WICKED NEW ENGLAND COMES TO SALEM, MA., SATURDAY, MAY 3rd
CELEBRATE HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN AT OLD TOWN HALL WITH A CURATED VENDOR MARKET, LOCAL HAUNT AND HALLOWEEN PANELS, PHOTOS OPS, MONSTERS & MORE
Salem, MA – 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 it’s 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 depaol EVENTS label and is being sponsored
by Witch City Walking Tours. For additional information and/or an interview request, please email
[email protected].
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 include working with the world’s largest Halloween and horror
convention, Midsummer Scream, as a Segment Producer, Co-Producer of Spooky Kids Club exhibition at
SugarMynt Gallery next door to the Michael Myers house in South Pasadena, CA, and is a Contributing
Creative Producer with Creep It Real OC.
Old Town Hall is located at 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970
Event Website
www.WickedNewEngland.info
Event Ticketing Link
https://tinyurl.com/wne2025
