Haunted Happenings

Thousands gathered for Halloween festivities Monday in Salem, Massachusetts.

If you’re planning on visiting for Halloween, city leaders are asking you not to drive in. Instead, revelers are urged to use public transportation like the train or ferry.

Spooky Season came to a head Monday in Salem, Massachusetts, after weeks of record-setting crowds enjoying the Halloween festivities in the Witch City. If you’re planning on visiting for Halloween, city leaders are asking you not to drive in. Instead, revelers are urged to use public transportation like the train or ferry. The city said downtown parking was already...

More than 10,000 spectators are expected to attend the spooky event Thursday

The 25th annual Haunted Happenings Grand Parade is set to get underway at 6:30 Thursday night in Salem, Massachusetts, kicking the Halloween season into high gear in the Witch City. This year, the parade is reverting to its original route, which will start at Shetland Park on Congress Street and finish in the Salem Common. Central Street, from New Derby…

The Witch City looked like a ghost town last year but it came back alive this year.

Crowds of costumed people thronged downtown Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween, where the excitement at being able to celebrate the holiday was palpable. Last year, celebrations were dramatically cut back due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a series of regulations were put in place to bring the Haunted Happenings back this year. “We love it and we’re so happy that...

An almost-normal Halloween was in full effect in Salem, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, with costumed crowds packing the area.

You don’t need a costume to walk around Salem this October, but in some cases you will need a mask — not the trick-or-treating kind, either. You can ditch the masks outdoors — though some people choose not to — but they are required for indoor public places, including Old Town Hall where a 1920s-themed costume party was held Saturday…

You don’t need a costume to walk around Salem this October, but in some cases you will need a mask, and we’re not talking about the ones you wear trick-or-treating.

October is underway and Halloween festivities in Salem have begun. The month-long celebration is always a draw for visitors from around the world. “I’ve never been here before,” said tourist Tanya Bedwell. “It’s my first time, and it’s amazing.” Last year people were told to stay away from Salem amid the coronavirus pandemic and Halloween events were canceled. All...

After last year, when people were told to stay away from Salem amid the pandemic and Halloween events were canceled, this year all are welcome but there’s a key rule now in place.

The first of October kicks off Salem Haunted Happenings, but there are some COVID-19 safety requirements to know before you go. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the Witch City each year for Halloween parades, haunted houses and parties — all of which had to be dramatically scaled back last year amid the pandemic. Mayor Kim Driscoll has emphasized that…

The city of Salem, Massachusetts, has released details for when its free walk-up rapid COVID testing center downtown will be open through the Halloween season. People going to large indoor Halloween events in the Witch City will have to test negative for the coronavirus, its board of health recently decided, in a bid to prevent the virus’ spread on top…

If you have plans to attend any large indoor events in Salem this Halloween season, you’ll need a negative COVID-19 test.

Salem is known for its holiday festivities, but this year, costumes may need to include a negative COVID test to go with the mask.

Health officials in Salem will decide Friday whether to require negative COVID tests before Halloween revelers attend large, ticketed, indoor events this season.

People going to large indoor Halloween events in Salem, Massachusetts, will have to test negative for COVID-19. The Board of Health voted Friday to require anyone attending indoor festivities where there are more than 100 people, regardless of vaccine status, to provide a negative test. The policy will be in effect from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1. The huge crowds…

Halloween revelers would need to test negative for COVID before attending large, ticketed, indoor events in Salem, Massachusetts, this October under a proposal being considered on Friday. The Witch City’s board of health will hold a special meeting on the subject, Mayor Kim Driscoll said in a Facebook post Thursday. “Given what we have seen with the Delta variant...