Halloween

Join Cape Ann YMCA at Camp Spindrift for a great day including live music, games, crafts, raffles, delicous food, Apple & Pumpkin Archery, Giant Chess, Gaga, Volleyball, Campfire Cooking, S'mores, Balloon Animals, Face Painting and more! With dozens of food, craft and gift vendor booths; as well as local craft beer from Cape Ann Brewing you're sure to have a great time while we raise some funds for the children of the Y's Camp Spindrift in Gloucester.

Halloween is the night when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead thins and magicla things happen!  Come to Salem Common to celebrate with the Witches of Salem and the Dragon Ritual Drummers as they form a Magical Circle to celebrate our loved ones that have crossed over!

At sundown this Halloween weekend, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary will be transformed into a magical forest with creatures that can talk! Take a guided walk along our Halloween trail, home to some interesting creatures that come out just for Halloween. Learn firsthand about the creatures of the night and some history and myths that surround this spooky holiday.

Kids are invited to come to Downtown Newburyport to see their friends, visit retailers and get great treats in a safe and fun setting! 

All ages are welcome for our Fifth Annual Pumpkin Carving contest on Saturday the 27th! There will be some fall snacks, beautiful pumpkins to be carved, and great prizes for the winning pumpkins (both kids and adults).

Kids and their families are invited to the Ipswich Museum for an afternoon of Halloween fun!  There's going to be a haunted house, scary stories, scarecrow building, crafts, snacks and a costume parade, so dress up and come for the fun!

Take a Hayride through our fields of wonder at Marini Farm in Ipswich. On every stop you will come across scenes of characters waiting to hand out Tricks and Treats. The hayrides will take place during the daylight hours.

Family Fun Days on the Salem Common will have live entertainment, rides, games, contests and all kinds of fun for kids and families.  Stop by as part of your visit to other Haunted Happenings events, and get in the spirit of Halloween!

The Gordon College Kids Club is hosting a Trunk or Treat (car trunks that is) Party at the parking lot of the Main Chapel at Gordon College! Cars will be decorated for Halloween and are sponsored by students and local businesses. Costumed children and their parents are welcome to travel through Gordon’s  Trunk or Treat course to get some goodies in their bag and have a blast meeting Gordon students.

Maudslay is Haunted is a North Shore Kid favorite! We highly recommend this for Halloween fun for all ages! Theater in the Open host their notorious annual haunting of Maudslay! Join a cast of all ages for a one-hour walk through eerie vignettes, spooky sketches and haunting scenes, all in the autumn grandeur of Maudslay State Park. Discover parts of the park you never knew existed. Bring the whole family for a variety of tricks and treats.