Wicked New England, a new Halfway to Halloween Festival, is coming to “The Witch City,” Salem, Massachusetts, on May 3, 2025. The event will take place from 11 AM to 7 PM at Salem’s historic Old Town Hall. It will feature a curated vendor market, panel presentations from local haunts and Halloween events, photo ops by New England haunted houses, monsters, and more.
Tickets for the event are now on sale at WickedNewEngland.info, and discounted early bird tickets are available for a limited time. General admission includes access to all festival activities taking place inside Old Town Hall.
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 will surely 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) 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. Witch City Walking Tours, Halloween New England, The Horror Squad Podcast, and more are scheduled to take part.
“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.”
Wicked New England is being produced under DePaoli’s depaolEVENTS label and is being sponsored by Witch City Walking Tours.
