Salem Witch Tours Night Walks
Salem Witch Tours Night: Three Picks
Salem witch tours night walks are the same history walks at a later hour. None of the walks on this site is sold as a night-only tour, and none of the listings states its start times: the times appear only on the GetYourGuide calendar for your date. So the honest advice is to pick the walk first, then open its calendar and look for a slot after sunset.
Our pick for an evening is the Witch Trial History and Salem Haunts Walking Tour: one hour, $29, rated 4.61 from 150, and the only one of the three that names Salem’s haunted buildings and cemeteries in its highlights. If you want more story, Secrets of Salem has nine stops in two hours for $35; Ultimate Witches and Witchcraft goes back to the European witch hunts and finishes at the Memorial, also two hours for $35.
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Salem Haunted Witch Tours: What You Actually Get
Salem haunted witch tours mix two things: the witch trials of 1692, which are history, and the haunted-house stories of the town, which are legend. A listing with “haunts” or “ghost” in the name can lean to the second. There is nothing wrong with that — just know which one you are buying.
Of the walks on this site, only the Witch Trial History and Salem Haunts walk openly does both: its partner lists in-depth history of Salem, the Witch Trials Memorial, Hocus Pocus movie locations, McIntire and Washington Square, and “Salem’s haunted buildings and cemeteries”, with a professional licensed guide. It meets outside a restaurant called Not Ya Mama’s Vegan Cafe. Secrets of Salem and Ultimate Witches are history walks with no haunted stories in their highlights.
Walks built entirely around ghosts and legends are a different product. We cover them on our sister site about ghost tours, not here, because this site is about the trials.
A practical test before you book: read the highlights on the partner page. If they name places and people of 1692 — the Memorial, the burying point, the judges, the accused — it is a history walk, whatever the hour. If they name ghosts, legends and haunted houses, it is a ghost walk, even in daylight.
A practical test before you book: read the highlights on the partner page.
Salem Ghost Witch Tours vs a Witch Trials Walk at Dusk
Stories and legends
The documented record
Outside taverns and houses
At the Memorial and the burying point
Adults here for the mood
First visits, families, anyone who wants it straight
A Ghost Walk
Salem ghost witch tours tell stories: who haunts which house, which cemetery has a legend. The mood is the point, and the dark helps.
A Witch Trials Walk at Dusk
A witch trials walk at dusk keeps the history — the arrests, the examinations, the twenty executed — and gains the atmosphere of the hour. The places are the same: the Memorial on Liberty Street is open from dawn to dusk, so a walk that stops there after dark shows it from the pavement, and the Charter Street burying point closes at 17:00.
If you want both in one evening, book the one-hour Haunts walk and keep a later hour free for a ghost walk.
Salem Witch Tours Night in October
In October it gets dark early. Sunset is at 18:25 on 1 October, 18:01 on 15 October and 17:38 on 31 October 2026, and civil twilight ends about half an hour later — 18:53, 18:30 and 18:07. Daylight saving time ends on 1 November, so the first week of November is darker still. A walk that starts at 17:00 in late October ends in the dark; the same start on 1 October ends in daylight.
October evenings are also the busiest. Haunted Happenings runs from 1 to 31 October, the Grand Parade is on Thursday 1 October from 18:30, and on 31 October the marketplaces on Derby Square and Salem Common stay open until 21:45, followed by the Halloween Night Finale and drone show at 22:00. Salem counted about 96,600 people downtown on Halloween 2025.
Salem Witch Tours Night Reviews
The quotes below come from the two walks with the most reviews among the three: the Haunts walk, 4.61 from 150, and Secrets of Salem, 4.45 from 208. They are short extracts from GetYourGuide reviews with the first name and month; the reviews do not say whether the walk was taken in the evening.
“The one-hour tour was the perfect length and provided a fantastic overview of Salem's history. I highly recommend taking this tour first before visiting the museums.”
“No need for fancy costumes, just book this tour guide who has all the information you need.”
Before You Book
Check three things on the partner page before you book an evening. The start time: the listings do not publish it, so pick your date and read the slots. The weather: Secrets of Salem and Ultimate Witches state that they run rain or shine; the Haunts walk does not say, though one reviewer thanked the guide for bearing with them on a rainy day. The cancellation terms: free up to 24 hours before on all three.
Salem Witch Tours Night Walks Compared
The three walks side by side. Only the Haunts walk names haunted buildings; only Secrets of Salem names the Charter Street burying point; the Haunts walk and Ultimate Witches both name the Memorial. Two of them meet at 210 Essex Street, outside the Salem Five bank.
Salem Witch Tours Night Walks FAQ
Are there salem witch tours at night?▾
Yes, in the sense that several history walks have later start times on some dates. None of the walks on this site is sold as night-only, and none publishes its times in the listing — open the partner calendar for your date and look for a slot after sunset.
What time does it get dark in Salem?▾
In October 2026, sunset is at 18:25 on the 1st, 18:01 on the 15th and 17:38 on the 31st; civil twilight ends about half an hour later. Daylight saving time ends on 1 November.
Which salem witch tour is best in the evening?▾
The Witch Trial History and Salem Haunts walk: one hour, $29, 4.61 from 150, and the only one of the three that names haunted buildings and cemeteries. Secrets of Salem is the fuller history, two hours for $35.
Is a haunted witch tour the same as a ghost tour?▾
Not quite. A ghost tour is built on legends; a witch trials walk on the history of 1692. A “haunted” witch tour usually mixes the two, as the Haunts walk does.
Can you visit the Witch Trials Memorial at night?▾
The Memorial is open from dawn to dusk. After dark you see it from the pavement on Liberty Street. The Charter Street burying point next to it closes at 17:00.
Are night walks in Salem suitable for kids?▾
None of the three walks here states a minimum age or an evening limit. The Witch Trial Walking Tour is the one marked suitable for all ages; for younger children a daytime slot is the simpler choice.
Do salem witch tours at night run in the rain?▾
Secrets of Salem and Ultimate Witches state rain or shine. The Haunts walk does not say; one reviewer mentions a rainy day tour.
How busy is Salem in the evening in October?▾
Very, especially on weekends and in the last week. Salem counted 1.1 million unique visitors in October 2025 and about 96,600 people downtown on Halloween. Arrive early at the meeting point.