Seasonal & Holidays

Salem Trick Or Treat Still On, Despite Weather

A stretch of sporadically heavy rain with possible rumbles of thunder will begin Wednesday night and threaten trick-or-treating.

If your kids want their annual candy overload, you might want to figure out how to fit an umbrella or rain jacket into their costume — and yours.
If your kids want their annual candy overload, you might want to figure out how to fit an umbrella or rain jacket into their costume — and yours. (Dave Copeland/Patch)

SALEM, MA —Despite forecasts of rain and winds, trick-or-treating in Salem is still scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 31 this year. So if your kids want their annual candy overload, you might want to figure out how to fit an umbrella or rain jacket into their costume — and yours. Paddington Bear with his raincoat and hat, or the Morton Salt girl with her umbrella, might work in a pinch.

Related: Halloween Storm Will Have Heavy Rain, Wind

As for other holiday events in Salem, the city released this list of updates on Wednesday:

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Events Running as Scheduled

  • The American Vinyl Allstar Band will perform as scheduled on Salem Common;
  • The stage and Notch beer garden at Charlotte Forten Park at 289 Derby Street;
  • The stage and Bent Water beer garden on Front Street;
  • The stage and Lord Hobo beer garden on Washington Street at Federal Street;
  • Traditional Halloween trick-or-treating will happen on Halloween night between 5:00 – 8:00 PM.

Cancellations

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  • The fireworks have been cancelled due to the high wind advisory;
  • Stages at Hawthorne Boulevard and on Washington Street at Front Street, which were not covered, have been cancelled.

The Salem Ferry is currently scheduled to run but passengers are encouraged to check with Boston Harbor Cruises for weather cancellations.

Plans for downtown road closures have not been changed and will be addressed in real time based on public safety needs and crowd size. Visitors are encouraged to take public transportation and are reminded that the public celebration of Halloween in Salem ends at 10:30 PM. All lines to get into restaurants will be cut at 10:30 PM, which is when final trains begin departing Salem depot.

Public safety officials offer the following tips for safe trick or treating this Halloween season:

  • Only go to houses where you or your friends know the residents
  • Don't knock on doors where there is a sign saying 'NO callers' or there are no outside lights on
  • Stay in areas that are lit with streetlights - take a flashlight with you just in case
  • Stay with your friends - don't split into smaller groups unless an adult goes with you
  • Do not talk to strangers on the street
  • Don't enter any house, stay on the doorstep
  • Be visible


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