Family Friendly Haunted Happenings

October is here! It's a most wonderful time of the year in Salem, and the first weekend was a beautiful start to the month of festivities.

If you are planning a visit to Salem to celebrate Haunted Happenings, you'll want to visit our festival web site at HauntedHappenings.org and download the free iPhone App.

Here are a few new family-friendly events for 2010 that are worth checking out:

Wizardly Wonders at the Witches Cottage... This magical show for children features a friendly wizard who takes the audience through a wonderful world of magic, wizardry, and Halloween fun!

Salem Kids Tours... This is the only walking tour in Salem just for children! The tour features tales of old Salem, including ghost stories and gross stories.

Free Family Fright Night Movie Series! Radio 92.9 will present family-friendly frightful films outdoors on three Saturdays in October. October 9 (Hocus Pocus), October 16 (Ghostbusters), and October 23 (The Addams Family). The films will be shown outdoors on Salem Common at 6pm.

Also for kids, The Grand Parade, presented by the Salem Chamber of Commerce, is on Thursday, October 7. Children's Day on Salem Common will be October 16. The Peabody Essex Museum is having an Edible Art Festival on October 9 and 10.

It's going to be a great month in Salem, with events for all ages.