Saturday at eleven, Derby Wharf is going for a world record with witch hats and a drone. It costs nothing, it takes an hour, and you almost certainly already own the hat. Below is the whole week, Thursday October 15 through Thursday October 22, with times and links for every pick.
IF YOU DO ONE THING
Go stand on Derby Wharf in a witch hat.
Destination Salem is attempting a world record for the city's 400th: hundreds, maybe thousands of witch hats on the wharf, shot from above by a drone. One hour, no ticket, no skill, and it is the rare Haunted Happenings thing built for residents rather than ticket buyers. Stay afterward for the waterfront.
Saturday, October 17 · 11 AM · Derby Wharf, 160 Derby Street · Free · All ages
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Thursday, October 15
Music Faculty Recital. 7:30 PM, Recital Hall, 71 Loring Avenue. Free. Details
Picture of Dorian Gray. 7 PM, CinemaSalem, 1 East India Square. Five dollars. Details
A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side. 7 PM, Celestial Navigation, 254 Essex Street Suite 204. Twelve guests, pendulum and signed book included. Details
Sips and Myths: Dare to Indulge. 5:30 PM, Salem Wine Imports, 32 Church Street. Details
From Another Galaxy: Specials at Flying Saucer Pizza Co. 4 to 9 PM, 118 Washington Street. Details
Friday, October 16
Salem Night Faire. 5 to 10 PM, Salem 1630: Pioneer Village. Oddity vendors, ghost stories, hot cider, food trucks, biergarten. Details
Salem Witch Fest's Hellfire Cabaret. 7 to 11 PM, Hawthorne Hotel Grand Ballroom. First hour has appetizers and complimentary drinks. Details
Terror Ticket: Raveyard. 8 to 10 PM, The Lost Library, 282 Derby Street. Details
Couple of Wanderers: Faith Kelly and Caswyn Moon. 8 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. No cover. Details
Book Sale. From 9 AM, Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex Street. Details
Saturday, October 17
Kids' Fun Fest. 10 AM to 5 PM, Salem Common. Details
The Making of a Witch: A Play in One Act. 2 PM, St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, 24 St Peter Street. Details
Scream Queens Costume Party Drag Show. 6 to 8 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Rick Berlin with the Nickel and Dime band. 8 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Details
The King & Thing Fling. 9 PM, Bit Bar. Free, 21 and over. Details
Sunday, October 18
PEM Reads: Cards on the Table with Jilly Gagnon. 2 to 4 PM, Peabody Essex Museum. Details
Becky Nurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl. 2 PM matinee, Sophia Gordon Center, 356 Lafayette Street. Details
Casper, The Guinness Experience. 12 to 5 PM, Daniels House, 1 Daniels Street. Details
Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up. 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Bit Bar. Free. Details
Sam's Southern Food Pop-Up. 2 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Monday, October 19
Molly Pinto Madigan. 7 to 9 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. No cover. Details
Stranger Things Day. 11:30 AM to 10 PM, Witch City Hibachi, Lafayette Street. Details
Open Mic Night. 7 PM, East Regiment Beer Company, 30 Church Street. Details
Hump Day Open Stage. 8:30 PM, Koto, 90 Washington Street. Details
Haunted Fables at The Gables. 6:30 PM, 115 Derby Street. Details
Tuesday, October 20
Pumpkin Carving Night at Notch. 6 to 8 PM, Notch Brewing, 283R Derby Street. Thirty dollars, pumpkin and tools included. Details
Hocus Pocus Paint Night with Rob Lynch. 7 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Halloween Movies Trivia. 8 PM, Bit Bar. Details
Salem Writers Group. 7 PM, Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex Street. Details
Tuesday Trivia at East Regiment. 7 PM, 30 Church Street. Details
Wednesday, October 21
Rat Cult Meet Up. 7 to 9 PM, Bit Bar, 278 Derby Street. Rat costumes and cheese offerings encouraged. Details
Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove. 10:30 to 11:30 AM, The House of the Seven Gables. Ages 0 to 6, free with registration. Details
Free Bingo Night with Will Pottorff. 6 to 8 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. No cover. Details
Hocus Pocus Decor at Ropes Mansion. From 10 AM. Details
Open Mic Night. 5 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Thursday, October 22
Vampire Masquerade Day. 11:30 AM to 10 PM, Witch City Hibachi, Lafayette Street. Costume contest at 6:30. Details
Hocus Pocus Decor at Ropes Mansion. From 10 AM. Details
Sips and Myths: Dare to Indulge. 5:30 PM, Salem Wine Imports, 32 Church Street. Details
Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience. 7 PM, The Cellar, 209 Essex Street. Details
Trivia Time at Koto. 7 PM, 90 Washington Street. Details
On the horizon
Hamlet, free, by Elsewhere Shakespeare. Friday October 23, 7 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
PEM Presents: Nosferatu with Live Orchestra. Saturday October 24, 1 PM, Peabody Essex Museum. Details
Hawthorne Hotel Halloween Ball: Phobia. Saturday October 24, 7:30 PM, Hawthorne Hotel. Details
All 159 events for the week, with times and venues, are on the events page.
THE DINNER CLUB
We are on our third table and trying to fill a fourth.
Six people, one table, a good meal and real conversation. You take a short quiz, we match you with five compatible locals and pick the restaurant, and you find out where the morning of. After dinner every table meets up somewhere for a drink.
Every single person who has booked a seat so far gave the same reason for coming: they are looking for new friends.
Tuesday, November 3 · 6:30 PM · Salem · Dinner on your own tab
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