Witch Trial Trail and Terror Trail Tours
Wanna see something really scary? Explore all of the skeletons in Salem's closet on a guided walking tour. Derby Square Tours offers two options--The "Witch Trial Trail" walking tour and the "Terror Trail." The one-hour, candlelight Witch Trial Trail tours depart at 7 p.m. on select October evenings from Old Town Hall in Derby Square, two blocks from the Salem Visitor Center. Reservations are not accepted--all are welcome. The cost as of 2008 is $12 for adults, $3 for ages 7-17.
Reservations are, however, required for the limited space on the Terror Trail Tours, which are offered during October at various times. Also conducted by candlelight, these tours delve into tales of local murders, spectral assaults and hauntings. The cost as of 2008 is $12 for adults, $5 for children 7-17. Check the Derby Square Tours Web site, as some evenings book up quickly. For more information or to make reservations for the Terror Trail tours, call 978-745-6314.
On October 10-12, 17-18, 24-25 and 31 and November 1, 2008, tour The House of Seven Gables by candlelight and meet characters from Hawthorne's famous novel. Tours run from 7:15 to 11 p.m. each evening (7:30 to 9:30 p.m. only October 10-12). Tickets are $14 per person. Call 978-744-0991, ext. 104 for more information and reservations, which are highly recommended.
The Salem Witch Village and Salem Wax Museum present the Haunted Neighborhood October 1 through 31, 2008. Explore haunted houses, Frankenstein's Laboratory and the Haunted Witch Village; see fire jugglers; participate in a candlelit ghostly tour and more!
Haunted Happenings at the Hawthorne Hotel
The Hawthorne Hotel will host a Children's Costume Brunch on Sunday, October 26, 2008 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Adults will love the Annual Halloween Costume Ball on Friday, October 31, 2008. For reservations, call 978-744-4080 or toll free, 800-729-7829.
The Official Salem Witches Halloween Ball
The annual Official Salem Witches Halloween Ball, an evening of reveling and cavorting with the spirit world, takes place Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Hawthorne Hotel in the heart of historic Salem. The event is presented by Witch Elder Christian Day. This year's theme is "Day of the Dead," and guests are invited to dress their "skeletal best." Celebrity Witch Fiona Horne will initiate willing participants into the Coven of the Black Veil. Tickets are $150 per person. Purchase tickets online or by calling 800-595-4TIX.
Actors from the Salem Theatre Company will retell eerie legends of the supernatural at sea aboard Friendship, Salem's authentic, eighteenth-century sailing ship at Derby Wharf. Shows run continuously Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5 until 9 p.m. between October 10 and 26, 2008. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for children under 13. They can be purchased by calling 978-790-8546.
Check the Salem Haunted Happenings Web site for a calendar of many more October Haunted Happenings events in Salem.
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