Salem Main Streets

If you haven’t been downtown here is what you are missing…
Crowds, Costumes… The Boys and Girls Club fundraising in costume. Superheros looking very ordinary on an outing in Salem. Thousands of people enjoying the warm weather and so much more….

Yes, it has finally arrived….Halloween in Salem.

Halloween night there will be fireworks at 10:30 p.m. and live music downtown Salem, amazing costumes, balls and the unexpected. Both Friday and Saturday will be big nights in the downtown. If you’re going to be in Salem on Halloween night, check out the Main Stage on Washington Street at 10:30 p.m. when the Radio 92.9 Street Team will be looking for the best costumes in the crowd. There will be fabulous prizes including concert tickets for The Pixies and Dashboard Confessional, awarded at 10:45 p.m.

For road closures go to the city police department website: www.salempd.net

Visit hauntedhappenings.org or hauntedhappeningssalem.com for a full listing of events!

Salem is filled with excitement as Halloween approaches. Each weekend is filled with more activities than the last. The 21st Annual Motorcycle Ride to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association has been rescheduled for THIS SUNDAY! The ride is expected to arrive in Salem somewhere around 1:30 p.m. (Route: Lafayette Street – Derby Street – Congress Street – Shetland Park)

There are many great ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN. This weekend starts off with Trick or Treating for children at Pickering Wharf Friday, October 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Parents with children in costume, ages 14 and under are encouraged to visit all stores in Pickering Wharf with balloons outside their doors. For more information visit www.HalloWharf.com. The Phoenix School is conducting their Annual Children’s Halloween Costume Parade and Party Saturday from 12 – 3 p.m. Registration for the parade starts at 11 a.m. on the Salem Common. In case of rain, the parade will be at The Phoenix School. For more information visit www.phoenixschoo.com. Salem Common Neighborhood Assocation is also sponsoring a Children’s Day both Saturday and Sunday on the Salem Common from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit hauntedhappenings.org or hauntedhappeningssalem.com for more great events!

Haunted Happenings officially kicks off with the Salem Chamber of Commerce Grand Parade Thursday, October 1 at 6:30 p.m. The parade will start at Shetland Park at 6:30 p.m. this year honoring Former Police Chief St. Pierre as a “Local Hero.” It promises to be full of fantastic costumes, bands and floats. This year’s theme is “A Night at the Museum.” If you can’t make it downtown turn on SATV to watch local live coverage of the parade. Salem Main Streets will be a co-host for the parade coverage. For more parade information go to the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

Friday is Mayor’s Night Out in Salem with free admission for Salem residents to several area museums and trick or treating at select downtown businesses. Participating museums range from the Salem Witch Museum to the House of the Seven Gables. Trick or Treating with the Mayor begins at 5:30 p.m. at the East India Fountain on Essex Street. For a full list of participating attractions and businesses go to the City of Salem website.

For a full list of Haunted Happenings Events in Salem go to Salem’s official Office of Tourism www.hauntedhappenings.org or to the Haunted Happenings Magazine at www.hauntedhappeningssalem.com.