Discover the Magic of Halloween in Salem

Media

Press Contact

Kate Fox, Executive Director, Destination Salem

P.O. Box 630 | Salem, MA 01970

kfox@salem.org | (978) 741-3252

Media Kit (pdf)

Salem Haunted Happenings in the News

The Salem News, November 2, 2009: Unseasonably Mild

Wicked Local, November 1, 2009: Locals and visitors among the thousands in Salem for Halloween

Matty in the Morning, Kiss 108, October 30, 2009: Mayor Driscoll and Kate Fox

BU Today, October 30, 2009: Day Tripping: This Halloween, there's always Salem

Gatehouse Media, October 29, 2009: Coming back to haunt you:

Salem to reprise fines and implement new Halloween controls

Today on MSN.com, October 28, 2009: Top 10 Places to get Spooked on Halloween

The Boston Globe, Explore New England, October 25, 2009: 13 Frights

Delaware County Daily Times, October, 18, 2009: Salem: Where Halloween really lives!

Semana, Spain, October 28, 2009: Escapada: Salem Celebra Halloween

ABC News Travel: October 20, 2009: America's 11 Spookiest Halloween Destinations

New York Daily News, October 18, 2009: Halloween Spirit is Alive at Boston's Charles Street Jail, Salem's Witch

Museum, and in New Orleans

The Salem News, October 15, 2009: A Happy Tourist Season in Salem

Metromix Connecticut, October 15, 2009: Eating your way through Salem

Gatehouse Media, October 14, 2009: Culture and kitsch collide in Salem

Newsday, October 8, 2009: Halloween Getaways a short drive from Long Island

The Salem Gazette, October 4, 2009: Photos: Haunted Happenings Grand Parade

Bay Windows, October 1, 2009: Fall family fun, with a side of activism

The Salem News, September 29, 2009: Halloween Season Kicks off Thursday with Parade

The Salem News, September 29, 2009: Live Band, Fireworks to Cap Halloween Night in Salem

The Hartford Courant, September 26, 2009: Enchanting Salem comes to spooky life once the sun goes down


Salem Haunted Happenings in the Blogs

The Salem News: Halloween Slide Shows, October 31, 2009

Boston Family Life: What you need to know before you go to Salem, October 31, 2009

Boston Family Life: Eerie Evenings at the Witch House, October 31, 2009

The Fun of Research: A Day in Salem, October 28, 2009

Boston Family Life, October 22, 2009

Kidzense, October 2009

The UMass Lowell Connector, October 15, 2009

Travel Dreams and Moonbeams, October 13, 2009

The Boston 10, October 10, 2009

TheExaminer.com, October 9, 2009

GoCityKids, October 3, 2009

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, October 2, 2009

JourneyEtc.com, October 2, 2009

North Shore Art Throb, October 1, 2009

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, September 29, 2009

Boston Family Life, September 29, 2009

The Salem Insider, September 28, 2009

Celebrity Cemetery, September 26, 2009

Press Releases

October 27, 2009: Public Safety Advisory for Halloween night in Salem, Mass.

September 17, 2009: Salem & Radio 92.9 Partner to Produce Halloween Concert

About Salem:  

Salem, Massachusetts, is a destination recognized around the world for its rich history, which includes the tragic Salem Witch Trials of 1692, the glorious maritime era that left its indelible mark on Salem through architecture, museums, and artifacts, and for its month-long celebration of Halloween.  Today more than 800,000 visitors come to Salem annually, generating more than $55.6 million in tourism spending; approximately one-quarter of Salem's annual visitation happens in October, when tourism spending is estimated at more than $8.4 million.