Salem – Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, in partnership with Salem’s local attractions, museums, and Salem merchants, is pleased to announce that this Halloween’s “Mayors Night Out” will take place on Friday, October 7, 2022.
Beginning at 3:00 p.m. participating museums and attractions will open free of charge to Salem residents. Residents must provide a photo identification showing proof of Salem residency to gain free admission. Students may use a school identification card, bus pass, or a Salem Public Library card.
As part of Mayor’s Night Out, the Museum Place Mall Garage and the South Harbor Garage will offer free parking to Salem residents after 2:00 p.m. (proof of residency will be required when you exit the garages).
“Mayor’s Night Out has become a great tradition for Salem residents,” said Mayor Driscoll. “October is a busy time for our businesses, and this is their way to say thank you to our residents. Salem’s business community has really embraced Mayor’s Night Out and will be offering several new specials and events this year for the occasion!”
This year the day will lots of new programming at the East India Square fountain. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the film ParaNorman, Laika Studios have sponsored the trick or treat bags Mayor Driscoll will distribute to children, along with some special treats. Laika Studios will also bring along some special costumed guests!
Also new this year, KIT KAT is joining Mayor’s Night Out as an event sponsor and will have an endless supply of this favorite treat on hand.
The Salem law firm of Mazow | McCullough, PC will distribute safety flasher lights to help keep little trick or treaters safe and seen, Broad Smiles Pediatric Dentistry will give out toothbrushes, and the Creative Collective will play family-friendly Halloween music and offer photo backdrops, so parents can take pictures of their youngsters all dressed up in their Halloween costumes. And Captain Jack Sparrow will join the celebration again, to offer kids tips on how to be pirate!
American Flatbread at 311 Derby Street will offer $5 brownie sundaes and $5 cider donut caramel sundaes during Mayor’s Night Out, and Zitelle, a newly opened store in the Witch City Mall, will provide a 10% discount to Salem residents.
Currently, more than fifty local businesses are signed up to participate in the Mayor’s Night Out Trick or Treat. Mayor’s Night Out Trick or Treat has become a huge success and all the merchants look forward to seeing the little ones all dressed up. Trick-or-treating begins at the big fountain by the Museum Place Mall at 5:30 p.m. and takes place on the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall and around the shops in the Museum Place Mall. Many of the merchants at Pickering Wharf also participate, so don’t forget to stop at the Wharf and check out all the participating businesses there, along with many other participating businesses elsewhere across the downtown.
MERCHANT SPECIALS
American Flatbread
311 Derby Street
$5 brownie sundaes and $5 cider donut caramel sundaes
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Zitelle
Witch City Mall
10% discount to Salem residents.
PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS
History Alive
Old Town Hall
32 Derby Square
1) 3:30PM show of Cry Innocent: the People vs. Bridget Bishop – FREE for Salem residents. Use code Mayor’sNightOut at https://historyalivesalem.simpletix.com and be prepared to show proof of residency at check in. (Cry Innocent is always free for residents with proof of residency.)
2) 7PM show of No Ghosts at the Old Town Hall – FREE for Salem residents. Use code Mayor’sNightOut at https://historyalivesalem.simpletix.com and be prepared to show proof of residency at check in. (Limited capacity, first ordered first served.)
3) 8PM show of No Ghosts at the Old Town Hall – FREE for Salem residents. Use code Mayor’sNightOut at https://historyalivesalem.simpletix.comand and be prepared to show proof of residency at check in. (Limited capacity, first ordered first served.)
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House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street
Always Free for Salem Residents
Advance Ticket Purchase Required: www.7gables.org
The discount code for Salem residents this year is Mayor2022, entered at checkout. Proof of residency required at the desk when you arrive.
Open until 6:30pm
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New England Pirate Museum
274 Derby Street
Free for Salem Residents 3pm-6pm
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Peabody Essex Museum East India Square
Always Free for Salem Residents
Open until 8pm
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Real Pirates Salem
285 Derby Street
Free for Salem Residents 3pm-6pm
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Salem Wax Museum
Frankenstein’s Castle
288 Derby Street
Free for Salem Residents 12pm-8pm
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Salem Witch Museum
19 ½ Washington Sq. North
Always Free for Salem Residents
Open until 10pm
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Witch Dungeon Museum
16 Lynde Street
Free for Salem Residents 3pm-6pm
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Witch History Museum
197 Essex Street
Free for Salem Residents 3pm-6pm
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Witch House
310 Essex Street
Free for Salem Residents 3pm-5pm
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PARTICIPATING TRICK OR TREAT BUSINESSES
(Check www.salemma.gov for updates on participating businesses as new participants will continue to be added to the list there.)
American Flatbread
Ascend
The Boutique
Broad Smiles
Curly Girl Candy Shop
Coon’s Card & Gift Shop
Coven
Coven’s Cottage
Creative Collective
Die With Your Boots On
Districted Trading Company
Emporium 32
Enchanted Salem
The FAME
FINZ
Jenni Stuart Fine Jewelry
Halloween Museum
Harrison Comics
Haunted Happenings Magazine
HEX
KIT KAT
Laura Lanes Skin Care
Longboards
Magic Parlor
Mazow ∣ McCullough Attorneys At Law
Modern Millie
Moody’s
NAGLY
OMEN
Orchid
Pamplemousse
ParaNorman
Partridge in a Beat Tree
Peabody Essex Museum
Polonus
Popped
Real Pirates Salem
Refind
Residency Records
Rockafellas
Salem Bespoke Boutique
Salem Historical Tours
Salem Spice
Salem Witch Museum
ShinDig!
Thai Place
Timeless Life Treasures
Trolley Depot
Wicked Good Books
The Witch & Fairy Emporium
Witch Pix
Witch Tees
Witch Which
Village Silversmith
Zitelle
Don’t forget to visit all the participating merchants at Pickering Wharf!
