SALEM - Salem welcomed a record-breaking amount of visitors in October this year! Over one million people visited the spooky city during October, an 8.6% increase from 2023. The city also welcomed 87,351 visitors on Halloween, up more than 37% from 2023.

New England has 3 of the country’s most affordable ski resorts Salem saw 1,040,600 visitors in October for its annual month-long Haunted Happenings festival, an 8.6 percent increase over last October, according to the city. And on Oct. 31, 87,351 people ...

Residents can rest easy — Salem’s “Witch City” reputation isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. A record number of people visited the North Shore community on Oct. 31 for its famous Halloween festivities, city officials said Monday.

According to city officials, Salem welcomed 87,351 visitors on October 31 this year compared to 63,856 on October 31, 2023. Through the entire month of October, 1,040,600 visitors flocked to the city, which is an 8.6% increase from the previous year.