October is the perfect time to visit the historic sights of Salem! Enjoy the New England fall foliage, witch tours, and don’t forget to enjoy the celebration of Haunted Happenings. Book your trip now by checking out these beautiful hotels and inns of Salem and the North Shore for your stay!  The Merchant, Salem MA. Website: https://www.themerchantsalem.com/  The Merchant is

Halloween will be here before you know it! If you can’t wait until October it is never too early to get into the spooky mood. Here are ten ways to get into the spooky spirit of Halloween while still enjoying the summer! 1. Go See a Scary Movie at Cinema Salem  Get into the spooky spirit by watching a scary

From Destination Salem The businesses and organizations in Salem, Massachusetts are setting the stage for a return to pre-pandemic capacity and programming in October 2021 with the return of Salem Haunted Happenings. Visitors to this bewitching seaport north of Boston will be delighted to find the street fairs, performances, expanded programming, special events, and seasonal flair are in the works for this fall. Believed to be the

It’s Octoberween! Which means it’s time to pick out the best pumpkin and stab it repeatedly and then light it on fire. Or, you know, you could carve a jack o’lantern into a pumpkin, squash, turnip, apple, watermelon, or whatever else you have lying around. And although carving two eyes and a mouth is a great idea that anyone can

From Destination Salem It’s time to grab some popcorn and snacks and watch some Halloween-inspired movies featuring the city of Salem on the big (or whatever size your tablet or television) screen. New this season is Hubie Halloween, Adam Sandler’s latest movie, filmed in downtown Salem. The story takes place in the Witch City and includes footage from 2019’s Haunted Happenings as well as scenes

From Creative Collective Creative Collective is proud to present the first-ever digital Haunted Happenings Marketplace featuring vendors, artisans crafters, and entertainers for the 2020 Halloween season.  With the cancellation of many events, this platform to support the hundreds of makers and performers who are not able to visit and experience Salem the way they normally would.  “The Haunted Happenings Marketplace

Cover image by the Good Witch of Salem Salem of Octobers past has been an unrestrained wonderland of street performers, haunted houses, and costumed spectacle. But this Halloween season things are going to look a bit different, leaving street performers and event managers to figure out how to do what they do and still meet health and safety standards.  “There

Photos by K.H. Photography for Creative Collective The Creative Collective Night Markets continued this October with things to buy, drink, and see. The October 25th Night Market featured a beer garden by Notch, the popular vendor market, and a photo booth with K.H. Photography sponsored by Lord Hobo Brewing. The Creative Collective Haunted Happenings October market is one of the

Originally Posted on www.hauntedhappenings.org We’re sharing a word to the wise for visitors planning to attend the final weekend of Salem Haunted Happenings: Choose public transportation! This year’s Salem Haunted Happenings festivities have already welcomed a record number of visitors, and the fair-weather forecast combined with a weekend full of programming for all ages indicates October 25-27 could be the busiest on record. We strongly recommend public

Salem is going to the dogs (and cats and lizards and bunnies), and we couldn’t be happier about it! Salem Main Streets is very pleased to produce the fifth annual Howl-o-ween Pet Parade, to be held on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 pm on Derby Wharf, Salem Maritime National Historic Site (160 Derby Street). “This started as a very casual