Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
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In honor of Salem’s 400th anniversary, we’re inviting everyone to join us for Witch Hats on the Wharf, a one-of-a-kind community photo opportunity and world record attempt on Salem’s historic waterfront.
Wear your favorite witch hat and gather with us on the wharf for a drone photo capturing hundreds, maybe thousands, of witch hats on the Wharf.
Whether you’re a local, a longtime Haunted Happenings fan, or visiting Salem for the first time, this is your chance to be part of a 400th anniversary moment. Come for the record. Stay for the waterfront, the shops, the restaurants, & the full Salem experience.
Hosted by the City of Salem, Salem Maritime National Historical Park, and Destination Salem. The City will be selling special edition Salem 400+ witch hats to benefit HAWC.
Download the event poster – here.
Sarah Ruhl’s dark contemporary comedy follows Becky Nurse, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky’s been fired from her job at the local museum, troubled by her granddaughter’s boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter’s overdose. It seems hers is anything but a charmed life as Becky just tries to get by.
She looks to a local witch to help right her wrongs, leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Ruhl’s story reveals the real human beings inside the noise of history and how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear.
Tickets are: $15 general, $10 seniors, Students with ID and under 18 free
Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
\nWalking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
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Would you like to live deliciously with us? Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a Puritan family in 1630s New England who are plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession. This history-focused horror movie screening is part of our Salem 400+ programming. See our full list of events at pem.org/salem400....
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Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a family plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession.
Would you like to live deliciously with us? Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a Puritan family in 1630s New England who are plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession. This history-focused horror movie screening is part of our Salem 400+ programming. See our full list of events at pem.org/salem400 .
Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
\nWalking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
\nWalking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
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Zero Waste Salem is hosting a Repair Café as part of Salem 400+, celebrating sustainable practices that honor our past and invest in our future. Volunteers will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with electronics—skills passed down through generations that help us build a more sustainable Salem for the next 400 years....
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Marking the festival’s 17th year, and Salem’s 400th, the 2026 Salem Lit Fest will feature more than 40 writers and presenters from a diverse range of genres for readers of all ages, with a special focus on celebrating Salem’s past, present, and future. All programming is free of charge, supported by the generous donations of individual community members, and our valued corporate and cultural sponsors, including Massachusetts Cultural Council, Salem Cultural Council, Salem Five Bank, Wicked Good Books, and Witch City Walking Tours. A literary-themed online auction will be live from October 31–November 16.
The 2026 Salem Lit Fest will take place Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15, 2026 both online and/or in person as follows:
How to attend:
Advance registration is required to obtain login credentials for online sessions. Please register online at salemlitfest.org. In-person sessions will be first come, first seated.
Marking the festival’s 17th year, and Salem’s 400th, the 2026 Salem Lit Fest will feature more than 40 writers and presenters from a diverse range of genres for readers of all ages, with a special focus on celebrating Salem’s past, present, and future. All programming is free of charge, supported by the generous donations of individual community members, and our valued corporate and cultural sponsors, including Massachusetts Cultural Council, Salem Cultural Council, Salem Five Bank, Wicked Good Books, and Witch City Walking Tours. A literary-themed online auction will be live from October 31–November 16.
The 2026 Salem Lit Fest will take place Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15, 2026 both online and/or in person as follows:
How to attend:
Advance registration is required to obtain login credentials for online sessions. Please register online at salemlitfest.org. In-person sessions will be first come, first seated.
Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
\nWalking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...
\n Marking the festival’s 17th year, and Salem’s 400th, the 2026 Salem Lit Fest will feature more than 40 writers and presenters from a diverse range of genres for readers of all ages, with a special focus on celebrating Salem’s past, present, and future. All programming is free of charge, supported by the generous donations of individual community members, and our valued corporate and cultural sponsors, including Massachusetts Cultural Council, Salem Cultural Council, Salem Five Bank, Wicked Good Books, and Witch City Walking Tours. A literary-themed online auction will be live from October 31–November 16.
The 2026 Salem Lit Fest will take place Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15, 2026 both online and/or in person as follows:
How to attend:
Advance registration is required to obtain login credentials for online sessions. Please register online at salemlitfest.org. In-person sessions will be first come, first seated.
Marking the festival’s 17th year, and Salem’s 400th, the 2026 Salem Lit Fest will feature more than 40 writers and presenters from a diverse range of genres for readers of all ages, with a special focus on celebrating Salem’s past, present, and future. All programming is free of charge, supported by the generous donations of individual community members, and our valued corporate and cultural sponsors, including Massachusetts Cultural Council, Salem Cultural Council, Salem Five Bank, Wicked Good Books, and Witch City Walking Tours. A literary-themed online auction will be live from October 31–November 16.
The 2026 Salem Lit Fest will take place Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15, 2026 both online and/or in person as follows:
How to attend:
Advance registration is required to obtain login credentials for online sessions. Please register online at salemlitfest.org. In-person sessions will be first come, first seated.