For those who can’t wait for spooky season, “WICKED NEW ENGLAND” is launching its Halfway to Halloween Festival appropriately taking place in “The Witch City”, Salem, Massachusetts, at its historic Old Town Hall. The hall will be filled with a curated vendor market, panel presentations from local haunts and Halloween events, photo ops by New England haunted houses, monsters and more. This inaugural event will occur on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 11am-7pm.
Tickets are now on sale for this one-day event. General admission includes access to all festival activities taking place inside Old Town Hall. For a limited time, affordable discounted Early Bird Tickets are available for purchase at WickedNewEngland.info.
The Marketplace features vendors from all over New England and beyond with their spooky, scary, macabre and Halloween-themed merchandise for all to enjoy. From apparel to candles, jewelry, decorations, artwork, pet accessories, bath goods, apothecary items and more, every Halloween-loving guest is sure to find something to take home.
Beloved haunted house attraction Barrett’s Haunted Mansion is creating a Photo Op specifically for this event and bringing along some of their monsters to pose (and perhaps spook) our guests. This is just one of the photo opportunities Wicked New England guests will be able to capture.
Panel Presentations will take place throughout the day on the Old Town Hall stage sharing insight and a peek behind the curtain of New England haunts and other Halloween offerings. Scheduled to take part are Witch City Walking Tours, Halloween New England, The Horror Squad Podcast and more.
“I couldn’t think of a better place to launch Wicked New England,” states event producer and founder Jeff DePaoli. “Growing up, there was nothing like Halloween night in New England with the crisp Autumn air, foliage, trick-or-treating and other festivities. Halloween is my favorite day of the year, so I’m always looking for ways to keep the spirit of Halloween around throughout the year. I hope celebrating Halfway to Halloween with Wicked New England brings back those joy-filled memories for people of all ages who attend.”
This event will be produced under DePaoli’s depaolEVENTS label and is being sponsored by Witch City Walking Tours.
About Jeff DePaoli
Jeff DePaoli has been producing and hosting “That Halloween Podcast” since 2020, where he’s interviewed many celebrities and talents from the Halloween and horror industries. He is a freelance writer and SoCal correspondent for Attractions Magazine where he covers many forms of themed entertainment in the area. His credits includes a Contributing Creative Producer with Creep It Real OC.
Old Town Hall is located at 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970
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