North Shore 'Hocus Pocus' Cast Reunion Set For Series Of Halloween Events

SALEM, MA — The smell of children will be in the air on the North Shore this Halloween season as original members of the Salem-based cult classic "Hocus Pocus" reunite for a series of spooky and nostalgic events.

"It's Just a Buncha Halloween" will be a four-day tour of actors Jason Marsden (Binx), Vinessa Shaw (Alison), Larry Bagby (Ice), Omri Katz (Max) and Tobias Jelinek (Jay) will include a movie screening and Q&A at Beverly's historic Cabot Theater and an appearance in Salem as the grand marshals of the annual Haunted Happenings parade on Oct. 2.

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The cast will be at the 28th annual parade and then appear for a series of events in Salem, which include guided trolley rides, a cast brunch, a cocktail night with live music, a trivia challenge and a cemetery photo shoot.

The Cabot screening on Oct. 5 includes the cast providing live commentary and a pre-show Q&A.

Doors open at 4 p.m. with the show at 5. Tickets are available here.

There will also be a photo session and meet-and-greet at the Salem Waterfront Hotel on Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Photo package and VIP tickets are available here.

Remaining events are already sold out.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)