Sep 22, 2021
New England’s favorite season is officially here. Celebrate the turn of the weather with us at Halloween and fall-inspired events through November. See what’s happening in person, and check out our virtual event offerings. Please carefully check mask guidelines for each event.
Poe.
Gedney House, Salem, Mass.; select Thursdays and Saturday in September and October
Using music, movement, and macabre pageantry, Theater in the Open explores the emotional tension and otherworldly atmosphere that underscore Edgar Allan Poe’s works in one of Salem’s oldest houses. Your favorite fearful Poe poems and stories—including The Raven and The Cask of Amontillado—come to life at Gedney House under lantern light at this all-ages show.
Wicked Wednesdays
Phillips House, Salem, Mass.; select Wednesdays in October
Join us for family-friendly historic games and fall-inspired crafts in the backyard of Phillips House! Go on an optional short, socially distanced tour of the house. Costumes welcome.
Etched in Stone: Historic Cemeteries of Beverly Walking Tours
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.; Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31
Explore Beverly’s past on foot on this walking tour of the city’s historic Central Cemetery. Discover how perceptions of death have changed spiritually, culturally, and aesthetically in New England. Choose a tour with focus on either Revolutionary or Civil War burials.
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Virtual Events
- The Sun and the Moon: Hoaxers, Showmen, Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in the 19th Century, Wednesday, October 6
- Graven Images: New England Stone Carving and Its Symbols, Wednesday, October 13
- At Rest: A Virtual Tour of Historic New England’s Cemeteries, Thursday, October 21
- Cabarets of Death: Playing with Death and the Afterlife in Popular Amusements, Tuesday, October 26