Local Events

The Salem Night Faire

Salem in 1630: Pioneer Village Forest River Park, Salem, MA, United States

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.

The Ghosts and Legends Trolley

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre 7 Lynde Street, Salem, MA, United States

Our sinister and entertaining guide leads a dark journey of haunting tales from Salem’s history in a trolley ride you’ll never forget! Departs from Gallows Hill. Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show.

Haunted Histories: Condemned

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

The courtyard is haunted… again. You came to Salem to enjoy the Halloween season, but have you enjoyed yourself a little too much? Enter a prison existing in liminal space, holding murderers, cult leaders and madmen. Tonight you will find yourself “locked” in the courtyard until sunrise, unless you can assist the Warden to find a crucial piece of evidence ...

Guilty! A Salem Witch Trial

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre 7 Lynde Street, Salem, MA, United States

It’s 1692 in Salem, and the audience is on trial for witchcraft! Hear testimony against you and plead your case. Will you be found guilty? Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show.

Haunted Fables at The Gables

The House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

Join Salem’s master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills in the gloomy shadow of The Gables! 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, ...

The Ghosts and Legends Trolley

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre 7 Lynde Street, Salem, MA, United States

Our sinister and entertaining guide leads a dark journey of haunting tales from Salem’s history in a trolley ride you’ll never forget! Departs from Gallows Hill. Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show.

Nox Obscura | Musical Death Awareness Immersive Meditation

Satanic Temple 64 Bridge Street, Salem, MA, United States

Join the Salem Art Gallery and Eden Rayz at the Satanic Temple of Salem for an immersive musical death awareness meditation, including the world premiere of the original composition: Nox Obscura. This musical death awareness meditation will focus on moving the grief that comes with awareness through our bodies so we can collectively make space for impactful advocacy, empathy, and ...

Sea Witch Ball Workshops

The Sea Wych Salem 1 Derby Square, 2nd Floor, Salem, MA, United States

Whether you’re visiting Salem with your witch family or just love (witch)crafting, join The Sea Wych Salem for a magical experience in Witch City. The Sea Wych Salem will present the history and lore behind the witch ball, and then guide you as you create your own to protect your home, welcome in joy, banish negativity, or simply create a ...

Guilty! A Salem Witch Trial

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre 7 Lynde Street, Salem, MA, United States

It’s 1692 in Salem, and the audience is on trial for witchcraft! Hear testimony against you and plead your case. Will you be found guilty? Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show.

The Ghosts and Legends Trolley

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre 7 Lynde Street, Salem, MA, United States

Our sinister and entertaining guide leads a dark journey of haunting tales from Salem’s history in a trolley ride you’ll never forget! Departs from Gallows Hill. Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show.

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Salem State University – Callan Studio Theater 356 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, United States

This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play “Everyman” follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery—the meaning of living. A finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Everybody” is a wildly funny and provocative evening of theater. PERFORMANCES October 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30 pm ...

The Salem Haunted Magic Show

Emerson Hall Theater 50 Washington Street, Salem, MA, United States

The Salem Haunted Magic Show celebrates its 15th year in Salem with its all-new show HYSTERIA: The Ghost Magician! Shows beginning in late August through November 6th!