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Spend a haunting December evening discovering the true origins of Christmas in one of Salem’s oldest homes. Revisit a time when tales of terror and devious acts dominated the holiday season before it was tamed into the cozy family holiday we know today. In ancient rooms warmed by a flickering fire with a drink in...
Performances: Friday, December 22nd – 7:30pm. Saturday, December 23rd – 5:00pm & 8:00pm. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. General Seating: $40, Premier Seating: $50 Hammond Castle Museum Members’ savings apply. **Premier Seating is now sold out for the Friday, December 22nd performance and the 5:00pm performance on Saturday, December 23rd! Experience the North Shore’s...
Spend a haunting December evening discovering the true origins of Christmas in one of Salem’s oldest homes. Revisit a time when tales of terror and devious acts dominated the holiday season before it was tamed into the cozy family holiday we know today. In ancient rooms warmed by a flickering fire with a drink in...
Performances: Friday, December 22nd – 7:30pm. Saturday, December 23rd – 5:00pm & 8:00pm. Doors open 15 minutes before showtime. General Seating: $40, Premier Seating: $50 Hammond Castle Museum Members’ savings apply. **Premier Seating is now sold out for the Friday, December 22nd performance and the 5:00pm performance on Saturday, December 23rd! Experience the North Shore’s...
Thank you for your interest in a “Good Witch” Transformation! Through our transformations children unleash their own spellbinding charms and embrace their individuality. Children are invited to browse our collection of witch hats and dresses. Adorned with shimmering stars, flowing capes, and ribbons of enchantment, these outfits are sure to celebrate their unique spirits. Our...
Join us to relax, have a cup of coffee or tea + conversations
Come on down for Diamond’s Dine-In Drag Brunch! This is a weekly event with local Drag Queen Miz Diamond Wigfall! Someone will be her guest. Be ready for numbers, games, drag, and mimosas all afternoon.
Thank you for your interest in a “Good Witch” Transformation! Through our transformations children unleash their own spellbinding charms and embrace their individuality. Children are invited to browse our collection of witch hats and dresses. Adorned with shimmering stars, flowing capes, and ribbons of enchantment, these outfits are sure to celebrate their unique spirits. Our...
Join us for the 2023 Holiday Season as we proudly present our fifth annual “Decks The Halls” holiday celebration! Delight in the enchanting ambiance of Christmas and White Birch trees, meticulously arranged garlands, festive wreaths, and the warm embrace of candlelight that will envelop you throughout your tour of the Hammond Castle Museum. Immerse yourself...
Join us every Tuesday during gallery hours for complementary tea with admission to the gallery.
The City of Salem is excited to announce the return of the fun, family friendly, and multifaceted New Year’s winter festival. Patrons will stay warm with glowing heated igloos, outdoor heat lamps, fire pits and complimentary cozy fleece blankets while enjoying a myriad of warm and hot beverages. Salem’s Frozen Fire Festival welcomes guests to...
Join us for the 2023 Holiday Season as we proudly present our fifth annual “Decks The Halls” holiday celebration! Delight in the enchanting ambiance of Christmas and White Birch trees, meticulously arranged garlands, festive wreaths, and the warm embrace of candlelight that will envelop you throughout your tour of the Hammond Castle Museum. Immerse yourself...
Beginning on December 26th and continuing throughout New Year’s Day, guests will enjoy dynamic daily programming and entertainment, including cirque style fire performances, live ice sculpture carvings, fire installations, live music and a winter themed artisan market. This year’s festival will host multiple international, world-class performers, including headliner Orissa Kelly from London, with additional performers...
The City of Salem is excited to announce the return of the fun, family friendly, and multifaceted New Year’s winter festival. Patrons will stay warm with glowing heated igloos, outdoor heat lamps, fire pits and complimentary cozy fleece blankets while enjoying a myriad of warm and hot beverages. Salem’s Frozen Fire Festival welcomes guests to...
Welcome the Full Cold Moon in the sign of Cancer. Although the light has returned, these long cold nights will continue through the winter, allowing us time to reflect. Join me for this flow at the Gables! We will meet indoors in the spacious Holyoke Room at the Visitors Center of the House of the...
Stop by Gulu-Gulu Cafe for a fun trivia series that will excite and engage any audience! Quirky, funny, and free!
Join us for the 2023 Holiday Season as we proudly present our fifth annual “Decks The Halls” holiday celebration! Delight in the enchanting ambiance of Christmas and White Birch trees, meticulously arranged garlands, festive wreaths, and the warm embrace of candlelight that will envelop you throughout your tour of the Hammond Castle Museum. Immerse yourself...
Beginning on December 26th and continuing throughout New Year’s Day, guests will enjoy dynamic daily programming and entertainment, including cirque style fire performances, live ice sculpture carvings, fire installations, live music and a winter themed artisan market. This year’s festival will host multiple international, world-class performers, including headliner Orissa Kelly from London, with additional performers...
The City of Salem is excited to announce the return of the fun, family friendly, and multifaceted New Year’s winter festival. Patrons will stay warm with glowing heated igloos, outdoor heat lamps, fire pits and complimentary cozy fleece blankets while enjoying a myriad of warm and hot beverages. Salem’s Frozen Fire Festival welcomes guests to...
Join us for our 5th annual Deck The Halls holiday celebration. Hammond Castle Museum will be dressed for the holidays inside and out. Begin your evening as you come upon our holiday illumination where thousands of twinkling holiday lights set the Castle and our iconic arches aglow. Then, enter the Museum and delight in the...
Since its completion in 1929, Hammond Castle Museum has attracted rumors and urban legends of supernatural associations and occult happening. While most of these wild stories can be dismissed as pure fiction, the building occupies a fascinating place within the broader historical context of the development of spiritualist and spiritualist-adjacent fields in American culture. The...
Sing, dance, or simply witness local musical talent, or simply witness the chaos of Gulu-Gulu’s open mic. The best open mic in the World, on the North Shore, in Salem! Come join the fun every Thursday night! Anything and everything are welcome. Sing, Dance, Hum, Orate, or simply witness the beautiful chaos that is...
Join us for our 5th annual Deck The Halls holiday celebration. Hammond Castle Museum will be dressed for the holidays inside and out. Begin your evening as you come upon our holiday illumination where thousands of twinkling holiday lights set the Castle and our iconic arches aglow. Then, enter the Museum and delight in the...
Join us for our 5th annual Deck The Halls holiday celebration. Hammond Castle Museum will be dressed for the holidays inside and out. Begin your evening as you come upon our holiday illumination where thousands of twinkling holiday lights set the Castle and our iconic arches aglow. Then, enter the Museum and delight in the...
The popular cultural concept of the fairy godmother as protector and bestowed of blessings is not unlike the concept of guardian spirits in a variety of multidimensional animist traditions. Circe cares for and directs Odysseus and his men to the fulfillment of their wishes, and functions as a portal to ancestral memory/blessings. This course will...
Join us for the 2023 Holiday Season as we proudly present our fifth annual “Decks The Halls” holiday celebration! Delight in the enchanting ambiance of Christmas and White Birch trees, meticulously arranged garlands, festive wreaths, and the warm embrace of candlelight that will envelop you throughout your tour of the Hammond Castle Museum. Immerse yourself...
Beginning on December 26th and continuing throughout New Year’s Day, guests will enjoy dynamic daily programming and entertainment, including cirque style fire performances, live ice sculpture carvings, fire installations, live music and a winter themed artisan market. This year’s festival will host multiple international, world-class performers, including headliner Orissa Kelly from London, with additional performers...
The City of Salem is excited to announce the return of the fun, family friendly, and multifaceted New Year’s winter festival. Patrons will stay warm with glowing heated igloos, outdoor heat lamps, fire pits and complimentary cozy fleece blankets while enjoying a myriad of warm and hot beverages. Salem’s Frozen Fire Festival welcomes guests to...
Join us for live music, enjoy rock and country.
Join us in the heart of Salem for the second annual Panorama Film Festival, featuring 19 films by an international array of queer and trans filmmakers under 30. Created by Queer Videography, the Panorama festival offers a home for the next generation of queer cinema and celebrates the revolutionary existence of LGBTQIA+ folks around the...