Food & Drink

Survivor 51 Watch Party At Far From The Tree

at Far From The Tree

Come out to Far From The Tree Cider every Wednesday for our Survivor 51 Watch Party! 🏝️🔥 Catch all the alliances, blindsides, challenges, and tribal councils on the big screen while you enjoy your favorite cider. The episode airs from 8:00–9:30 PM, so grab your crew and settle in for another night of Survivor! 📍 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA 📅 Every Wednesday ⏰ 8:00–9:30 PM Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. See you at the taproom! 🏝️🍎

8 PM · DJ

B.Y.O. Vinyl

at The Babe

Bring your own records — B.Y.O. Vinyl night at The Babe.

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

3 PM · Market

Salem Farmers’ Market

at Derby Square

Salem Farmers’ Market in downtown Salem — presented by Salem Main Streets.

4 PM · Cinema

Practical Magic 2

at Cinema Salem

PG-13 | 130 minutes

4:30 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Art

Artist Talk and Book Signing with Jessica Roux

at Witch City Wicks

An after-hours evening with New York Times bestselling illustrator Jessica Roux: an artist talk, an audience Q&A and a book signing, hosted by Witch City Wicks, which has carried her work in its Salem shop for years. Roux illustrated Floriography, a guide to the Victorian language of flowers, and Ornithography, a guide to bird lore and symbolism. Capacity is very limited and the evening is by advance registration only — tickets are free, and every guest needs one.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

6 PM · Workshop

Hobbit Hole Teacup Class

at East Regiment Beer Company

Step into Middle Earth! A world of moss, magic, and miniature wonder… Join us for a Teacup Hobbit Hole Workshop, where you’ll create your very own cozy, hobbit sized home tucked inside a teacup. We provide everything you need—tiny doors, lush moss, stones, glue, and whimsical details—so you can design a one-of-a-kind hobbit hideaway. No experience needed—just bring your imagination and a love for all things tiny and a little bit magical. Whether you’re crafting solo or with friends, this is the perfect way to slow down, get creative, and leave with a tiny world that feels straight out of a fairytale. All materials included Beginner-friendly Your own handmade hobbit hole to take home Come create something small, magical, and entirely your own. Tickets are available HERE.

6:45 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

7 PM · Games

Board Game Night

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Board Game Night in The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles Distillery, 7–11 PM every Thursday, featuring games curated by host Chris.

7 PM · Trivia

Not Your Mother's Trivia

at Essex's NY Pizza

Trivia every Thursday at 7 PM at Essex's NY Pizza & Deli. Free to play, teams of up to 6 players, prizes for the top 3 teams.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

7 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

7 PM · Film

Aliens – 40th Anniversary Screening Extended Edition

at Salem, MA

Drifting in space for 57 years after killing the alien that slaughtered the rest of her crew, Lt. Ripley, last survivor of the spaceship Nostromo, is discovered in cryostasis by a deep-space salvaging team and debriefed by her company for an explanation of her doomed mission. She learns that the company has set up a colony on the planet where the alien was discovered, and has recently lost contact with the settlers. Though traumatized, she agrees to accompany a platoon of Colonial Marines to investigate the colony, on the condition that any aliens are wiped out. Though well-equipped and battle hardened, the Marines' mission goes wrong, and it's up to Ripley to draw on her past experience to try to get off the planet alive.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Open Mic

Open Mic Night

at Village Tavern

A Night for the Arts — local artists, poets, musicians, and performers every Thursday at Village Tavern. Starts 7 PM.

7:15 PM · Cinema

Practical Magic 2

at Cinema Salem

PG-13 | 130 minutes

7:30 PM · Open Mic

MUSICAL OPEN MIC!

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Every Thursday night, Gulu-Gulu Café & Bar turns into one of Salem’s most welcoming rooms for live music, creativity, and unexpected moments. Musicians and listeners of all ages are invited. Signups start at 7:30 PM, music kicks off shortly after 8, and there’s never a cover. Sorry, no standup comedy.

8 PM · Bingo

Music Video Bingo

at Brodie's Seaport

Music Video Bingo at Brodie's Seaport every Thursday at 8 PM, hosted by ND Productions — bingo played off music videos rather than numbers.

8 PM · Drag

Drag Trivia

at The Babe

Drag Trivia at The Babe, 8–11 PM — the weekly Thursday Night Social, hosted by Geya Jenda, built by and for the LGBTQ+ community.

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

3 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Event

Sea Level Stein Hoisting Competition

at Sea Level Oyster Bar

Presented by Sam Adams. Winner receives a swag bag and an authentic ceramic Oktoberfest stein.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

6 PM · Workshop

Blacklight Cookie Decorating Class

at Satanic Temple

Join the Salem Art Gallery and Sugar Anarchy for a deliciously devilish cookie decorating workshop at The Satanic Temple of Salem. Unleash your inner artist and create unique, spooky, and fun designs on a fresh batch of sugar cookies! These classes will feature BLACKLIGHT frosting. All Skill Levels welcome! Cookies, icing, tools, sprinkles and everything you'll need will be provided by Sugar Anarchy! All supplies included in ticket price. $86.66 Ticket Includes: -Cookie Decorating step-by-step instruction -All necessary supplies, prepped and ready to use -Complimentary charcuterie and sparkling cider -Admission to The Satanic Temple of Salem and opportunities to explore the museum

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshop – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each scheduled workshop is inten

6:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

6:30 PM · Family

Lanterns in the Woods

at Salem High School

The 14th annual Lanterns in the Woods (previously Lanterns in the Village) moves to a new location this year: the woods behind Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, near the lower field and fieldhouse. Stroll a path lit by jack-o-lanterns while listening to spooky stories — flashlights optional. Four 45-minute viewing times each night between 6:30 and 9:30 PM; book your time with your ticket. Fall refreshments, free parking, and it is on the Haunted Happenings shuttle route. Rain or shine. Tickets $15; children 3 and under free. A fundraiser for Collins Middle School — 100% of the proceeds support the students.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

6:30 PM · History

Salem through the Stars – An Evening of Astrology and Tarot

at Salem, MA

For Salem's 400th anniversary, we're taking witch city history intergalactic. A private evening of astrology, tarot, and Salem's history at the Pickering house, paired with Cook & Co Sips and Snacks. Step into the Pickering House, the oldest home in Salem, for a private astrological and tarot filled event of the house's history and yours. Angelica Cresci, Hellenistic astrologer, occult educator, and Hades devotee, will guide a community reading of Salem's own natal chart, unpacking what the stars had to say about Salem's beginnings (is the city secretly a Virgo?). What's Included ($75, a $395 value): – Private tour of the Pickering House and Estate, unavailable to the public in this capacity – A community astrological reading of the day's chart with Angelica Cresci – A tarot reading by Cook & Co, creator of the famous tarot wine pairings in Boston and the North Shore – Cook & Co's signature sips and snacks – Your place in the opening scene of Salem's spookiest season 6:30 PM The stars have been telling this story since before Salem existed. Come find out where you fit in it.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Hotel Salem Takeover

at The Hotel Salem

Hidden beneath The Cellar at Hotel Salem, Salem's Comedy Coven returns for a limited Halloween engagement. Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood in partnership with Witch City Comedy, this haunted comedy pop-up summons some of New England's funniest comedians for a night of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that refuse to stay buried. Escape the October crowds, grab a cocktail, and descend underground for an intimate comedy experience packed with spooky atmosphere and killer laughs. Whether you're ending a full day in Salem or just looking for something a little different after dark, the Coven is calling. But it won't last long. The coven gathers for only a few short weeks each fall, and seating is limited. When Halloween ends, the laughter disappears back into the shadows until next year. 🕯 Limited Run • September–November 🎤 Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood & Witch City Comedy 🍸 Full Bar • Drinks Available for Purchase 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem • 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA

7 PM · Live Music

Magical Mystery Doors

at The Cabot

BEATLES, ZEPPELIN, DOORS by Magical Mystery Doors is a tribute act that blends and layers the music of three legendary bands to create something new and unique for music fans everywhere. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors. These three iconic groups have changed the face of music as we know it. Their songs have become part of our history. Their melodies have moved people everywhere to “Come Together” in their love of music. Patrons attending a Magical Mystery Doors performance can expect to hear timeless tunes from each of these historic bands over the course of the night. The songs you know, the songs you love, the songs you sing at the top of your lungs! Throughout the show, the band combines some of these classic compositions in ways that surprise and delight audiences time and time again. The melody from The Doors' “Hello, I Love You” laying atop Led Zeppelin's “Misty Mountain Hop.” The pounding beat of Zep's “When The Levee Breaks” coupled with the serene strumming of The Beatles' “Dear Prudence.” The thematic sequence of The Rain Song – Riders On The Storm – Here Comes The Sun. These rare arrangements take crowds on an unexpected and exhilarating journey “Over The Hills

7 PM · Live Music

Ted Leo

at Off Cabot Comedy & Events

Ted Leo is one of the finest songwriters of our generation, even if it's not entirely clear what generation that is. Starting in New York Hardcore with Citizen's Arrest, making the ‘90s safe for power-pop and Weller-esque hair with Chisel, then singing our turbulent lives like we were smarter than we were with The Pharmacists, and most recently providing equal parts sweetness and solace with Aimee Mann as The Both, Ted never let us down. And now, seven years after The Brutalist Bricks, he has a new solo album. And it's wonderful. The songs on The Hanged Man, recorded at a home-studio-in-transition in Wakefield, RI, with Ted playing almost all the instruments, are some of the finest and most finely wrought of Ted Leo's career. Ted describes the time working on the album as one of “personal desolation that felt fallow but was actually very fertile” and, indeed, lyrically, The Hanged Man is suffused with hope of sorts but crushingly heavy. The concerns addressed, whether personal trauma or the national disaster we're all currently existing in, matched with the range and vitality of the songcraft is inspiring, even uplifting. The Hanged Man offers the sharp bursts of skinny tie pop-pun

7:30 PM · Event

Mushroom Witch Hat Workshop

at Tarot Cove

Learn needle-felting, create mushroom designs, 3D mushrooms, or modify hat shape. All tools and materials provided, or bring your own knitted witch hat to decorate.

7:45 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

8 PM · Drag

Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag

at Bit Bar Salem

Friday Night Drag at Bit Bar, hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall — 8 to 10 PM every Friday on Derby Street. No cover, 21+.

8 PM · Live Music

Terror Ticket: Raveyard

at The Lost Library

After dark, it gets louder. Dance amongst the monsters. Fridays • 8 PM–10 PM Live DJ • Haunted Walkthrough • Halloween After Hours A Haunted House Rave When the sun goes down, the Haunted Witch Village and Frankenstein's Castle get louder. Every Friday night, step inside Salem's two premier haunted houses for an after-hours experience filled with pulsing music, eerie lighting, fog, Halloween atmosphere, and a live DJ spinning from inside the haunt. Explore the village, dance among the monsters, discover photo ops, and experience the attraction in a completely different way as the entire haunted house transforms into a Halloween party. This isn't your typical nightclub and it definitely isn't your typical haunted house. Fridays • 8:00 PM–10:00 PM 🎧 Live DJ 🎃 Live Actors 💀 Sober Halloween party atmosphere 📸 Photo opportunities 🌙 Limited late-night experience Come for the haunt. Stay for the rave.

8 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke

at The Babe

Karaoke at The Babe, 8–11 PM, hosted by Shirley in collaboration with ND Productions.

8 PM · Live Music

Nate Goyette - Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Nate Goyette brings a sharp, heartfelt mix of indie rock, folk, and punk sensibility to the Gulu-Gulu stage. A New England singer-songwriter with a knack for turning everyday anxieties, bad decisions, relationships, and the awkward business of growing up into songs that are funny, thoughtful, and deeply relatable, Nate has performed throughout the Northeast both solo and with a full band. With two EPs under his belt—including 2023's The War on Comfort—his music can move from raucous and energetic to quiet and introspective, usually with a good story somewhere in the middle.

8:30 PM · Workshop

Blacklight Cookie Decorating Class

at Satanic Temple

Join the Salem Art Gallery and Sugar Anarchy for a deliciously devilish cookie decorating workshop at The Satanic Temple of Salem. Unleash your inner artist and create unique, spooky, and fun designs on a fresh batch of sugar cookies! These classes will feature BLACKLIGHT frosting. All Skill Levels welcome! Cookies, icing, tools, sprinkles and everything you'll need will be provided by Sugar Anarchy! All supplies included in ticket price. $86.66 Ticket Includes: -Cookie Decorating step-by-step instruction -All necessary supplies, prepped and ready to use -Complimentary charcuterie and sparkling cider -Admission to The Satanic Temple of Salem and opportunities to explore the museum

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Joshua Madruga as Voldemort

at Witch City Hibachi

Joshua Madruga will be appearing as Voldemort. Costume contests with a cash prize winner will be held on select dates, including this one.

9 PM · Event

Friday Night Drag

at Bit Bar Salem

Friday Night Drag with Miz Diamond Wigfall FREE EVENT 21+ Bring the good vibes

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

9:30 PM · Live Music

Everything Dies and Dream Evil Live at Koto

at Koto Asian Fusion

Everything Dies, celebrating the music and spirit of Type O Negative, with Dream Evil, a tribute to Ronnie James Dio. 21+. Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door.

10 PM · Cinema

The Devil's Backbone

at Cinema Salem

R | 106 minutes

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

10:30 AM · Family

Howl-o-ween Pet Parade

at Derby Wharf Light Station

Salem Main Streets presents October's most adorable event, the Howl-o-ween Pet Parade! Costumed critters and creative competition! Free to the public, $5 (locals) and $10 (out-of-towners) for pet registration.

11 AM · Family

Salem Glass Pumpkin Patch

at Salem Common

The Salem Glass Pumpkin Patch returns this fall in a new Salem Common setting, with two days of glass, artists and live demonstrations. Explore a vibrant collection of hand-blown glass pumpkins, watch glassblowing live, discover decorative glass created by North Shore Glass School artists, and be among the first to discover Salem Glass Witch Ball Co. Bring your family and your friends. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11:30 AM · Outdoors

Halloween Boat Parade at Derby Wharf

at Derby Wharf Light Station

The 5th Annual Halloween Boat Parade in the Salem Harbor. Come and watch the parade on Saturday, October 10th at 11:30am. View the decorated boats and spooky crew as they sail next to Derby Wharf. All boaters are welcome to participate in the parade. Boaters interested in participating can call or text Cindy at 978-869-7260

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

12:36 PM · Festival

Dog Mayor of Salem

at Downtown Salem

Dog Mayor of Salem in downtown Salem — presented by Salem Main Streets.

1 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2:30 PM · Tour

Founder's Tour + Tasting

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Founder's Tour + Tasting at Deacon Giles Distillery in Salem. Sittings at 2:30 PM, 4 PM.

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Family

Kids' Pub

at Old Town Hall

An alcohol-free, 17th century tavern-like experience for kids and their grown ups. Experience the music, dances, games, and spooky stories of New England's past with your in-costume, in-character guides. Feel free to dress up for the time-travel! Local harvest treats will be available for purchase from the Creative Collective market on the first floor, and brought upstairs. You may also bring in your own food and drink. Free cider and popcorn will be provided.

5:30 PM · Theater

Misfortune: Salem's Parlor Magic Experience

at Salem Athenaeum

A close-up magic show where the audience takes their fates in their hands. Are you feeling lucky? Misfortune is an hour-long theatrical magic show conjured by magician Evan Northrup. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, it walks the eerie line between superstition and luck — blending immersive storytelling with astonishing sleight-of-hand. It is mysterious, a little spooky, and always magical and fun. Seating is kept intentionally small, so the wonder happens close enough to touch. While there's nothing inappropriate for younger audience members, this show has been designed for people over 13 years old. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: “Your show was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were mystified. Can't wait for you to be back in Salem to be dazzled once again.” Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts “We had a certain expectation for a magician. Not only did you deliver, you went above and beyond. You brought a life to the show that was felt by all.” Don MacLean, Regional VP of Operations, Kings Dining and Entertainment

6 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

6:30 PM · Family

Lanterns in the Woods

at Salem High School

The 14th annual Lanterns in the Woods (previously Lanterns in the Village) moves to a new location this year: the woods behind Salem High School, 77 Willson Street, near the lower field and fieldhouse. Stroll a path lit by jack-o-lanterns while listening to spooky stories — flashlights optional. Four 45-minute viewing times each night between 6:30 and 9:30 PM; book your time with your ticket. Fall refreshments, free parking, and it is on the Haunted Happenings shuttle route. Rain or shine. Tickets $15; children 3 and under free. A fundraiser for Collins Middle School — 100% of the proceeds support the students.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Theater

Misfortune: Salem's Parlor Magic Experience

at Salem Athenaeum

A close-up magic show where the audience takes their fates in their hands. Are you feeling lucky? Misfortune is an hour-long theatrical magic show conjured by magician Evan Northrup. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, it walks the eerie line between superstition and luck — blending immersive storytelling with astonishing sleight-of-hand. It is mysterious, a little spooky, and always magical and fun. Seating is kept intentionally small, so the wonder happens close enough to touch. While there's nothing inappropriate for younger audience members, this show has been designed for people over 13 years old. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: “Your show was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were mystified. Can't wait for you to be back in Salem to be dazzled once again.” Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts “We had a certain expectation for a magician. Not only did you deliver, you went above and beyond. You brought a life to the show that was felt by all.” Don MacLean, Regional VP of Operations, Kings Dining and Entertainment

8 PM · Live Music

BLOODAOKE: Summer Camp Mascaraoke

Karaoke event with horror and summer camp theme. Admission is $10. Featuring Camp Counselor Abi Chaos. Includes a screening of 'Summer Camp Memories of the Past' brought to you by Beastie Bridge Street. Scan QR code for tickets.

8 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

8 PM · Comedy

Comedy Show at Wicked Axe

at Wicked Axe

Get ready to laugh your ass off at Wicked Axe on Saturday, October 10th at 8 PM when Headliners Comedy Club takes over the stage for a night of live stand-up comedy featuring Rob Steen, Jeff Koen and Pat Napoli! This lineup brings some seriously impressive comedy credentials, with acts who have been featured on FOX, ABC, Comedy Central, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, MTV and Conan. Grab your friends, grab a drink and get ready for a night of big laughs and even bigger personalities. This is an exclusively 21+ show, and tickets must be purchased in advance, so don't wait until the last minute to secure your seats!

8 PM · Event

The Babe Nite

at The Babe

The Babe Nite — the weekly Saturday party at The Babe, with a new theme every week.

8 PM · Event

2026 Salem Witch Trials

at Tarot Cove

Comedic one-woman show by Gretchen Wylder. Explores witches as healers, patriarchal systems, and dangers of organized religion. Reinterprets Biblical women's stories. Based on true story of a tarot-reading lesbian forced from home by Christian neighbors. Venue address: 61 Wharf St.

8 PM · Live Music

Daniel Ouellette w/ Lynda Mandolyn - Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Daniel Ouellette brings his theatrical, multilingual world of new wave, art pop and electronic music to the Gulu-Gulu stage. Performing solo and with his longtime project The Shobijin, Daniel has taken his wonderfully eclectic live show across the U.S., Canada and Spain, building a sound that's colorful, strange, danceable and entirely his own. Joining Daniel is Lynda Mandolyn, a veteran of the underground rock scene whose career stretches from Detroit punk to San Francisco pop-punk and today's Portland garage and shoegaze scenes. A founding member of Detroit's Inside Out, Lynda recorded a legendary John Peel Session for the BBC before going on to tour internationally with Fabulous Disaster, sharing stages with the likes of NOFX, T.S.O.L. and The Dickies. Today she's a member of Tiger Bomb and Crystal Canyon, while continuing to release her own dreamy, melodic solo work. No cover!!

8:30 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

9 PM · Cinema

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

at Cinema Salem

R | 130 minutes

9 PM · Event

Bloodaoke: Summer Camp Massakaraoke

at Bit Bar Salem

Attention campers! BLOODAOKE IS BACK! And this time its a Summer Camp Massakaraoke! All the craziness you come to expect from Bloodaoke in a fun summer camp (censored) bunker! Requests open at 830 and bring a friend because the Woods Get Bloody at Night!

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

9:30 PM · Event

DARQ: Salem's Goth/Industrial Night

at Koto Asian Fusion

DJs: Big Daddy Vudu:DJ, Wavepeak. Admission: $10 prepay (email vududj@aol.com), $15 for all black/creative attire, $20 all else. Age: 21+. Website: www.darqsalem.com

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Costume Party

The Good Witch of Salem's Character Breakfast

at Hawthorne Hotel

Event Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM Location: Hawthorne Hotel Hosted By: The Good Witch of Salem and Witch Apprentices Get ready for a magical morning with The Good Witch of Salem and her friends at the Hawthorne Hotel! This family friendly character breakfast will feature Jack Skellington, Bluey, Minion, Poppy the Troll and a few more surprise guests!

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Family

Salem Glass Pumpkin Patch

at Salem Common

The Salem Glass Pumpkin Patch returns this fall in a new Salem Common setting, with two days of glass, artists and live demonstrations. Explore a vibrant collection of hand-blown glass pumpkins, watch glassblowing live, discover decorative glass created by North Shore Glass School artists, and be among the first to discover Salem Glass Witch Ball Co. Bring your family and your friends. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

12:36 PM · Festival

Dog Mayor of Salem

at Downtown Salem

Dog Mayor of Salem in downtown Salem — presented by Salem Main Streets.

1:30 PM · Workshop

Beginner Knitting Workshop: Pumpkins!

at East Regiment Beer Company

Join Emma to learn the basics of knitting and create a knit pumpkin for your home decor! In this workshop we'll cover the basics of knitting and you'll leave with the tools you need to continue making after the class is over! Your pumpkin will be created using traditional pumpkin-colored yarn and a cinnamon stick for the stem. All materials will be provided and you'll be able to take home your materials in case you don't finish during the class. This is a perfect class for beginner knitters, or for those who just want to knit pumpkins! Tickets available HERE!

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2 PM · Drag

DIAMONDS DINE IN w/ DJ MAXINE HARRISON

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Diamonds Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Workshop

Woodburning Class: Halloween Cutting Boards

at East Regiment Beer Company

Join us for a fun afternoon of creating your own Cutting Board! You’ll first learn how to use a pyrography pen, then you'll be taught how to transfer and then burn an image into the wood to create your own Cutting Board. Multiple designs will be available to choose from or you can create your very own! Tickets available HERE.

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up

at Bit Bar Salem

No skill necessary. Free and open to all.

5:30 PM · Theater

Misfortune: Salem's Parlor Magic Experience

at Salem Athenaeum

A close-up magic show where the audience takes their fates in their hands. Are you feeling lucky? Misfortune is an hour-long theatrical magic show conjured by magician Evan Northrup. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, it walks the eerie line between superstition and luck — blending immersive storytelling with astonishing sleight-of-hand. It is mysterious, a little spooky, and always magical and fun. Seating is kept intentionally small, so the wonder happens close enough to touch. While there's nothing inappropriate for younger audience members, this show has been designed for people over 13 years old. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: “Your show was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were mystified. Can't wait for you to be back in Salem to be dazzled once again.” Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts “We had a certain expectation for a magician. Not only did you deliver, you went above and beyond. You brought a life to the show that was felt by all.” Don MacLean, Regional VP of Operations, Kings Dining and Entertainment

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Workshop

Blacklight Cookie Decorating Class

at Satanic Temple

Join the Salem Art Gallery and Sugar Anarchy for a deliciously devilish cookie decorating workshop at The Satanic Temple of Salem. Unleash your inner artist and create unique, spooky, and fun designs on a fresh batch of sugar cookies! These classes will feature BLACKLIGHT frosting. All Skill Levels welcome! Cookies, icing, tools, sprinkles and everything you'll need will be provided by Sugar Anarchy! All supplies included in ticket price. $86.66 Ticket Includes: -Cookie Decorating step-by-step instruction -All necessary supplies, prepped and ready to use -Complimentary charcuterie and sparkling cider -Admission to The Satanic Temple of Salem and opportunities to explore the museum

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

7 PM · Art

Paint and Sip Sundays at Hotel Salem

at The Cellar

Add a little creativity to your October in Salem with Paint & Sip Sundays, presented by The Lost Library at The Cellar at Hotel Salem! Every Sunday in October, join local artist Emma Puccio for a festive afternoon of painting, sipping, and seasonal fun. Emma will guide you step-by-step as you create your own 11″ x 14″ painting to take home. No painting experience is necessary—just come ready to get creative and enjoy a little October magic. October Painting Schedule: 🎃 October 4 — Boo-tanical Garden ✨ October 11 — A Bunch of Hocus Pocus 🌙 October 18 — Harvest Moon 👻 October 25 — Ghostly Grove Whether you're spending the day with friends, planning a fall date, or looking for a creative break from the October crowds, Paint & Sip Sundays are the perfect way to celebrate spooky season in downtown Salem. 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem — 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA 💲 $45 per person 🖌️ 11″ x 14″ painting and supplies included 🎨 Led by local artist Emma Puccio 🍷 Drinks available for purchase; beverages are not included with admission Pick your painting, or join us for all four Sundays!

7 PM · Theater

Misfortune: Salem's Parlor Magic Experience

at Salem Athenaeum

A close-up magic show where the audience takes their fates in their hands. Are you feeling lucky? Misfortune is an hour-long theatrical magic show conjured by magician Evan Northrup. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, it walks the eerie line between superstition and luck — blending immersive storytelling with astonishing sleight-of-hand. It is mysterious, a little spooky, and always magical and fun. Seating is kept intentionally small, so the wonder happens close enough to touch. While there's nothing inappropriate for younger audience members, this show has been designed for people over 13 years old. WHAT PEOPLE SAY: “Your show was AMAZING! We had so much fun and were mystified. Can't wait for you to be back in Salem to be dazzled once again.” Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts “We had a certain expectation for a magician. Not only did you deliver, you went above and beyond. You brought a life to the show that was felt by all.” Don MacLean, Regional VP of Operations, Kings Dining and Entertainment

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Salem Common

at Salem Common

Make Salem Common part of your Haunted Happenings day. This free outdoor marketplace brings together independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses in one of Salem's best-known gathering places. Browse original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Shopping

Salem Glass Pumpkin Patch

at Salem Common

Hundreds of one-of-a-kind handblown glass pumpkins on Salem Common, plus locally made glass art, from the North Shore Glass School. Moved from its original September dates.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Superheroes vs. Villains

at Witch City Hibachi

Celebrating superheroes and villains alike from DC to Marvel, and all the multiverses in between. Stop in at Witch City Hibachi, Inc. this October 12th from 11:30-10p.m Serving specialty cocktails/mocktails, themed decor, music and more! -Dress up in theme to receive a complimentary goodie bag upon check out. We will be hosting a themed costume contest at 6:30p.m. Cash prize winner chosen at 6:45p.m. Make sure to be dressed up in your best superhero/villain inspired costume to be eligible to participate. (This is a non ticked event) 94 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Historic Salem, Inc.

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Comedy

Comedy & A Movie

at The Cannery

Every Tuesday at The Cannery, Salem's outdoor waterfront bar: stand-up comedy at 6 PM, followed by a movie on the outdoor screen at 8 PM.

6 PM · Live Music

Daughtry – 20 Years Unplugged Tour

at The Cabot

With Ryan Perdz on support Daughtry celebrates 20 years with an intimate acoustic performance! Formed in 2006, the Grammy Award®-nominated, multi-platinum rock band Daughtry has remained a dominant force for nearly two decades. Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Chris Daughtry, the band has sold more than 11 million records worldwide, earned four Grammy nominations, received American Music Awards, and achieved multiple Billboard chart-toppers, including three No. 1 rock singles. Entering a bold new chapter with their latest albums, Dearly Beloved and Shock to the System, Daughtry delivers a harder-edged, high-impact statement that reaffirms their evolution and staying power—proving they're not just part of the rock conversation but are still driving it. RYAN PERDZ Ryan Perdz is a 24-year-old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY. Raised on his grandparents' family farm, he began teaching himself guitar at age ten and expanded into bass, violin, and mandolin, developing a hands-on approach to songwriting and arrangement. Influenced by artists such as Nirvana, Chris Cornell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Led Zeppelin, Perdz channels the emotional weight of 90s rock

6:45 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke with Maxine Harrison

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

The coolest place to be on Tuesday night is Maxine Harrison’s Karaoke at Gulu-Gulu Cafe & Bar. No genres limited, skill doesn’t matter, sing from the stage or your chair with the wireless mics. You can even do a whole routine if you want. It’s always a blast. No cover. Just bring yourself and have fun. Signups start at 6:45pm, music starts at 7pm. Dates for September and October are: September 8 September 22 October 6 October 13 October 20

7 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at The Lobster Shanty

General knowledge trivia with host Lee Wolf at The Lobster Shanty, 7 PM every Tuesday. Prizes are awarded, and Taco Tuesday runs concurrently.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Live Music

Live Jazz: Steve Lacey & Pat Dole

at The Babe

Weekly jazz night at The Babe with Steve Lacey on guitar and Pat Dole on upright bass, 7–9 PM.

7:30 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at Village Tavern

FREE TO PLAY — Opinion Nation Trivia every Tuesday at Village Tavern. Prizes awarded. No cover.

11 AM · Event

National Dessert Day

at Olde Main Street Pub

Indulge in dinner and a dessert on National Dessert Day!

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4:15 PM · Cinema

Halloween (1978)

at Cinema Salem

R | 91 minutes

4:30 PM · Cinema

Hocus Pocus

at Cinema Salem

PG | 96 minutes

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Kids

Girls Travel Basketball Tryouts- Grades 5 & 6

at Witchcraft Heights

Travel Basketball Information Free. Registration through Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services.

6 PM · Art

Tarot Intensive for Artists and Creatives (Session 3 of 3)

at Salem Arts Association

A hands-on beginners class with Leah Ordonia on reading the Tarot and using it to shape an artistic career, run over three evenings at the Salem Arts Association. $75 for Salem Arts members, $100 for non-members, covering all three sessions; registrants also get free priority access to the next event in the association's Metaphysical Series. Register at salemarts.org.

6 PM · Bingo

BINGO w/ The Legendary Will Pottorff

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Come enjoy our weekly Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff! Expect unhinged entertainment and positive bingo energy.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Wed. Classics: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

at Cinema Salem

| 110 minutes

7 PM · Museum

Halloween Sober Sip and Paint

at Satanic Temple

Join our curator for a unique and creative evening at The Satanic Temple! This sober sip and paint night offers a chance to explore your artistic side in a relaxed and intimate gallery environment. All skill levels are welcome, and all art supplies will be provided. This special Halloween-themed session will focus on painting adorable **vintage Halloween cats**! Come unwind, socialize, and create something spooktacular without the pressure of alcohol. We'll have a selection of non-alcoholic beverages and snacks available. $36.66 Ticket Includes: -Guided painting session led by our curator -All Art Supplies (provided by the Salem Art Gallery) -Non Alcoholic beverages and charcuterie -Friendly, welcoming atmosphere -A vintage Halloween Cat painting, completely unique to you! Come express yourself with us while enjoying a fun SOBER night out! This class is recommended for ages 12+

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Cinema

Weirdo Wednesdays

at Cinema Salem

| 120 minutes

7:30 PM · Cinema

Spaced Out Improv Troupe: Comedy Show

at Cinema Salem

| 50 minutes

8 PM · Food & Drink

Survivor 51 Watch Party At Far From The Tree

at Far From The Tree

Come out to Far From The Tree Cider every Wednesday for our Survivor 51 Watch Party! 🏝️🔥 Catch all the alliances, blindsides, challenges, and tribal councils on the big screen while you enjoy your favorite cider. The episode airs from 8:00–9:30 PM, so grab your crew and settle in for another night of Survivor! 📍 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA 📅 Every Wednesday ⏰ 8:00–9:30 PM Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. See you at the taproom! 🏝️🍎

8 PM · DJ

B.Y.O. Vinyl

at The Babe

Bring your own records — B.Y.O. Vinyl night at The Babe.

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Tim Burton Day

at Witch City Hibachi

Celebrating Tim Burton's spooky classics this October 15-16th at Witch City Hibachi, Inc. from 11:30-10pm Serving specialty cocktails/mocktails, themed decor, music and more, so make sure to stop in for a terrific time. -Dress up in theme to receive a complimentary goodie bag upon check out. -We will be hosting a themed costume contest on FRIDAY 10/16 at 6:30p.m. Cash prize winner chosen at 6:45p.m. by Joshua Madruga's iconic Beetle juice 🪲Make sure to be dressed up in a Tim Burton inspired costume to be eligible to participate. (This is a non ticked event) 94 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970 📞978.594.0832

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Monthly Meat Raffle (Cheese Edition!)

at Notch Brewing

Monthly raffle ft Vin Fromage (Wenham, MA) Thursday 10/15 at Notch Taproom Prizes raffled every 20 mins! Raffle tickets $1 each, each ticket is good for the whole event Free raffle ticket with each beer purchase Raffle ticket proceeds donated to The Salem Food Pantry

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

6 PM · Workshop

Witch Broom Making Class

at East Regiment Beer Company

Make your very own Witches Broom in Salem at our spiritual broom making workshop. Start by choosing your hardwood broom stick and gathering your broom corn bundle around the stick. Then accessorize your broom with various dried flowers, a charm, a crystal, and a leather wrap included in all ticket purchases. No additional purchases necessary. Tickets available HERE.

6:30 PM · Theater

Haunted Fables at The Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Join Salem's master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills! The famous author performs his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include The House of the Seven Gables, The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, Young Goodman Brown, The Raven, and more. Experience the greatest Gothic horror stories ever written, brought to life by one of the authors himself! Appropriate for families with brave children 10 and up. Please note, this event takes place in our Visitor Center auditorium and does not include access to the Mansion. Tickets are $50 general admission, $40 for Gables members, and $10 for children under 5. Tickets are non-refundable.

7 PM · Games

Board Game Night

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Board Game Night in The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles Distillery, 7–11 PM every Thursday, featuring games curated by host Chris.

7 PM · Trivia

Not Your Mother's Trivia

at Essex's NY Pizza

Trivia every Thursday at 7 PM at Essex's NY Pizza & Deli. Free to play, teams of up to 6 players, prizes for the top 3 teams.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

7 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Open Mic

Open Mic Night

at Village Tavern

A Night for the Arts — local artists, poets, musicians, and performers every Thursday at Village Tavern. Starts 7 PM.

7:30 PM · Open Mic

MUSICAL OPEN MIC!

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Every Thursday night, Gulu-Gulu Café & Bar turns into one of Salem’s most welcoming rooms for live music, creativity, and unexpected moments. Musicians and listeners of all ages are invited. Signups start at 7:30 PM, music kicks off shortly after 8, and there’s never a cover. Sorry, no standup comedy.

8 PM · Bingo

Music Video Bingo

at Brodie's Seaport

Music Video Bingo at Brodie's Seaport every Thursday at 8 PM, hosted by ND Productions — bingo played off music videos rather than numbers.

8 PM · Drag

Drag Trivia

at The Babe

Drag Trivia at The Babe, 8–11 PM — the weekly Thursday Night Social, hosted by Geya Jenda, built by and for the LGBTQ+ community.

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

2 PM · Shopping

Casper, The Guinness Experience

at The Daniels House Inn

Meet Guinness World Record holder Vanessa Irino, explore items from her Casper collection certified by Guinness World Records. Experience Casper Across the Decades at Salem's historic Daniels House. Meet Vanessa Irino, Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest collection of Casper the Friendly Ghost memorabilia, and explore a remarkable private collection featuring vintage Casper items from across the decades. Guests will have the opportunity to see rare and nostalgic memorabilia from different eras, learn more about Vanessa's record-breaking collection, take photos, and celebrate the enduring legacy of everyone's favorite friendly ghost. Vanessa will also be selling and signing copies of her book, Kindred Spirits: A True Story on How a Friendly Ghost Changed the Life of Another. This family-friendly Halloween experience is perfect for Casper fans, collectors, families, and anyone who loves pop-culture nostalgia. Children ages 10 and under: Free Tickets are available online and at the door.

3 PM

Hocus Pocus Movie Tours & Salem Night Faire

at Witch City Walking Tours

Select Hocus Pocus Movie Tours visit all five filming locations before ending at the Salem Night Faire, a candlelit evening of vendors and entertainment at Pioneer Village. Night Faire admission is not included; tickets must be purchased separately.

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Nightlife

Salem Night Faire

at Salem Pioneer Village

Presented by The Black Veil . Tread beyond the darkened pines of The Pioneer Village . Featuring art, clothing, jewelry and oddity vendors, performances, ghost stories, hot cider, food trucks, Biergarten & more.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

5 PM · Family

Family Bingo Night

at Salem Community Life Center

Salem Park, Recreation and Community Services will be hosting a Family Bingo Night at the Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center. Come join in on the fun! Bring the whole family.....feel free to bring snacks.....play for prizes! $5 per person. Registration through Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshop – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each scheduled workshop is inten

6:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

6:30 PM · Theater

Haunted Fables at The Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Join Salem's master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills! The famous author performs his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include The House of the Seven Gables, The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, Young Goodman Brown, The Raven, and more. Experience the greatest Gothic horror stories ever written, brought to life by one of the authors himself! Appropriate for families with brave children 10 and up. Please note, this event takes place in our Visitor Center auditorium and does not include access to the Mansion. Tickets are $50 general admission, $40 for Gables members, and $10 for children under 5. Tickets are non-refundable.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Ticketed

Hellfire Cabaret: A Speakeasy For Saints and Sinners

at Hawthorne Hotel

A speakeasy night for saints and sinners at the Hawthorne Hotel: costume contest, dancing and drinks, psychic readers, and drag and burlesque performances, with DJs Arcanus and Motia spinning. Featuring Samuel Bendix, Belle Gunz, Hella Hayes, Johnny Caligula and Sarah Jezebel. The Witches' Market is free and open to the public from 6:30 to 10 PM. VIP tickets add private market shopping from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, a 15-minute tarot reading and a $75 swag bag with goods from Spiritus Arcanum, The Cauldron Black and Lovi Artes; Deluxe VIP swaps the tarot for a 15-minute session with The Light Witch. 21+. Tickets at salemwitchfest.com.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Hotel Salem Takeover

at The Hotel Salem

Hidden beneath The Cellar at Hotel Salem, Salem's Comedy Coven returns for a limited Halloween engagement. Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood in partnership with Witch City Comedy, this haunted comedy pop-up summons some of New England's funniest comedians for a night of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that refuse to stay buried. Escape the October crowds, grab a cocktail, and descend underground for an intimate comedy experience packed with spooky atmosphere and killer laughs. Whether you're ending a full day in Salem or just looking for something a little different after dark, the Coven is calling. But it won't last long. The coven gathers for only a few short weeks each fall, and seating is limited. When Halloween ends, the laughter disappears back into the shadows until next year. 🕯 Limited Run • September–November 🎤 Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood & Witch City Comedy 🍸 Full Bar • Drinks Available for Purchase 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem • 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA

7 PM · Costume Party

Salem Witch Fest's Hellfire Cabaret

at Hawthorne Hotel

Join the denizens of hell at the Hawthorne Hotel's Grand Ballroom for a truly epic night of devilry as we gather Friday, October 16th for the Hellfire Cabaret! Be you angel or devil come dressed in your finest for an evening of dancing, cocktails, drag, burlesque, and sideshow. Our evening begins with an hour of appetizers and complimentary wine, beer, and soft drinks! So get there early! Costumes are highly encouraged! Come dressed as your favorite sinner or saint! Think devil horns, halos, martyr attire, or even your sexiest smoking jacket. Come dressed to impress, and get ready to have the night of your life! Our lineup would temp even the devil himself. You will be thrilled, tantalized, and delighted by our diabolical drag queens and wicked dance performances. * Samuel Bendix * Hella Hayes & Andy Ryan of Skellingtons Screaming Sideshow * Belle Gunz * Sarah Jezebel Wood * Master of Ceremonies Johnny Caligula * DJ's Arcanus & Motia * Lighting by A Curious Production The crown jewel of our evening is the costume contest! Our top contest winner will bring home $500 in prizes!

7:30 PM · Live Music

Bars After Dark: Bars Over Bars at The Lost Library

at Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library

You've seen Salem by daylight — this is what happens after dark. Hidden beyond the shelves of The Lost Library, an intimate Black Box theater comes alive for one night with Bars After Dark, an immersive Halloween-season rap showcase in the heart of downtown Salem. Step inside, leave the October crowds behind, and drop into an underground room of live music, heavy beats, eerie projections and some of the area's rising hip-hop talent. Performers take the mic throughout the night while visuals wrap the whole room — less a concert than a hidden Salem nightlife experience built for the season. Presented by Bars Over Bars and The Lost Library. Doors 7 PM, music 7:30 PM, done by 10 PM. One night. One hidden room. Nothing but bars.

7:30 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

8 PM · Drag

Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag

at Bit Bar Salem

Friday Night Drag at Bit Bar, hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall — 8 to 10 PM every Friday on Derby Street. No cover, 21+.

8 PM · Cinema

Dracula Speakeasy

at Cinema Salem

| 90 minutes

8 PM · Live Music

Free Live Music by From The Jump at Wicked Axe

at Wicked Axe

Join us at Wicked Axe on Friday, October 16th from 8–10 PM for a FREE live music show featuring From the Jump, a New England-based band bringing a live audio-visual experience you won't want to miss. Groove, Shash, Keith, Frank & Ash are ready to bring the energy and get the night moving! There's no cover and no activity reservation is required to attend the show—just grab your crew, come enjoy the music, and make a night of it at Wicked Axe. This event is exclusively 21+.

8 PM · Live Music

Terror Ticket: Raveyard

at The Lost Library

After dark, it gets louder. Dance amongst the monsters. Fridays • 8 PM–10 PM Live DJ • Haunted Walkthrough • Halloween After Hours A Haunted House Rave When the sun goes down, the Haunted Witch Village and Frankenstein's Castle get louder. Every Friday night, step inside Salem's two premier haunted houses for an after-hours experience filled with pulsing music, eerie lighting, fog, Halloween atmosphere, and a live DJ spinning from inside the haunt. Explore the village, dance among the monsters, discover photo ops, and experience the attraction in a completely different way as the entire haunted house transforms into a Halloween party. This isn't your typical nightclub and it definitely isn't your typical haunted house. Fridays • 8:00 PM–10:00 PM 🎧 Live DJ 🎃 Live Actors 💀 Sober Halloween party atmosphere 📸 Photo opportunities 🌙 Limited late-night experience Come for the haunt. Stay for the rave.

8 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke

at The Babe

Karaoke at The Babe, 8–11 PM, hosted by Shirley in collaboration with ND Productions.

8 PM · Live Music

Couple of Wanderers - Faith Kelly & Caswyn Moon - No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Gulu favorites, Couple of Wanderers returns! They are Faith Kelly and Caswyn Moon, two Catskills songwriters who have made the road a big part of their music. After meeting at an open mic, the pair began crisscrossing the country together, playing original songs in venues and small towns all along the way. Caswyn brings melodic, punk-tinged Americana with old-country roots, often backed by Faith on Moog synthesizer, before Faith takes over with her own wonderfully strange blend of spacey folk rock ’n’ roll and Appalachian sounds. Expect guitars, synths, storytelling, a little psychedelia, and the occasional washboard or kazoo. Come catch these two wandering songwriters as their travels bring them back through Salem and the Gulu-Gulu stage. No cover!!

8:30 PM · Museum

SPFX Workshop at The Satanic Temple

at Satanic Temple

Step into the bloody side of practical effects with Dead Puppy Studios for a hands-on Horror SPFX Workshop at The Satanic Temple's Salem Art Gallery. Led by the FX artist behind the practical effects for Satanic Planet's latest music video, this 18+ workshop will introduce you to the techniques used to create convincing bruises, cuts, wounds, blood effects, and other on-skin horror FX. You'll learn how to layer color, texture, liquid latex, and blood to transform ordinary skin into something that looks like it had a very bad night. No prior makeup or special effects experience is required. Whether you're a horror fan, Halloween obsessive, aspiring FX artist, performer, photographer, or scare actor looking to make your character a little more disturbing, this workshop is designed to give you practical techniques you can recreate on your own. Your ticket includes a take-home Horror FX Kit with a bruise wheel, liquid latex, blood, and applicators so the carnage doesn't have to end when the class does. Attendees will also receive 10% off FX makeup supplies at The Magic Parlor. Come ready to get messy, make something gruesome, and leave with the skills—and supplies—to create your own ho

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Joshua Madruga as Beetle Juice

at Witch City Hibachi

Joshua Madruga will be appearing as Beetle Juice. Costume contests with a cash prize winner will be held on select dates, including this one.

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Family

Kids' Fun Fest

at Salem Common

Families visiting Salem during October can stop by Kids' Fun Fest on Salem Common for kid-friendly activities and seasonal entertainment.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Family

Witch Hats on the Wharf

at Derby Wharf Light Station

In honor of Salem's 400th anniversary, we're inviting everyone to join us for Witch Hats on the Wharf, a one-of-a-kind community photo opportunity and world record attempt on Salem's historic waterfront. Wear your favorite witch hat and gather with us on the wharf for a drone photo capturing hundreds, maybe thousands, of witch hats on the Wharf. Whether you're a local, a longtime Haunted Happenings fan, or visiting Salem for the first time, this is your chance to be part of a 400th anniversary moment . Come for the record . Stay for the waterfront, the shops, the restaurants, & the full Salem experience. Hosted by the City of Salem, Salem Maritime National Historical Park, and Destination Salem. The City will be selling special edition Salem 400+ witch hats to benefit HAWC. Download the event poster – here . Follow this link to make a donation to HAWC.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12 PM · Modern Witch

Make a Spooky Fall Candle!

at Circle of Stitches

Make a Fall candle with Jash from local candle makers Soy Much Brighter Candle Co.. You'll learn about our candle making process and how to blend fragrance oils to make a custom scent. You'll be pouring into a spooky, smokey grey 10oz jar. Since candles need to cure in place for at least 12 hours, attendees can pick up their candle the next day (we can mail your candle if needed). All materials needed will be supplied. Class is at Toil & Trouble Studio (35 Congress St, Bldg 2, 3rd Floor, Ste 2310)

12 PM · Museum

Crystal of Health Goth Yoga at The Satanic Temple

at Satanic Temple

Join Crystal of Health Goth Yoga for an hour of an all levels yoga to the sounds of New Wave, Dark Wave + Post-Punk! Then stay and mingle. Admission to The Satanic Temple International Headquarters is included with your ticket. We'll flow to a curated playlist to the sound of Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Boy Harsher and other goth favorites! No props will be needed except a mat. It will start slow and build. Expect to sweat a little, deeply stretch and surrender into a peaceful corpse pose. Yoga mats, snacks, and water provided by the Salem Art Gallery/Satanic Temple of Salem, though you are welcome to bring your own. October 17th 2026 12-2pm $36.66 Per Person OUTDOORS (WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING FOR THE WEATHER)

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

1 PM · Shopping

Casper, The Guinness Experience

at The Daniels House Inn

Meet Guinness World Record holder Vanessa Irino, explore items from her Casper collection certified by Guinness World Records. Experience Casper Across the Decades at Salem's historic Daniels House. Meet Vanessa Irino, Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest collection of Casper the Friendly Ghost memorabilia, and explore a remarkable private collection featuring vintage Casper items from across the decades. Guests will have the opportunity to see rare and nostalgic memorabilia from different eras, learn more about Vanessa's record-breaking collection, take photos, and celebrate the enduring legacy of everyone's favorite friendly ghost. Vanessa will also be selling and signing copies of her book, Kindred Spirits: A True Story on How a Friendly Ghost Changed the Life of Another. This family-friendly Halloween experience is perfect for Casper fans, collectors, families, and anyone who loves pop-culture nostalgia. Children ages 10 and under: Free Tickets are available online and at the door.

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2:30 PM · Tour

Founder's Tour + Tasting

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Founder's Tour + Tasting at Deacon Giles Distillery in Salem. Sittings at 2:30 PM, 4 PM.

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

3 PM

Hocus Pocus Movie Tours & Salem Night Faire

at Witch City Walking Tours

Select Hocus Pocus Movie Tours visit all five filming locations before ending at the Salem Night Faire, a candlelit evening of vendors and entertainment at Pioneer Village. Night Faire admission is not included; tickets must be purchased separately.

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · Cinema

Dracula Speakeasy

at Cinema Salem

| 90 minutes

4 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Family

Kids' Pub

at Old Town Hall

An alcohol-free, 17th century tavern-like experience for kids and their grown ups. Experience the music, dances, games, and spooky stories of New England's past with your in-costume, in-character guides. Feel free to dress up for the time-travel! Local harvest treats will be available for purchase from the Creative Collective market on the first floor, and brought upstairs. You may also bring in your own food and drink. Free cider and popcorn will be provided.

5 PM · Nightlife

Salem Night Faire

at Salem Pioneer Village

Presented by The Black Veil . Tread beyond the darkened pines of The Pioneer Village . Featuring art, clothing, jewelry and oddity vendors, performances, ghost stories, hot cider, food trucks, Biergarten & more.

6 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Museum

Hawthorne's Halloween Bash

at The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne invites you to his Halloween Bash; an exclusive costume party to celebrate the spooky season. Dress up in your Halloween best as you wander the gardens of The House of the Seven Gables. This is more than just a party; it's an immersive journey into the heart of Salem's literary and haunted legacy. Don't miss your chance to be part of this unforgettable night! Nothing is more magical than an October evening on The Gables' seaside campus. Tickets are $180 each for the public and $150 each for Gables members. Special tickets include access to Rappaccini's Parlor, a VIP experience that includes special absinthe cocktails, exclusive opportunities, as well as a swag bag! Tickets for Rappaccini's Parlor are $230 for the public and $200 for Gables members. Mr. Hawthorne awaits…

7 PM · Live Music

The Steely Dan Project

at Salem, MA

The Steely Dan Project is the ultimate live celebration of one of the most iconic bands in rock history! This powerhouse ensemble of world-class musicians brings Steely Dan's legendary catalog to life with electrifying energy, jaw-dropping precision, and the kind of groove that keeps audiences on their feet all night long. From the instantly recognizable hooks of Reelin' in the Years to the silky smooth vibes of Peg and Hey Nineteen, every performance is packed with the hits, deep cuts, and signature jazz-rock brilliance that made Steely Dan a global phenomenon. More than just a tribute, The Steely Dan Project is a full-throttle concert experience—complete with soaring vocals, blazing horns, and flawless musicianship that will leave fans shouting for more. Whether you know every lyric or you're ready to discover what makes Steely Dan's music timeless, this show delivers the thrill, the soul, and the sound of a true classic. Get ready to sing, dance, and groove—because The Steely Dan Project is rolling in, and you don't want to miss it!

7:30 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

8 PM · Cinema

Dracula Speakeasy

at Cinema Salem

| 90 minutes

8 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

8 PM · Theater

2026 Salem Witch Trials

at Tarot Cove

Based on the true story of a tarot-reading lesbian forced from her home by Christian neighbors likely in a cult, Gretchen Wylder's darkly comedic one-woman show explores witches as healers, the patriarchal systems that burned them and the modern dangers of organized religion. Living a double life – reading tarot in Salem while residing in a creepy cottage town run by zealots – her personal horror show reinterprets Biblical women's stories and becomes a fierce reclamation of spirituality, all while trying not to get burned at the stake.

8 PM · Event

The Babe Nite

at The Babe

The Babe Nite — the weekly Saturday party at The Babe, with a new theme every week.

8 PM · Live Music

Rick Berlin w/ the Nickel & Dime band!

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Boston music legend Rick Berlin brings the Nickel & Dime Band back to the Gulu-Gulu stage for a big, night of rock & roll. A fixture of the Boston scene since the ’70s, Berlin first made his mark fronting Orchestra Luna and later Berlin Airlift, building a decades-long reputation for theatrical performances, sharp storytelling, and songs that refuse to stay in one genre. His Nickel & Dime Band carries that history forward with a mix of rock, punk, funk, Americana, and plenty of unexpected turns. Along the way they’ve shared stages with Dr. Dog and the Violent Femmes, while Berlin’s career has crossed paths with everyone from Roxy Music and the J. Geils Band to the early Boston punk scene.

8:30 PM · Cinema

Night of the Demons (1988)

at Cinema Salem

R | 90 minutes

8:30 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Family

Kids' Fun Fest

at Salem Common

Families visiting Salem during October can stop by Kids' Fun Fest on Salem Common for kid-friendly activities and seasonal entertainment.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Workshop

Family Broom Making Workshop

at Tarot Cove

A one-hour family broom making workshop at Tarot Cove, 61 Wharf Street — a fall activity for ages 5 to 100. Book on The Witchery website: click "Book Your Workshop" on the homepage, then scroll to "Family Broom Making." Start times are chosen when you book. Spots are limited.

12 PM · Shopping

Casper, The Guinness Experience

at The Daniels House Inn

Meet Guinness World Record holder Vanessa Irino, explore items from her Casper collection certified by Guinness World Records. Experience Casper Across the Decades at Salem's historic Daniels House. Meet Vanessa Irino, Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest collection of Casper the Friendly Ghost memorabilia, and explore a remarkable private collection featuring vintage Casper items from across the decades. Guests will have the opportunity to see rare and nostalgic memorabilia from different eras, learn more about Vanessa's record-breaking collection, take photos, and celebrate the enduring legacy of everyone's favorite friendly ghost. Vanessa will also be selling and signing copies of her book, Kindred Spirits: A True Story on How a Friendly Ghost Changed the Life of Another. This family-friendly Halloween experience is perfect for Casper fans, collectors, families, and anyone who loves pop-culture nostalgia. Children ages 10 and under: Free Tickets are available online and at the door.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

2 PM · Workshop

Cards on the Table with Jilly Gagnon

at Peabody Essex Museum

Join us for an author talk with Jilly Gagnon followed by a book signing. In Cards on the Table, sisters Tori and Cassie Bishop find themselves in a locked-room murder mystery when their wealthy patron goes missing after a séance. The sisters — descendents of a victim of the Salem Witch Trials — can't believe their luck when they're hired as “witches in residence” at a mysterious gothic estate in the Berkshires. But can their magic and cunning save them from conniving family members and occult surprises? PEM Reads celebrates the art of literature and the creative act of writing through a year-round series of collaborative book club readings and author events, both in person and online. By gathering to read and discuss world-class literature and meet authors, PEM Reads seeks to deepen our sense of community and celebrate great storytelling. We hope you'll join us!

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2 PM · Workshop

Stained Glass Sun catcher Making

at East Regiment Beer Company

Today’s the day to learn a new medium! Step into the world of glass and learn how to make your own suncatcher, you’ll learn in this class to cut glass, bring it to shape, line the glass with foil and solder it together! All of the basics to get you started on your glass journey, I’ll bring the materials, designs, music and most importantly the dance moves💃. I’ll be excited to show you my passion and have you walk away with something beautiful! Tickets available HERE.

2 PM · Drag

DIAMONDS DINE IN w/ DJ MAXINE HARRISON

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Diamonds Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Art

Paint and Sip Sundays at Hotel Salem

at The Cellar

Add a little creativity to your October in Salem with Paint & Sip Sundays, presented by The Lost Library at The Cellar at Hotel Salem! Every Sunday in October, join local artist Emma Puccio for a festive afternoon of painting, sipping, and seasonal fun. Emma will guide you step-by-step as you create your own 11″ x 14″ painting to take home. No painting experience is necessary—just come ready to get creative and enjoy a little October magic. October Painting Schedule: 🎃 October 4 — Boo-tanical Garden ✨ October 11 — A Bunch of Hocus Pocus 🌙 October 18 — Harvest Moon 👻 October 25 — Ghostly Grove Whether you're spending the day with friends, planning a fall date, or looking for a creative break from the October crowds, Paint & Sip Sundays are the perfect way to celebrate spooky season in downtown Salem. 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem — 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA 💲 $45 per person 🖌️ 11″ x 14″ painting and supplies included 🎨 Led by local artist Emma Puccio 🍷 Drinks available for purchase; beverages are not included with admission Pick your painting, or join us for all four Sundays!

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up

at Bit Bar Salem

No skill necessary. Free and open to all.

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6:30 PM · Theater

Haunted Fables at The Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Join Salem's master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills! The famous author performs his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include The House of the Seven Gables, The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, Young Goodman Brown, The Raven, and more. Experience the greatest Gothic horror stories ever written, brought to life by one of the authors himself! Appropriate for families with brave children 10 and up. Please note, this event takes place in our Visitor Center auditorium and does not include access to the Mansion. Tickets are $50 general admission, $40 for Gables members, and $10 for children under 5. Tickets are non-refundable.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Stranger Things Day

at Witch City Hibachi

This October 19th we welcome you back to the upside down with our Stranger Things themed all day event at Witch City Hibachi. Where we will be bringing the heat with themed cocktails/mocktails, themed decor, music and more, so make sure to stop in for the nostalgia -Dress up in theme to receive a complimentary goodie bag upon check out. We will be hosting a themed costume contest at 6:30p.m. Cash prize winner picked at 6:45p.m. Make sure to be dressed up in your best Stranger Things inspired costume to be eligible to participate. (This is a non ticked event. Dine with us anytime from 11:30-10p.m. to join in the fun) 94 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970 📞978.594.0832 See less

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

6:30 PM · Theater

Haunted Fables at The Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Join Salem's master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills! The famous author performs his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include The House of the Seven Gables, The Cask of Amontillado, Annabel Lee, Young Goodman Brown, The Raven, and more. Experience the greatest Gothic horror stories ever written, brought to life by one of the authors himself! Appropriate for families with brave children 10 and up. Please note, this event takes place in our Visitor Center auditorium and does not include access to the Mansion. Tickets are $50 general admission, $40 for Gables members, and $10 for children under 5. Tickets are non-refundable.

7 PM · Live Music

Jorgan Trio

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Jordan Gravel and the Jorgan Trio bring the unmistakable sound of the Hammond organ to Gulu with a lively mix of jazz. Catch their regular residency and settle in for an evening of deep grooves, sharp improvisation, and seriously good live music. Always the last two Mondays of every month, sometimes more. Keep an eye on our Events page for more dates.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Live Music

Molly Pinto Madigan - Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Molly Pinto Madigan joins us for three solo evenings this October. A Salem State alum and winner of WUMB’s Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, Molly is a singer-songwriter whose music draws from folk, bluegrass, Celtic traditions, and classic balladry, plus more. Molly has a great repertoire. Her songs pair haunting melodies and poetic storytelling with a clear, distinctive voice and acoustic instrumentation. October 5, 19 & 26 • 7–9 PM No cover

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Entertainment

Pumpkin Carving Night at Notch

at Notch Brewing

Ticketed event hosted by Black Sheep Events $30 includes a pumpkin and all the tools you'll need to carve The price does not include a beer

6:45 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke with Maxine Harrison

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

The coolest place to be on Tuesday night is Maxine Harrison’s Karaoke at Gulu-Gulu Cafe & Bar. No genres limited, skill doesn’t matter, sing from the stage or your chair with the wireless mics. You can even do a whole routine if you want. It’s always a blast. No cover. Just bring yourself and have fun. Signups start at 6:45pm, music starts at 7pm. Dates for September and October are: September 8 September 22 October 6 October 13 October 20

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Live Music

Live Jazz: Steve Lacey & Pat Dole

at The Babe

Weekly jazz night at The Babe with Steve Lacey on guitar and Pat Dole on upright bass, 7–9 PM.

7:30 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at Village Tavern

FREE TO PLAY — Opinion Nation Trivia every Tuesday at Village Tavern. Prizes awarded. No cover.

10:30 AM · Museum

Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove

at The House of the Seven Gables

Looking for a fun outing with your little ones? Join us for Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove, where we'll dive into a great book and get creative with a themed craft. It's a wonderful way for kids (ages 0–6) to explore our Kids' space at the museum! This event is free with registration, or included in all October 21 ticket options.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Modern Witch

Tarot Intensive For Artists and Creatives

at Historic Salem, Inc.

Learn how to read the Tarot in this Beginning Tarot class where we will explore the history of the Tarot, the basic symbolism and meaning of all 78 cards, and how to use the Tarot for self-reflection and as a divination tool. Each class in this three-week lecture series will include a guided meditation and an opportunity to both give and receive Tarot readings in an inclusive supportive workshop setting. This class also includes an artist talk on how to best use the Tarot as an artist to manifest the creative career you want drawing upon real life experiences of a psychic visual artist in the entertainment industry. All classes are hands-on and interactive so creative networking is integral and highly encouraged! In addition, all registrants will receive free priority access to the next event in our Metaphysical Series – the Salem Arts Tarot Artist Talk: The Salem Arcanum Tarot by Jim Bostick with Special Guest Madame Thérèse DeVoe, Hps. Whether you are new to Tarot, could use a review, or simply want to gain a new perspective, this class will help you push the relationship between your creative skills and intuitive gifts while developing a newfound confidence in reading the Tarot

6 PM · Bingo

BINGO w/ The Legendary Will Pottorff

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Come enjoy our weekly Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff! Expect unhinged entertainment and positive bingo energy.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Wed. Classics: Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

at Cinema Salem

| 77 minutes

7 PM · Live Music

Johnnyswim – Greetings from Georgica Pond

at The Cabot

JOHNNYSWIM, composed of the magnetic duo Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez, effortlessly enthralls audiences with their heartfelt melodies, intertwining personal experiences and imaginative tales. VIP Experiences Available! Soundcheck Party VIP Includes: One (1) ticket to the show An intimate acoustic performance and Q&A before the main show Early entry into the venue Group photo with JOHNNYSWIM Exclusive merch item Limited availability *Takes place one (1) hour before doors* Early Entry Includes: One (1) ticket to the show Reserved seat (where available) Early entry into the venue Crowd-free first access to merch shopping Exclusive merch item Limited availability – Their music is a vibrant tapestry woven with memories, emotions, and dreams, blending singer-songwriter tradition with alternative flair, rock vigor, and pop ambition. Through extensive touring, they've cultivated a devoted fanbase worldwide, connecting deeply with listeners. Critics from NPR, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Nylon, and Rolling Stone have hailed JOHNNYSWIM's blend of Folk, Pop, and Blues as “captivating and unforgettable.” Their electrifying performances on shows like The Today Show and Jimmy

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Cinema

Weirdo Wednesdays

at Cinema Salem

| 120 minutes

8 PM · Food & Drink

Survivor 51 Watch Party At Far From The Tree

at Far From The Tree

Come out to Far From The Tree Cider every Wednesday for our Survivor 51 Watch Party! 🏝️🔥 Catch all the alliances, blindsides, challenges, and tribal councils on the big screen while you enjoy your favorite cider. The episode airs from 8:00–9:30 PM, so grab your crew and settle in for another night of Survivor! 📍 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA 📅 Every Wednesday ⏰ 8:00–9:30 PM Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. See you at the taproom! 🏝️🍎

8 PM · DJ

B.Y.O. Vinyl

at The Babe

Bring your own records — B.Y.O. Vinyl night at The Babe.

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Vampire Masquerade Day

at Witch City Hibachi

This October 22nd, join us for a day of mystery and elegance with our Vampire masquerade We will have themed cocktails/mocktails, decor, music, and photo ops for family and friends. -Dress up and enjoy a complimentary goodie bag as a token of appreciation for participating. -We will be hosting a themed costume contest at 6:30pm. Cash prize winner chosen at 6:45p.m. Make sure to be dressed up in an inspired costume to be eligible to participate. (This is a non ticked event. Dine with us anytime from 11:30-10p.m. to join in the fun) 94 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970 📞978.594.0832 Make sure to stop in for a bite, we promise you won't be on the menu!

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Event

Locals Only Halloween Party at Deacon Giles Distillery

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Music by 'We Don't Do Requests' and 'Shef & Gangs Brookhouse'. Starts at 6 PM.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

7 PM · Trivia

Not Your Mother's Trivia

at Essex's NY Pizza

Trivia every Thursday at 7 PM at Essex's NY Pizza & Deli. Free to play, teams of up to 6 players, prizes for the top 3 teams.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

7 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

7 PM · Film

Hocus Pocus Paint Party at Wicked Axe

at Wicked Axe

Get ready for a night of magic, mischief, and a little bit of hocus pocus! Join Paint and Party with Bridget on Thursday, October 22nd for a spellbinding paint party inspired by the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. Gather your favorite witches, channel your inner Sanderson Sister, and let Bridget guide you step-by-step as you create your very own spooky masterpiece. No need to be a master artist—just bring your creativity, your sense of humor, and maybe a little black magic. Whether you're here to paint, laugh, or simply have a wickedly good time with your coven, this is one Halloween night you won't want to miss. So come, we fly… and remember, it's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! Register online.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Open Mic

Open Mic Night

at Village Tavern

A Night for the Arts — local artists, poets, musicians, and performers every Thursday at Village Tavern. Starts 7 PM.

7:30 PM · Open Mic

MUSICAL OPEN MIC!

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Every Thursday night, Gulu-Gulu Café & Bar turns into one of Salem’s most welcoming rooms for live music, creativity, and unexpected moments. Musicians and listeners of all ages are invited. Signups start at 7:30 PM, music kicks off shortly after 8, and there’s never a cover. Sorry, no standup comedy.

8 PM · Bingo

Music Video Bingo

at Brodie's Seaport

Music Video Bingo at Brodie's Seaport every Thursday at 8 PM, hosted by ND Productions — bingo played off music videos rather than numbers.

8 PM · Drag

Drag Trivia

at The Babe

Drag Trivia at The Babe, 8–11 PM — the weekly Thursday Night Social, hosted by Geya Jenda, built by and for the LGBTQ+ community.

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

3 PM

Hocus Pocus Movie Tours & Salem Night Faire

at Witch City Walking Tours

Select Hocus Pocus Movie Tours visit all five filming locations before ending at the Salem Night Faire, a candlelit evening of vendors and entertainment at Pioneer Village. Night Faire admission is not included; tickets must be purchased separately.

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Nightlife

Salem Night Faire

at Salem Pioneer Village

Presented by The Black Veil . Tread beyond the darkened pines of The Pioneer Village . Featuring art, clothing, jewelry and oddity vendors, performances, ghost stories, hot cider, food trucks, Biergarten & more.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshop – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each scheduled workshop is inten

6:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Theater

Elsewhere Shakespeare presents "Hamlet"

at Far From The Tree

Elsewhere Shakespeare — a touring company that calls itself a punk band that performs Shakespeare — brings a 90-minute cut of Hamlet to the Far From The Tree taproom at 108 Jackson Street. Free, and no ticket needed.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Hotel Salem Takeover

at The Hotel Salem

Hidden beneath The Cellar at Hotel Salem, Salem's Comedy Coven returns for a limited Halloween engagement. Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood in partnership with Witch City Comedy, this haunted comedy pop-up summons some of New England's funniest comedians for a night of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that refuse to stay buried. Escape the October crowds, grab a cocktail, and descend underground for an intimate comedy experience packed with spooky atmosphere and killer laughs. Whether you're ending a full day in Salem or just looking for something a little different after dark, the Coven is calling. But it won't last long. The coven gathers for only a few short weeks each fall, and seating is limited. When Halloween ends, the laughter disappears back into the shadows until next year. 🕯 Limited Run • September–November 🎤 Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood & Witch City Comedy 🍸 Full Bar • Drinks Available for Purchase 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem • 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA

7 PM · Live Music

Arrested Development

at The Cabot

Pioneers of Conscious Hip-Hop Emerging as true trailblazers in the hip-hop scene since 1991, Arrested Development stands as a cultural beacon of consciousness and empowerment worldwide. Their innovative blend of eclectic African sounds and vibrant clothing has created a distinctive rhythm and style, setting them apart from the conventional images often associated with hip-hop culture. Known for their unwavering support of significant movements and organizations such as the National Coalition for the Homeless and the African National Congress (ANC), Arrested Development has consistently championed vital causes. With a remarkable discography and numerous world tours, the group has redefined hip-hop culture. Their acclaimed album “3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of…” garnered them two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Best Rap Single for “Tennessee,” along with accolades from MTV, a Soul Train Music Award, and the NAACP Image Award. Recognized as Band of the Year by Rolling Stone in 1992, they also earned a spot on VH-1's list of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. Their iconic track “Tennessee” has even been honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one o

7:30 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

8 PM · Drag

Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag

at Bit Bar Salem

Friday Night Drag at Bit Bar, hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall — 8 to 10 PM every Friday on Derby Street. No cover, 21+.

8 PM · Live Music

Terror Ticket: Raveyard

at The Lost Library

After dark, it gets louder. Dance amongst the monsters. Fridays • 8 PM–10 PM Live DJ • Haunted Walkthrough • Halloween After Hours A Haunted House Rave When the sun goes down, the Haunted Witch Village and Frankenstein's Castle get louder. Every Friday night, step inside Salem's two premier haunted houses for an after-hours experience filled with pulsing music, eerie lighting, fog, Halloween atmosphere, and a live DJ spinning from inside the haunt. Explore the village, dance among the monsters, discover photo ops, and experience the attraction in a completely different way as the entire haunted house transforms into a Halloween party. This isn't your typical nightclub and it definitely isn't your typical haunted house. Fridays • 8:00 PM–10:00 PM 🎧 Live DJ 🎃 Live Actors 💀 Sober Halloween party atmosphere 📸 Photo opportunities 🌙 Limited late-night experience Come for the haunt. Stay for the rave.

8 PM · Karaoke

Karaoke

at The Babe

Karaoke at The Babe, 8–11 PM, hosted by Shirley in collaboration with ND Productions.

8 PM · Live Music

Clay Pigeons - Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Salem’s own Clay Pigeons return to the Gulu-Gulu stage with their rowdy mix of bluegrass, honky-tonk, folk, and old-school country. With fiddle, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, guitar, and plenty of harmonies, Clay Pigeons turn the people, places, oddballs, and seaside stories of New England into songs that are funny, heartfelt, and built for a good time. Local through and through, the band sings about everything from Salem witches and Beverly rats to lobster rolls, mermaids, neighbors, friends, and down-and-outers. Expect original songs, familiar favorites, and a lively night of homegrown New England string music from these Salem legends. No cover!!

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

10 PM · Cinema

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

at Cinema Salem

| 101 minutes

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Family

Kids' Fun Fest

at Salem Common

Families visiting Salem during October can stop by Kids' Fun Fest on Salem Common for kid-friendly activities and seasonal entertainment.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

1 PM · Film

Nosferatu with Live Orchestra

at Peabody Essex Museum

Sink your fangs into Halloween with Arpeggione Ensemble's live performance of the score for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. In the 1920s, silent films weren't silent: They were accompanied by a live piano player, organist or full orchestra. Experience this classic 1922 horror movie with Arpeggione performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet and strings. From the eerily corpse-like appearance of Max Schreck as Count Orlok to climactic shot of a shadow on a staircase, Nosferatu set the standard for modern horror movies and created the vampire movie as we know it. As the earliest film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Nosferatu is the source of several of the most enduring aspects of modern-day vampire lore. Fans of horror, music enthusiasts, vintage aficionados… enter if you dare to see and hear Nosferatu as it would have sounded when it was first screened! Join us between the 1 pm and 7 pm screenings for a talk with the performers about the cultural impact, artistic innovations and enduring legacy of Nosferatu. Performers: Thomas Carroll, director and clarinet Andrea LeBlanc, flute Elise Bonhivert, clarinet Isabelle Seul

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2:30 PM · Tour

Founder's Tour + Tasting

at Deacon Giles Distillery

Founder's Tour + Tasting at Deacon Giles Distillery in Salem. Sittings at 2:30 PM, 4 PM.

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

3 PM

Hocus Pocus Movie Tours & Salem Night Faire

at Witch City Walking Tours

Select Hocus Pocus Movie Tours visit all five filming locations before ending at the Salem Night Faire, a candlelit evening of vendors and entertainment at Pioneer Village. Night Faire admission is not included; tickets must be purchased separately

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · Theater

The Making of a Witch – A Play in One Act

at St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

How wealthy merchant, Philip English, became the accused. Join us for the truth about Philip English based on our extensive research through our own church archives and historical documents from Salem. This work, written by Rory O'Brien and edited by Marilynne Roach, will be appreciated for its authenticity and power to convey the essence of the man who not only built a successful career in young Salem, but also narrowly escaped the witch trials with his life and founded a church that still stands and serves today. All proceeds benefit the ministries & historic preservation of St. Peter's. Two showtimes available on Saturdays: First Show: 2:00 – 2:45 pm Second Show: 4:00 – 4:45 pm Tickets are $20 per person, children 5 and under free, online or at the door while supplies last. The performance runs 35 minutes. The Chapel entrance is on Brown Street, opposite the Visitor Center and parking garage.

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Nightlife

Salem Night Faire

at Salem Pioneer Village

Presented by The Black Veil . Tread beyond the darkened pines of The Pioneer Village . Featuring art, clothing, jewelry and oddity vendors, performances, ghost stories, hot cider, food trucks, Biergarten & more.

6 PM · Event

Book Launch Event: The Haunting of Lavender House by Natalie Kikić

Author: Natalie Kikić. In conversation with: Erica Waters. Book: The Haunting of Lavender House (A Novel). Registration required.

6 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

6 PM · Costume Party

Haunted Speakeasy

at Hamilton Hall

Step inside haunted Hamilton Hall for an unforgettable night of Jazz Age glamour, live music, burlesque, handcrafted prohibition cocktails. We've Been Expecting You… Spend an unforgettable evening inside 221-year-old haunted Hamilton Hall, where the glamour of the Roaring Twenties meets Salem's haunted history. Sip handcrafted cocktails beneath glittering chandeliers, wander the halls of one of New England's most storied mansions, dance to live jazz, and encounter the mansion's delightfully spirited residents along the way. The Original Haunted Speakeasy® has been delighting guests since 2016 and haunting Salem since 2021, becoming one of New England's most beloved immersive Halloween traditions. Spend an evening among the living…and the not-so-living. Your Speakeasy Pass Includes Live jazz throughout the evening by Tricky Niki & The Grave Diggers A Glass of Champagne upon arrival Open bar featuring Prohibition-inspired cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages—all included with admission A curated selection of passed hors d'oeuvres, artisan cheeses, and accompaniments by Vinwood Catering Interactive encounters with the mansion's ghostly residents Vintage-inspired burlesqu

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Theater

The Rocky Horror Picture Show with The RKO Army

at The Cabot

Screening w/ Live Shadowcast Experience the greatest cult movie of all time. Brad & Janet, a newly engaged couple have a car breakdown in an isolated area and must find a phone to call for help. They find themselves at the bizarre castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite, and meet challenges they are unprepared for. They, and you the audience, meet a large group of Transylvanians. They dance to the ‘Time Warp'. Dr. Frank-N-Furter builds his own man. Eddie comes out of deep freeze. A rival scientist comes to the castle. And what of the floor show that is held in the middle of the night?! Your ticket includes a prop bag! Our bags are loaded! Each bag contains: Newspaper (Janet's cheap Rain Coat) Noisemaker (Transylvanian applause) Glove (Snap!) Roll of toilet paper (Dr. Scott!) Party Hat (for Rocky's Birthday) “Toast” (cardboard) (to Absent Friends) Paper Plate (when the sheet comes off the table) Sponge (to Drain your Emotions) “Hot Dog” (cardboard) (What is Frank?) 3 Playing Cards (for Sorrow and Pain) ABOUT THE RKO ARMY The RKO Army is a shadowcast performing in the Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and southern Massachusetts. With roots in the area dating to 1978, the linear

7:30 PM · Event

Wicked Night on the Wharf: UNTAMED

Event theme is 'UNTAMED'. Held at the Salem Waterfront Hotel.

7:30 PM · Live Music

Wicked Night on the Wharf: UNTAMED

at Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites

This Halloween, unleash your wild side at Wicked Night on The Wharf: UNTAMED — Salem's ultimate haunted jungle costume party for one wicked night of music, immersive entertainment, eerie creatures, and nonstop dancing. Dress to impress in your most outrageous, terrifying, creative, or untamed costume and prepare for a Halloween party experience unlike anything else on the North Shore.

7:30 PM · Costume Party

Hawthorne Hotel Halloween Ball: Phobia

at Hawthorne Hotel

The event, introduced in 1990 and hosted by the Hawthorne, features a live band and two djs, interactive experiences, a costume contest, stationed hors d'oeuvres and cash bars on three floors. Dance, people-watch, take selfies in front of our backdrops and enjoy being part of the premier bucket-list Halloween event. Our theme this year, Phobia, will transform classic phobias into a world of shadow, illusion and psychological suspense. This isn't just about spiders! Think nystophobia (fear of darkness), thanatophobia (fear of death), or chronophobia (fear of time passing.)

7:30 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

8 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

8 PM · Theater

2026 Salem Witch Trials

at Tarot Cove

Based on the true story of a tarot-reading lesbian forced from her home by Christian neighbors likely in a cult, Gretchen Wylder's darkly comedic one-woman show explores witches as healers, the patriarchal systems that burned them and the modern dangers of organized religion. Living a double life – reading tarot in Salem while residing in a creepy cottage town run by zealots – her personal horror show reinterprets Biblical women's stories and becomes a fierce reclamation of spirituality, all while trying not to get burned at the stake.

8 PM · Halloween

Heaven & Hell

at Colonial Hall at Rockafellas

Dance, drink, and party the night away at Salem's hottest Halloween event — before they vanish for good. Heaven meets Hell for one unforgettable night. Annual Ball at Colonial Hall, the function room above Rockafellas. Doors open 8:00 PM. $1,500 cash prize for best costume. Late Night Snacks, Haunted Photo Ops, Haunted Dance Floor, Live DJ, Costumes Encouraged. $100 per person · 21+.

8 PM · Event

The Babe Nite

at The Babe

The Babe Nite — the weekly Saturday party at The Babe, with a new theme every week.

8 PM · Live Music

Blues on Tap - Live Music No cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Blues On Tap brings their unique blend of blues & rock back to the Gulu Gulu Cafe & Bar! Check out their powerful lead vocals, driving guitar, drums that give the band a punch and bass with great bottom! All your favorite tunes sound even better with this crew. 8pm. NO COVER!

8:30 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

9:30 PM · DJ Night

DARQ: Salem's Goth/Industrial Night

at Koto Asian Fusion

Vudu:DJ presents DARQ, Salem's goth/industrial night at Koto. DJ W1TCHWAV3Z and DJ Zombi run the booth with the dark soundtrack for your night — a mix of goth and industrial favorites. 9:30 PM to 1 AM. 21+. $10 prepay (email vududj@aol.com), $15 at the door in all black or creative attire, $20 all else.

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Family

Kids' Fun Fest

at Salem Common

Families visiting Salem during October can stop by Kids' Fun Fest on Salem Common for kid-friendly activities and seasonal entertainment.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Event

The Mourning Tea: Remembering the Dead

at Hawthorne Hotel

Salem Witch Angelique Renard hosts a three-course High Tea in grand Victorian tradition at the Hawthorne Hotel. Wear your finest mourning attire, share stories of loved ones who have passed, add photos and mementos to the Salem Witches’ Book of the Dead, and receive messages in the tea leaves, with live music and poetry throughout.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Workshop

Family Broom Making Workshop

at Tarot Cove

A one-hour family broom making workshop at Tarot Cove, 61 Wharf Street — a fall activity for ages 5 to 100. Book on The Witchery website: click "Book Your Workshop" on the homepage, then scroll to "Family Broom Making." Start times are chosen when you book. Spots are limited.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

12:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

12:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

1 PM · Film

The Witch

at Peabody Essex Museum

Would you like to live deliciously with us? Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a Puritan family in 1630s New England who are plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession. This history-focused horror movie screening is part of our Salem 400+ programming. See our full list of events at pem.org/salem400.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · Theater

Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl

at Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Sarah Ruhl's dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky's been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter's boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter's overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by. She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl's story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.

2 PM · Entertainment

Diamond's Dine-In with DJ Maxine Harrison

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Diamonds Dine In the musical millennial drag revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy! No cover, but we suggest you show up early. All seats are first come, first served. Larger groups might not be seated together.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

2 PM · Drag

DIAMONDS DINE IN w/ DJ MAXINE HARRISON (Copy)

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Diamonds Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

2:30 PM · Wellness

Doom Metal Yoga

at Dóchas House of Yoga

A heavy, sludgy sound bath on the mat: slow doom-metal riffs under a beginner-friendly slow flow with April Fox, ending in nap time. Suitable for all levels — the steady pacing keeps it welcoming for beginners while seasoned yogis can go deeper into the shapes. Sliding scale $10–30. Doors at 2 PM, class starts promptly at 2:30 PM. Mats and props are available to use and there is free parking in the lot out front. Spaces are limited and this is likely to sell out — reserve at the link.

2:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

4 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

4:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

5 PM · Art

Paint and Sip Sundays at Hotel Salem

at The Cellar

Add a little creativity to your October in Salem with Paint & Sip Sundays, presented by The Lost Library at The Cellar at Hotel Salem! Every Sunday in October, join local artist Emma Puccio for a festive afternoon of painting, sipping, and seasonal fun. Emma will guide you step-by-step as you create your own 11″ x 14″ painting to take home. No painting experience is necessary—just come ready to get creative and enjoy a little October magic. October Painting Schedule: 🎃 October 4 — Boo-tanical Garden ✨ October 11 — A Bunch of Hocus Pocus 🌙 October 18 — Harvest Moon 👻 October 25 — Ghostly Grove Whether you're spending the day with friends, planning a fall date, or looking for a creative break from the October crowds, Paint & Sip Sundays are the perfect way to celebrate spooky season in downtown Salem. 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem — 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA 💲 $45 per person 🖌️ 11″ x 14″ painting and supplies included 🎨 Led by local artist Emma Puccio 🍷 Drinks available for purchase; beverages are not included with admission Pick your painting, or join us for all four Sundays!

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up

at Bit Bar Salem

No skill necessary. Free and open to all.

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Live Music

Hear Her Voice

at Salem, MA

The Cabot is honored to present “Hear Her Voice,” a new spotlight series dedicated to amplifying the artistry and enduring impact of women in music. For the first time, three generations of powerhouse singer-songwriters—Lucy Kaplansky, Patty Larkin, and Heather Maloney—form an exclusive trio live on The Cabot stage. Experience an extraordinary night of acoustic music as these luminaries of the indie-folk scene perform together for one night only. Expect an evening of soaring harmonies, masterful instrumental accompaniment, and captivating storytelling. These unique artists will share the stage for the entire evening—trading songs, weaving harmonies, and sharing the intimate stories behind their music. From Kaplansky's brilliantly crafted folk narratives and Larkin's innovative guitar work to Maloney's powerful vocals, this performance celebrates the enduring strength of women in song. Don't miss a rare, collaborative celebration of musicianship that will renew our collective spirits.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

SAWDUST Vaudeville Show (Halloween Edition)

at Cinema Salem

R | 60 minutes

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Clown Day

at Witch City Hibachi

Join us on October 26th for our unforgettable themed clown day! Immerse yourself with creative cocktails and mocktails, themed decor & music. -Dress up to enjoy a complimentary goodie bag filled with treats at the end of your meal. -Costume contest held at 6:30pm, with cash prize winner chosen at 6:45p.m. Show up in your best clown costume. (This is a non ticketed event. ) Just stop in and dine with us during operational hours 11:30-10pm. 94 Lafayette St. Salem Ma, 01970 978.594.0832 Don't miss this fun-filled evening of festivities, silliness and a touch of horror as we celebrate all your favorite clowns

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

7 PM · Live Music

Jorgan Trio

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Jordan Gravel and the Jorgan Trio bring the unmistakable sound of the Hammond organ to Gulu with a lively mix of jazz. Catch their regular residency and settle in for an evening of deep grooves, sharp improvisation, and seriously good live music. Always the last two Mondays of every month, sometimes more. Keep an eye on our Events page for more dates.

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Live Music

Molly Pinto Madigan - Live Music No Cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Molly Pinto Madigan joins us for three solo evenings this October. A Salem State alum and winner of WUMB’s Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, Molly is a singer-songwriter whose music draws from folk, bluegrass, Celtic traditions, and classic balladry, plus more. Molly has a great repertoire. Her songs pair haunting melodies and poetic storytelling with a clear, distinctive voice and acoustic instrumentation. October 5, 19 & 26 • 7–9 PM No cover

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Film

Movie Night with Victoria Price

at The House of the Seven Gables

Join us at The Gables for a screening of a classic film and a visit from Victoria Price, daughter of horror icon Vincent Price! Victoria will introduce the film and speak about her father's life and legacy. After the screening, Victoria will sign copies of her book Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography, which will be available for purchase. Tickets are $35 general admission and $30 for Gables members.

6 PM · Museum

Costumes and Candlelight: Hammond Castle Museum After Dark

at Hammond Castle Museum

When the sun goes down, the Museum feels like another world. Explore the shadowed halls and candlelit Courtyard, where ancient Roman sarcophagi stand among 15th-century French storefronts and centuries-old stonework. Search for hidden ravens, wander through rooms filled with medieval and Renaissance treasures, and let the flickering candlelight transform the Museum into the perfect setting for Halloween. Come in costume. Bring your camera. And prepare to see the Museum in a whole new light. Or perhaps, in this case, a whole new darkness. Guests should plan at least 60 minutes to explore the grounds and galleries of this historic museum. This event is expected to sell out. We strongly encourage carpooling with friends or using a ride-share service. At nearly a century, the museum and castle grounds are not handicapped accessible. This program is not intended for those under 13 years of age. We recommend arriving 10 minutes early to allow enough time for the walk from the parking lot down to the museum, then for the check-in process. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate late arrivals. If you miss the start of your timed session, you will not be admitted at another time. Please

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Storytelling

Salem Story Series - A Monthly Story Tellers' Event

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

The Salem Story Series returns to Gulu-Gulu Cafe & Bar on Tuesday, September 29 a 7pm. This is a monthly storytelling event held by The Salem Story Series that invites the community of Salem, MA, to gather together to hear—and tell—true life stories. All are welcome, especially the “amateurs.” Some of the best stories shared on stage come from people who’ve never spoken into a microphone. Each month is a new theme, and every storyteller gets 5 minutes on stage to share their true story. Checkout salemstoryseries.org for more info. $5 a the door helps the organizers to keep this event going monthly.

7:30 PM · Trivia

Trivia Night

at Village Tavern

FREE TO PLAY — Opinion Nation Trivia every Tuesday at Village Tavern. Prizes awarded. No cover.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · Museum

Trick-or-Treat at the Castle

at Hammond Castle Museum

Experience Halloween magic at Hammond Castle Museum's beloved Trick-or-Treat, now in its 8th season. This enchanting adventure takes young ghosts and goblins across our drawbridge, through winding corridors, and into the majestic Great Hall. With multiple game stations, spooky music, a small craft & a scavenger hunt, it's perfect for family fun! *Please note: Strollers and oversized baby carriers are not allowed in the Museum. This ticket grants you access to the Trick-or-Treat program. At the time of this event, the Museum will be closed to tours. If you wish to tour Hammond Castle Museum on the day of the ticketed event, Self-Guided Tour tickets may be purchased in the Museum Shop at a 20% discount. The last tours begin at 2:30 pm. Proof of purchase of the Trick or Treat event will be required. Little ones four and under are welcome free on Guided and Self-Guided Tours. All proceeds from this program will support the restoration and preservation of the Museum.

5 PM · Theater

Whispers from the Veil: The Séance That Defied Science

at The House of the Seven Gables

Step into the gaslit parlor of 1920s Salem for a séance, where the line between the living and the dead blurred into a national obsession. This immersive program plunges you into the dark, controversial world of Mina Crandon—known to the world as “Margery“—the most famous and polarizing spiritual medium of the Jazz Age. As scientists, magicians, and skeptics gathered around her table, bells rang, ectoplasm materialized, and the disembodied voice of her deceased brother Walter echoed from the dark. Was it genuine communion with the afterlife, or the most brilliant deception of the century? Join us for an evening of historical intrigue, psychological suspense, and thrilling mystery. Decide for yourself where the illusion ends and the supernatural begins.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

6 PM · Theater

Grave Rave Drag Show

at Die With Your Boots On

Join us for a FREE, all ages Halloween Rave drag show on the Die With Your Boots On stage! Hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall Featuring: Anx Aurora PeeWee Vermin Sybill Disobedience With DJ: Maxine Harrison This event is free, but please tip the performers

6 PM · Modern Witch

Tarot Intensive For Artists and Creatives

at Historic Salem, Inc.

Learn how to read the Tarot in this Beginning Tarot class where we will explore the history of the Tarot, the basic symbolism and meaning of all 78 cards, and how to use the Tarot for self-reflection and as a divination tool. Each class in this three-week lecture series will include a guided meditation and an opportunity to both give and receive Tarot readings in an inclusive supportive workshop setting. This class also includes an artist talk on how to best use the Tarot as an artist to manifest the creative career you want drawing upon real life experiences of a psychic visual artist in the entertainment industry. All classes are hands-on and interactive so creative networking is integral and highly encouraged! In addition, all registrants will receive free priority access to the next event in our Metaphysical Series – the Salem Arts Tarot Artist Talk: The Salem Arcanum Tarot by Jim Bostick with Special Guest Madame Thérèse DeVoe, Hps. Whether you are new to Tarot, could use a review, or simply want to gain a new perspective, this class will help you push the relationship between your creative skills and intuitive gifts while developing a newfound confidence in reading the Tarot

6 PM · Bingo

BINGO w/ The Legendary Will Pottorff

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Come enjoy our weekly Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff! Expect unhinged entertainment and positive bingo energy.

6:30 PM · Theater

Whispers from the Veil: The Séance That Defied Science

at The House of the Seven Gables

Step into the gaslit parlor of 1920s Salem for a séance, where the line between the living and the dead blurred into a national obsession. This immersive program plunges you into the dark, controversial world of Mina Crandon—known to the world as “Margery“—the most famous and polarizing spiritual medium of the Jazz Age. As scientists, magicians, and skeptics gathered around her table, bells rang, ectoplasm materialized, and the disembodied voice of her deceased brother Walter echoed from the dark. Was it genuine communion with the afterlife, or the most brilliant deception of the century? Join us for an evening of historical intrigue, psychological suspense, and thrilling mystery. Decide for yourself where the illusion ends and the supernatural begins.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Cinema

Wed. Classics: Diabolique (1955)

at Cinema Salem

| 137 minutes

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Cinema

Weirdo Wednesdays

at Cinema Salem

| 120 minutes

8 PM · Food & Drink

Survivor 51 Watch Party At Far From The Tree

at Far From The Tree

Come out to Far From The Tree Cider every Wednesday for our Survivor 51 Watch Party! 🏝️🔥 Catch all the alliances, blindsides, challenges, and tribal councils on the big screen while you enjoy your favorite cider. The episode airs from 8:00–9:30 PM, so grab your crew and settle in for another night of Survivor! 📍 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA 📅 Every Wednesday ⏰ 8:00–9:30 PM Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. See you at the taproom! 🏝️🍎

11:30 AM · Food & Drink

Slasher Day

at Witch City Hibachi

Get ready for a night of fright and fun at our horror Slasher themed day on October 29th, from 11:30am-10pm! Dive into a chilling atmosphere with eerie decor, spine-tingling cocktails and mocktails, and haunting music that sets the vibe.Capture the scares with fun photo ops. -Don your best horror-inspired costume for a chance to win our costume contest held at 6:30pm. Winner announced at 6:45pm with a cash prize! -Guests dressed up will also receive a complimentary goodie bag packed with some yummy treats, brace yourself for a day of scares, and spooky surprises as we celebrate the horror classics at Witch City Hibachi! (This is a non ticked event) 94 Lafayette St. Salem Ma 01970 978.594.0832

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

4:30 PM · Kids

Halloween Arts & Crafts

at Salem Community Life Center

Join us in creating some fun, spooky crafts for this upcoming Halloween! Participants will create Halloween masks, create Halloween collages, and decorate candy bags for trick or treating! Ages 6y - 10y. $25, Salem residents only. Registration through Salem Park, Recreation & Community Services.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

5 PM · Food & Drink

Start the Night Salem at Bernadette

at Bernadette

This October, Bernadette invites locals and visitors to kick off their evening in Salem with Start the Night Salem, a complimentary 90-minute cocktail reception hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Guests will be welcomed with a seasonal nonalcoholic sipper and warm cheese gougères, with additional fall cocktails, Harvest Punch, curated wine flights and a special Bernadette Bites menu available for purchase. The menu features tastes of the restaurant's signature French-inspired dishes, including dressed oysters, Jambon-Beurre, Croque Forestier, country pâté tartine, roasted local beets and warm sourdough with house-made butter. Designed as a gathering place for both Salem residents and October visitors, the reception offers a chance to meet Bernadette owners Chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, mingle with locals and begin the night with a taste of one of Salem's acclaimed restaurants. When: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in October, 5:00–6:30 p.m. Where: Bernadette, Salem, MA Admission: Complimentary; RSVP required due to limited capacity RSVP: hello@bernadettesalem.com More Information: https://www.bernadettesalem.com/post/start-the-night-salem-a

5:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshops – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Hat Making Workshops Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each schedu

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

at The Lost Library

Salem's Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library's Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England's funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

7 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

7 PM · Event

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Open Mic

Open Mic Night

at Village Tavern

A Night for the Arts — local artists, poets, musicians, and performers every Thursday at Village Tavern. Starts 7 PM.

7:30 PM · Open Mic

MUSICAL OPEN MIC!

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Every Thursday night, Gulu-Gulu Café & Bar turns into one of Salem’s most welcoming rooms for live music, creativity, and unexpected moments. Musicians and listeners of all ages are invited. Signups start at 7:30 PM, music kicks off shortly after 8, and there’s never a cover. Sorry, no standup comedy.

8 PM · Bingo

Music Video Bingo

at Brodie's Seaport

Music Video Bingo at Brodie's Seaport every Thursday at 8 PM, hosted by ND Productions — bingo played off music videos rather than numbers.

8 PM · Cinema

Miz Diamond Wigfall presents: The Shining

at Cinema Salem

R | 176 minutes

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM

Witches Among Us

at The Hotel Salem

Get your tickets to the comedic reenactment of the history of SALEM today! You won regret it....

12 PM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4:30 PM · Theater

HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

Showtimes today: 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:30 PM. The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! — Salem's only live magic show, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena and the unexplained collide at Emerson Hall Theater on Washington Street. Real people, unreal experiences. Come curious, leave confused. Good for all ages but not a kids show. Tickets from $20 at thesalemmagicshow.com.

5 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

6 PM · Art

Hat Making Workshop – Hands-on Experience

at Witch Pix

Learn the craft in good company and leave Salem with a hat made by your own hands. Small-group workshop · up to 10 seats Ten humans enter. Ten witches leave. Give or take a little glue. Gather around one worktable for a small-group Salem workshop where up to ten people learn, make, compare choices, laugh at the awkward middle, and leave with a witch hat shaped by their own hands. The hat-making workshop is a small-group Salem experience at $130 per seat, with up to 10 seats and a choice of set designs. You leave with a witch hat made by your own hands. The table is part of the magic. This is not ten private appointments happening near one another. It is one shared workshop. Everyone starts together, learns together, navigates the slightly chaotic middle together, and watches ten different hats emerge from the same room. The craft gives everybody something to do while conversation takes care of itself. Friends can make Salem memories together. Families can compare creative decisions. Solo visitors can simply pull up a chair and discover that strangers become much easier to talk to when everyone is trying to persuade a piece of hat material to behave. Each scheduled workshop is inten

6 PM · Live Music

Live Music: Judes and the Hutch Halloween Spooktacular!

at East Regiment Beer Company

Join North Shore favorites Judes and the Hutch for a Halloween-themed night of high-energy music. Covers, originals, thrills, and plenty of beer will be on deck for this seasonal set. Warm up your bones for Salem’s favorite night on the patio from 6 to 9.

6:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

7 PM · Event

5 Minutes of Ritual

at Tarot Cove

Hosted by The Witchery in collaboration with Trillium. Attendees are invited to utilize the space for their own personal ritual.

7 PM · Tours

The Shadows of the Seven Gables

at The House of the Seven Gables

Embrace the spookier side of The House of the Seven Gables with an after-hours candlelit journey through the mansion.

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7 PM · Comedy

Salem's Comedy Coven – Hotel Salem Takeover

at The Hotel Salem

Hidden beneath The Cellar at Hotel Salem, Salem's Comedy Coven returns for a limited Halloween engagement. Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood in partnership with Witch City Comedy, this haunted comedy pop-up summons some of New England's funniest comedians for a night of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that refuse to stay buried. Escape the October crowds, grab a cocktail, and descend underground for an intimate comedy experience packed with spooky atmosphere and killer laughs. Whether you're ending a full day in Salem or just looking for something a little different after dark, the Coven is calling. But it won't last long. The coven gathers for only a few short weeks each fall, and seating is limited. When Halloween ends, the laughter disappears back into the shadows until next year. 🕯 Limited Run • September–November 🎤 Presented by Salem's Haunted Neighborhood & Witch City Comedy 🍸 Full Bar • Drinks Available for Purchase 📍 The Cellar at Hotel Salem • 209 Essex Street, Salem, MA

7 PM · Live Music

Micky Dolenz – 60 Years of the Monkees

at Salem, MA

Micky Dolenz is an actor, singer, director, producer, writer, radio DJ, inventor, and all-around performer extraordinaire, and stands tall as a paragon of taste and accomplishment in the rough-and-tumble world of show business and entertainment. Micky is best known as a vocalist and drummer of the 1960's pop legends The Monkees. The Monkees not only achieved great success as a TV show, but also as recording artists; selling in excess of 65 million units, and achieving worldwide success. Their first four albums – THE MONKEES (1966); MORE OF THE MONKEES (1967); HEADQUARTERS (1967); and PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN AND JONES, LTD. (1967) all reached the number-one position on the charts and launched three number-one singles: “Last Train to Clarksville,” “I'm a Believer” (both with lead vocals by Micky), and “Daydream Believer.” The group's first five albums also went platinum. Micky has also released several critically acclaimed solo albums: KING FOR A DAY; REMEMBER; and A LITTLE BIT BROADWAY; A LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL. The Monkees also re-grouped for a 50th anniversary album in 2016 entitled GOOD TIMES on Rhino. Micky toured in 2019 as part of the It Was Fifty Years Ago Today; a cele

7:30 PM · Food & Drink

Sips and Myths – Dare to Indulge

at Salem Wine Imports and Tasting Room

Dare to indulge in mead, wine and cider playfully journeying into magical mythology! Experience the meaning behind ceremonial beverages through an interactive, fun, entertaining sipping adventure. Paired snacks provided. Non-alc options available.

8 PM · Drag

Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag

at Bit Bar Salem

Friday Night Drag at Bit Bar, hosted by Miz Diamond Wigfall — 8 to 10 PM every Friday on Derby Street. No cover, 21+.

8 PM · Costume Party

Longboards Upstairs Presents Monster Mash III

at Longboards Restaurant & Bar

The third Monster Mash upstairs at Longboards on Pickering Wharf: a Halloween-eve costume party with DJ Tom, dancing, drinks, and a light snack buffet included with your ticket. Costume contest with a cash prize for first place (any costume counts). The restaurant downstairs serves until 10 PM, with a late-night menu until 11. Tickets $28.52 on Eventbrite. 21+. Free parking on the wharf and surrounding streets, plus the garage at Derby and Congress Streets.

8 PM · Live Music

Terror Ticket: Raveyard

at The Lost Library

After dark, it gets louder. Dance amongst the monsters. Fridays • 8 PM–10 PM Live DJ • Haunted Walkthrough • Halloween After Hours A Haunted House Rave When the sun goes down, the Haunted Witch Village and Frankenstein's Castle get louder. Every Friday night, step inside Salem's two premier haunted houses for an after-hours experience filled with pulsing music, eerie lighting, fog, Halloween atmosphere, and a live DJ spinning from inside the haunt. Explore the village, dance among the monsters, discover photo ops, and experience the attraction in a completely different way as the entire haunted house transforms into a Halloween party. This isn't your typical nightclub and it definitely isn't your typical haunted house. Fridays • 8:00 PM–10:00 PM 🎧 Live DJ 🎃 Live Actors 💀 Sober Halloween party atmosphere 📸 Photo opportunities 🌙 Limited late-night experience Come for the haunt. Stay for the rave.

8 PM · Live Music

Playing with Fire - Live Music No cover

at Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Playing with Fire is a four-piece rock band based out of Boston and the New England region. The groups' diverse repertoire includes original songs, Amy Winehouse, Black Sabbath, Marvin Gaye, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, and many others. If you didn’t get the chance to catch them last month, don’t miss out again!

8:30 PM · Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

at Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem's strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don't just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren't quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

9 PM · Costume Party

LGBTQ Halloween Bash at Wicked Axe

at Wicked Axe

Halloween gets a little more fabulous at Wicked Axe! Join us Friday, October 30th for our LGBTQ+ Friendly Friday Halloween Bash, featuring DJ Michael Giller from 9 PM–1 AM, a high-energy night of dancing, themed Halloween cocktails, costume contests, and a fabulous drag show celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Bring your best costume, your favorite people, and your biggest Halloween energy, because this is your chance to dress to impress, turn it out, and celebrate loud and proud. Whether you're here to dance, serve a look, cheer on the queens, or simply have one wickedly good Halloween night, there's no better place to be. $20 cover. 21+ only. Come celebrate Halloween, celebrate community, and celebrate exactly who you are. Where costumes get wild, the queens get fierce, and the night gets wicked. ​21+ Event | $20 Cover See more information online at www.wicked-axe.com/pride

9 PM · DJ Night

DJ Night

at Village Tavern

Boston's best DJs every Friday and Saturday at Village Tavern — no cover charge. Starts 9 PM.

9:30 PM · Live Music

Salem Devils Night: Satanic Mass & Live Music

at Koto Asian Fusion

Featuring Andy Howl, Daddy Baphy, Sorceress Morgana, Rev. Christopher Lee & The Daughters of Darkness. Music by Doom Machine, STRIGA, Troll Milk, and WARCASTLE. This is a one-night-only event, 21+ only. Resale tickets available at devilreign.com.

10 AM · Market

Haunted Happenings Marketplace

at Salem Common, Derby Square & Charlotte Forten Park

Shop local at the Haunted Happenings Marketplace — outdoor artisan markets across downtown Salem at Salem Common, Derby Square, and Charlotte Forten Park, plus a food court at Old Town Hall. Markets run every weekend from September 26 through November 1. Hours and vendors vary by location — check the marketplace calendar before you go.

10 AM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Derby Square

at Derby Square

Shop small in the heart of downtown Salem at this free outdoor marketplace beside historic Old Town Hall. Meet independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, home goods, seasonal décor, gifts, and more. The lineup changes throughout the season, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM

Halloween Night

at Ledger Restaurant

Celebrate Halloween Night at Ledger Restaurant.

11 AM · Food & Drink

Haunted Happenings Food Court at Old Town Hall

at Old Town Hall

Step inside historic Old Town Hall for a free indoor food marketplace featuring a rotating mix of local and regional vendors. Find sweet and savory options, seasonal specialties, and Halloween treats throughout Haunted Happenings. Vendor lineups can change by date, so check the live calendar before visiting. Produced by Creative Collective.

11 AM · Museum

Houdini Halloween Magic Show and Curator Talk

at Peabody Essex Museum

October 31 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the great magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. To commemorate this historic occasion, Anton Andresen, the Official Magician of Salem, Massachusetts, will present a selection of mysteries inspired by Houdini's extraordinary life and legendary career. Experience what it might have felt like to witness the world's master mystifier through astonishing demonstrations that capture the wonder and excitement of Houdini's performances. Curator George Schwartz will offer a short historical introduction about Houdini's connections to PEM and Salem. Discover how Houdini's passion for handcuffs, escapes and the art of illusion intersected with the city's rich history and the museum's collections. A pair of handcuffs that Houdini saw when he visited PEM in 1906 will be on view September 3 – November 2, 2026 in the Main Atrium, along with other items related to his performances in Salem.

12 PM · Live Music

Halloween Night Live Music

at Downtown Salem

Find live music at stages around downtown Salem ahead of the Halloween Finale Drone Show . Visit HauntedHappenings . org or download the Destination Salem app for schedules and performers.

12 PM · Shopping

Haunted Happenings Marketplace at Charlotte Forten Park

at Charlotte Forten Park

Find more Haunted Happenings fun at Charlotte Forten Park, one of five walkable marketplace locations in downtown Salem. Browse a rotating mix of independent makers, artists, designers, and creative small businesses offering original art, jewelry, apparel, accessories, seasonal goods, gifts, and more. Produced by Creative Collective. Hours subject to change.

12 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it. Designer: Sascha Nelson

1 PM · History

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

at Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts' North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America's most storied coastlines.

2 PM

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours

Join Essex Heritage Lighthouse & Harbor Tours for a 90-minute boat tour exploring the dark side of Salem’s history, with tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings.

2 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

3 PM · Art

90 Minute Witch Hat Design Session

at Witch Pix

Every witch has a hat. Yours may simply not have introduced itself yet. Witch hats are wonderfully dramatic objects, which is exactly why choosing one can get complicated. Brim width, crown height, color, tilt, trim, texture: suddenly a fun decision has developed several opinions of its own. Our consultation keeps the fun and removes the guesswork. You and the maker try directions together, paying attention to the shapes that frame your face, the proportions that feel natural, and the details that make you grin at the mirror instead of politely evaluating it.

4 PM · History

Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

at Salem, MA

Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem's history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You'll find that the facts of Salem's past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

6 PM · Theater

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience

at The Cellar

Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience An Evening of Spirits, Scandals & Accusations Step into Salem, 1692, where the drinks are flowing, the rumors are spreading, and everyone is beginning to look a little suspicious. Witches Amongst Us is an immersive, comical retelling of the Salem Witch Trials that puts you right in the middle of the hysteria. Through live performance, storytelling, music, audience interaction, and plenty of scandal, the evening unfolds around you as Salem's townspeople gather for what begins as a lively candlelit celebration. But in Salem, nothing stays innocent for long. Whispers of witchcraft begin to circulate, neighbors turn against neighbors, questionable evidence comes to light, and accusations start flying across the room. Before the night is over, you may find yourself witnessing the madness—or becoming part of it. Blending real history with theatrical comedy, Witches Among Us explores the gossip, fear, superstition, and absurdity that helped send Salem spiraling into one of the most infamous chapters in American history. So grab a drink, choose your friends carefully, and keep an eye on the person sitting beside you. After all, everybody's a witch unti

7 PM · Modern Witch

A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

at Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness

Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. Each guest receives a pendulum and a signed book. Part history lesson, part intuitive development, part séance. Limited to 12 guests.

7:30 PM · Costume Party

The Official Salem Witches' Halloween Ball 2026

at Hawthorne Hotel

Halloween night ball presented by Festival of the Dead, hosted by Christian Day, Brian Cain, and the Witches of Salem with guests the Dragon Ritual Drummers. Dancing in the Grand Ballroom to pop, party, and goth; complimentary psychic readings; ceremonial dance and ritual circles led by established practitioners. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Costume competition with $1,250 in prizes. 21+ — valid ID required.