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Posted by Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

A chill is in the air, and October is moving along quickly, which means that Halloween is fast approaching!

Around Massachusetts, there’s a number of spooky, spectral and celestial activities to be had during the run-up to the costumed holiday, as well as the night itself, of course.
Here’s what you can look forward to during the next couple weeks.
Haunted Happenings in Salem
When talking Halloween in Massachusetts, it only makes sense to start with Haunted Happenings, Salem’s signature event. Already well underway, Haunted Happenings runs the entire month of October and features a panoply of attractions, from cinema to psychics. Salem’s vibrant restaurant scene also supplies a variety of sweets and treats, while the shops and boutiques stock themed crafts, capes and everything in between. Check out the full list of events.
Ghost Tours at the Mount in Lenox
Ghost Tours at The Mount – Fridays & Saturdays through October  – Creaking floors, slamming doors, ghostly footsteps… are these tricks of the imagination or something (or someone) else? When Ghost Hunters visited The Mount, Edith Wharton’s beloved country estate in Western Massachusetts in 2009, their findings were inconclusive. Join us on a ghost tour and decide for yourself! If you have your own Mount ghostly experience, please share it with us at [email protected]. For more information including dates and times of ghost tours and other Halloween events, visit EdithWharton.org.

Frightfest at Six Flags New England in Agawam

Frightfest in Agawam
Check website for dates. Six Flags New England Agawam.  Check out all Six Flags New England in Agawam has to offer for your Halloween celebrations. Thrills and frills you can’t get enough of. Call (413) 786-9300 ext 3241 for more information and times.
The Sleepy Hollow Experience in Sturbridge
September 27-November 3. Old Sturbridge Village
After last year’s sold-out run of The Sleepy Hollow Experience at Old Sturbridge Village, the museum is again joining forces with Brian Clowdus Experiences to bring the immersive theatrical experience back to the Village. At The Sleepy Hollow Experience, guests will be ghoulishly guided through the Village,s countryside where they will encounter Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones and quite possibly the Headless Horseman. Please note that each outdoor performance is approximately 1.5 hours long, and requires standing and walking. Performances are rain or shine. If the evening is a rainout, a modified version of The Sleepy Hollow Experience will take place in Old Sturbridge Village’s Stephen M. Brewer Theater.

Sleepyy Hollow Experience at Old Sturbridge Village

Zoo Boo Days in Mendon
Come to Southwick’s Zoo and celebrate Halloween with this non-spooky, family friendly event! We’re offering free general admission to kids ages 3-12 in costume, and kids can trick or treat around the zoo. The animals will even join the fun when we give them pumpkins to eat and play with!
Halloween Parade in Nantucket
October 31 –  Costumed adults and children are asked to begin arriving downtown around 4:30 pm in preparation for the 5:00 pm start of the parade at the fountain at the base of Main Street. Prior to the parade, a costume contest will be held on the steps of the Methodist Church, where the best-dressed family will be awarded the top prize! After judging, the parade will proceed to the church, where every child will also receive a ribbon and a goodie bag. Most downtown businesses are open for trick-or-treaters!
Not So Spooky Halloween  in Carver
Edaville Family Theme Park’s first annual “Not So Spooky Halloween.” October 2-25. Guests are encouraged to dress up in their favorite costumes and head on over for a full day of kid friendly, parent approved trick or treating at every ride!  FEATURING big kid rides, little kid rides, family rides, COME HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES! Admission includes Thomas Land, Dino Land, all rides & attractions.

Not So Spooky Halloween at Edaville Family Theme Park

Factory of Terror in Fall River
Factory of Terror is New England’s premier haunted house. When you visit us, be prepared to be scared out of your mind! A well-known haunted attraction in the Boston area, The Factory of Terror lures fear seekers from all over New England, including Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
Dead of Night Ghost Tours in Plymouth, MA
On October 31, Halloween itself, Dead of Night Ghost Tours will host a very special fright night. Apple cider, soul cakes and lucky stones will be distributed to the costumed attendees, as well as goody bags for children under 12. After that, it’s off for a ghost tour that weaves through Burial Hill Cemetery and tells the tale of spirits who haunt the ground.

Cemetery

Burial Hill Cemetery via Creative Commons

Ghosts and Gravestones Tours in Boston
Through October. Come hear Boston’s real history – the stories you won’t hear before the sun goes down. What do you get when you combine a cursed privateer, a pyromaniac circus ringleader, a demon spat out of the pits of Hades, a homicidal opera diva, and a deranged nanny? An experience unlike anything else in Boston! Those are just a few of our guides who will drag you kicking and screaming through Boston’s sordid past. Never was there a more treacherous lot of characters – each one dying to tell you tales of Boston’s dead in their own unusual way. There are so many of us that each time you take our tour, you’ll have a startling new experience. So join us again and again! You will never know with whom you will be trapped. – 80 Dorchester Avenue, South Boston
You can find even more Halloween events in Massachusetts on our Halloween Page.

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