Holiday Window Contest
Some award categories highlight good retail practice, like making use of products or lighting in the display, or different themes and styles, like most nostalgic.
Businesses participating in 2025 included:
- Amelia Payson House, 16 Winter Street
- ASCEND, 192 Essex Street
- Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe, 234 Essex Street
- The Black Veil Shoppe, 304 Essex Street
- The Boutique, 6 Front Street
- Circle of Stitches, 78 Wharf Street
- COVEN, 63B Wharf Street
- District Trading Company, 131 Essex Street
- Emporium 32, 6 Central Street
- Essex's NY Pizza, Witch City Mall
- Harrison's Comics & Pop Culture, 252 Essex Street
- HausWitch Home + Healing, 144 Washington Street
- Heart Lynx / The Hive, 227 Washington Street
- Longboards, 76 Wharf Street
- Louise Michaud Photographer, 222 Derby Street
- Marine Hall Mercantile, 177 Essex Street
- Modern Millie, 3 Central Street
- Moons Gift Shop, 226 Essex Street
- Nocturne, 18 Front Street
- Orchid, 10 Front Street
- Pamplemousse, 185 Essex Street
- PEM Shop, 161 Essex Street
- POPPED! Gourmet Popcorn & Ice Cream, 84 Wharf Street
- Remember Salem, 127 Essex Street
- Roost, 40 Front Street
- Salem Bespoke Boutique, 127 Essex Street
- Salem Flea Marketplace, 11 Dodge St Ct
- Salem Wax, 288 Derby Street
- The Spell Studio, 281 Essex Street
- Trolley Depot, 191 Essex Street
- Turners Seafood, 43 Church Street
- Whimsy's Sweet Life, 26 Front Street
- Wicked Good Books/Silly Bunny, 260 Essex Street
- The Wicked Wardrobe, 201 Derby Street
- Witch City Broom Co, 246 Essex Street
- Wynotts Wands, 127 Essex Street
Holiday Window Contest
Downtown Salem
December 4, 2026
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December 29, 2026
12:00 pm
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9:00 pm
The holidays are here, and Salem is dressed for the season with trees, wreaths, and ribbons. To top it off, downtown businesses decorate their windows every year for a friendly holiday competition! Judges nominated by Salem Main Streets make the rounds the first weekend of December to vote on the best windows.
Some award categories highlight good retail practice, like making use of products or lighting in the display, or different themes and styles, like most nostalgic.
Businesses participating in 2025 included:
- Amelia Payson House, 16 Winter Street
- ASCEND, 192 Essex Street
- Black Cat Curiosity Shoppe, 234 Essex Street
- The Black Veil Shoppe, 304 Essex Street
- The Boutique, 6 Front Street
- Circle of Stitches, 78 Wharf Street
- COVEN, 63B Wharf Street
- District Trading Company, 131 Essex Street
- Emporium 32, 6 Central Street
- Essex's NY Pizza, Witch City Mall
- Harrison's Comics & Pop Culture, 252 Essex Street
- HausWitch Home + Healing, 144 Washington Street
- Heart Lynx / The Hive, 227 Washington Street
- Longboards, 76 Wharf Street
- Louise Michaud Photographer, 222 Derby Street
- Marine Hall Mercantile, 177 Essex Street
- Modern Millie, 3 Central Street
- Moons Gift Shop, 226 Essex Street
- Nocturne, 18 Front Street
- Orchid, 10 Front Street
- Pamplemousse, 185 Essex Street
- PEM Shop, 161 Essex Street
- POPPED! Gourmet Popcorn & Ice Cream, 84 Wharf Street
- Remember Salem, 127 Essex Street
- Roost, 40 Front Street
- Salem Bespoke Boutique, 127 Essex Street
- Salem Flea Marketplace, 11 Dodge St Ct
- Salem Wax, 288 Derby Street
- The Spell Studio, 281 Essex Street
- Trolley Depot, 191 Essex Street
- Turners Seafood, 43 Church Street
- Whimsy's Sweet Life, 26 Front Street
- Wicked Good Books/Silly Bunny, 260 Essex Street
- The Wicked Wardrobe, 201 Derby Street
- Witch City Broom Co, 246 Essex Street
- Wynotts Wands, 127 Essex Street
