Mayor's Trick-or-Treat, Free Admission to Attractions Planned for Friday Evening

Salem residents will have a night full of Trick-or-Treating and free admission to many attractions as the month-long Haunted Happenings festivities kick into high gear on Friday.

Mayor Kimberley Driscoll will be joined by kids to go trick-or-treating up and down the Essex Street pedestrian mall, through the shops at Museum Place Mall and beyond on Friday, Oct. 3. Trick-or-Treat Bags will be provided by Salem Witch Museum and costumes are encouraged.

Meet Driscoll at the East India Fountain at 5:30 p.m.

Before trick-or-treating starts, there will be a Pumpkin Painting Party at Artist Row, put on by the Salem Collective of Artists and Musicians, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with snacks, music and surprises.

For all ages, Salem residents with Photo Identification are admitted free to many attractions, all listed below. Children may use school ID, a bus pass or library card, Parking in the Museum Place Mall and South Harbor garages will also be free for Salem residents after 4 p.m. For more information, call 978-745-9595 x5676.

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre, 7 Lynde St.

Free for Salem Residents 3-7 p.m.

New England Pirate Museum, 274 Derby St.

Free for Salem Residents 3-5 p.m.

Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square

Always Free for Salem Residents, open until 5 p.m.

The Salem Museum, Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square

Always Free for Salem Residents, open until 5 p.m.

Salem Time Machine, 131 Essex St.

3-D Haunted Adventure, Half Price for Salem Residents 3-5 p.m.

3-D Haunted House, Half Price for Salem Residents 5-9 p.m.

Salem Wax Museum and Frankenstein’s Laboratory, 288 Derby St.

Free for Salem Residents, 3-8 p.m.

Salem Witch Museum, 19 ½ Washington Sq. North

Always Free for Salem Residents, open until 10 p.m.

Witch Dungeon Museum, 16 Lynde St.

Free for Salem Residents, 3-5 p,m,

Witch History Museum, 197 Essex St.

Free for Salem Residents 3pm-5pm’

Witch House, 310 Essex St.

Free for Salem Residents, 3-5 p.m.

For residents observing Yom Kippur on Friday, Oct. 3, a voucher can be obtained in the Mayor’s Office that will be honored by all of the participating attractions on Friday, Oct. 10 during the same time periods listed.

The following businesses will participate in the Mayor’s Trick-or-Treating:

Pedestrian Mall Businesses

Peabody Essex Museum

Witch Tees

Turtle Alley

Pamplemousse

New England Dog Biscuits

Trolley Depot

Pagan Moon

Mud Puddle Toys

Rockafella’s

Angels Landing

Coven Cottage

Red Line Cafe

Witch City Ink

Omen

Witch Mansion

Polonus

Village Tavern

Remember Salem

Wynott’s Wands

Inside Museum Place Mall

Witch Tees

Salem Vintage Photography

Silver Moon Comics

Thai Place

Lotus Gifts

A Sacred Place Wellness Center

Big Sal’s Barber Shop

Essex New York Deli & Pizza

Pickering Wharf

Brodies Seaport

Finz

The Picklepot

RJ Coins and Jewelry

Longboards

Crafter’s Market

Salemdipity

Flirt

Scarlet Letter Press

Ocean Chic Boutique

Edward John Home Decor

Elsewhere

Caffe Graziani (133 Washington St.)

Naumkeag Ordinary (Lappin Park)

HEX (246 Essex St.)

Life Alive (281 Essex St.)

Roost & Company (40 Front St.)

Maria’s Sweet Somethings (26 Front St.)

Salem Collective of Artists & Musicians (Artist Row – Front St.)

Salem Witch Museum (19 ½ Washington Sq.)