A large, historic brick hotel with five stories features arched windows and blue awnings on the ground floor. An American flag flies atop the building. Trees and parked cars line the streets that surround the hotel.

Hawthorne Hotel Halloween Ball: Phobia

Creative Collective Team

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 haunted hotel with a large pink moon and tentacles above it, surrounded by a swamp, skulls, and fog. Text reads: “Wicked Night on the Wharf: Untamed, Oct 24, 2026, 7:30PM, Salem Waterfront Hotel.“.

Wicked Night on the Wharf: UNTAMED

Creative Collective Team

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.