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    • 62nd Annual Meeting
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      • Independence Day Celebration
      • Naturalization Ceremony
      • Springtime in Salem
      • Heritage Family Festival
      • Autumn Holidays
        • Harvest Day
        • Halloween in Old Salem
          • Halloween Twilight Tours
          • Trick or Treat in Old Salem
          • Jack-o-Lantern Carving Contest
      • Christmas Holidays
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    • Brenner Walk and Bike Race
    • Komen Race for the Cure
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Although Halloween was not part of the historic town of Salem, its presence is alive and well today.  Old Salem Museums & Gardens celebrates the season with a variety of community events including trick-or-treating, a pumpkin carving contest, and our popular Legends & Lanterns tours where you’ll hear about some of Salem’s ethereal personalities.