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An online event celebrating Magical Education, Folklore, Community, & Activism

The Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival is a weekend-long online event held August 3rd-6th. All classes and events are Livestreamed, *Recorded*, and available for viewing until the end of 2023. So if you're unable to attend the live class you can watch or rewatch any purchased events whenever you like. This festival is intended to create sacred space for the exploration, celebration, and acceptance of Magical & Occult education, folklore, community, and activism an all spiritual traditions and levels of experience are welcome to participate.

We are proud to feature classes and events from over 30 presenters who are leaders and rising voices in their fields. Our diversity of class offerings center around folk magical traditions, contemporary and traditional witchcraft practices, and folklore from around the world. And cover topics as varied as herbalism, astrology, spirit conjuration, divination, doll magic, ancestral veneration, magical activism, grimoire magic, and more. Attendees have three options for registering:
Full Pass - Allows access to all classes and panels
Day Pass - Allows access to all classes and panels from a selected day
Ala carte - Allows you to sign up for and access individual classes and panels

More information and registration can be found on our website here
https://www.salemwitchfest.com/

10/13/2026

The Courtney Brooke | Fine Art Photographer welcomes you to the Hell Mouth this FRIDAY at the Hellfire Cabaret! You have one chance to have your portrait captured inside it! Check out her inspo pics and hell mouth creation!

Limited tickets remain for DELUXE VIP! Grab yours today!

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This October 16th for one night only at the Hawthorne Hotel, as part of the Hellfire Cabaret Deluxe VIP experience I invite you to step into the mouth of hell for a mini portrait session. This will be a theatrical take on a medieval symbol. Inspired by the jagged, toothy, flame filled “hell mouth” found in Anglo-Saxon art. An immersive set with props, faux flames and mood lighting to frame you as if you are swallowed by myth. Deluxe VIP guests will have solo cinematic portraits that touch on the themes of sin, salvation, doom, and beauty.

🎟️ 🔗 in B10

10/12/2026

The Hellfire Cabaret is THIS Friday in Salem. We figured we’d share a taste of what’s in our gift bags for our VIP Deluxe, and VIP guests. A limited number of VIP options remain. Reserve your spot today.

From Spiritus Arcanum

Debuting the very first fragrance in our new Anima Noctis collection.

Anima Noctis - Folklore
10ml Unisex Perfume Oil

Mysterious, intimate, and quietly bewitching, Folklore evokes the scent of old wood, whispered tales, and secrets passed from one generation to the next.

Delicate lavender opens like a sigh of midnight air, giving way to the dark, resinous smoke of myrrh. Beneath it, cedarwood lends the scent the quiet presence of ancient forests, while creamy amber and warm tonka bean settle against the skin like the lingering warmth of a fire in a forgotten cottage.

The Details
Fragrance: Smoky, resinous, warm, woody, and softly sweet
Top Note: Lavender
Heart Note: Myrrh
Base Notes: Tonka Bean, Amber, Cedarwood
Format: 10 ml perfume oil
Presentation: Matte black rollerball bottle

Not every tale is meant to be told.
Some are meant to be worn.

The Hellfire Cabaret is THIS Friday in Salem. We figured we’d share a taste of what’s in our gift bags for our VIP Deluxe, and VIP guests. A limited number of VIP options tickets remain. Reserve your spot today.

From The Cauldron Black

The Cauldron Black soy wax Candles - these are soy wax candles, with cotton wicks and a blend of essential and fragrance oils. Each candle is inspired by spirits, deities, and places of power. The candles are 13 oz and burn for approx. 80-100 hours. We are also including our stuck incense made with a blend of essential and fragrance oils - a customer favorite!

The Hellfire Cabaret is THIS Friday in Salem. We figured we’d share a taste of what’s in our gift bags for our VIP Deluxe, and VIP guests. A limited number of VIP options remain. Reserve your spot today.

From LOVI ARTES 🔥

Slithering and beating, we have some new figure candles at Lovi for our VIP guests! Come and eat your heart out.🫀🐍

Made from 100% beeswax and drenched in a delicious rose scent, these bespoke candles are sure to set the mood.

10/09/2026

The time to get tickets is NOW! We’re one week away!

Join the denizens of hell at the Hawthorne Hotel’s Grand Ballroom for a truly epic night of devilry as we gather Friday, October 16th for the Hellfire Cabaret! Be you angel or devil come dressed in your finest for an evening of dancing, cocktails, drag, burlesque, and sideshow. Our evening begins with an hour of appetizers and complimentary w**e, b**r, and soft drinks! So get there early!

Costumes are highly encouraged! Come dressed as your favorite sinner or saint! Think devil horns, halos, martyr attire, or even your sexiest smoking jacket. Come dressed to impress, and get ready to have the night of your life!

Our lineup would temp even the devil himself. You will be thrilled, tantalized, and delighted by our diabolical drag queens and wicked dance performances.

* Samuel Bendix from Dragula Season 7!!!
* Hella Hayes & Andy Ryan of Skellingtons Screaming Sideshow
* Sir Braun
* Belle Gunz
* Sarah Jezebel Wood
* Master of Ceremonies Johnny Caligula
* DJ’s Arcanus & Motia
* Lighting by A Curious Production

Samuel Bendix🩸
The Skellington's Screaming Sideshow Hella Hayes Andy Ryan
Sir Braun
Belle Gunz
Johnny Caligula
Sarah Jezebel
Tony Lee
Juliet
James Dattolo

The crown jewel of our evening is the costume contest! Our top contest winner will bring home $500 in prizes!

Want more?! We have a limited number of Deluxe VIP and VIP Tickets available!

This event is 21+
Tickets available at www.salemwitchfest.com

Hellfire Market ! Free to the public from 6-10pm in the Hawthorne Library!

Featuring amazing wares from the following

Amanda Tulacz Illustration
Ars Moriendi
Black Mold Press
Blve Santa Cvlt
Kate Moeller
Death & Decorum | Dark Home Decor
HEMLOCK
Julian De La Garza
Courtney | Nightshade Knots
Tiana (OdditieswithT)
𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖐𝖊𝖙 𝕵𝖊𝖜𝖊𝖑𝖗𝖞
Phytognosis | Witch Apothecary
The Bone Alchemist
Ethereal-Punk Chainmail Jewelry
The Pact
The Witch’s Gate
Zephyr Maeleficarum

Book a reading with one of our psychics located in the Essex room Hawthorne Hotel

Our diviners for the evening include!

Charisma Bell
Lauren
Alanna Star
The Dark Healer

Deluxe VIP includes:
* A 15-minute session with The Courtney Brooke | Fine Art Photographer,

10/07/2026

Welcome to the feast… Bring your friends. The more, the merrier. ;-)

Make sure to get here on time. Our night will start with a complimentary hour of w**e and b**r with the following appetizers: a French fry station, dumplings, bruschetta, and a charcuterie board. Then, finish the evening with a touch of sweetness and have a chocolate covered strawberry.

The Hellfire Cabaret will feature not one, but two signature drinks at our cash bar for the evening. Find yourself enraptured with Paradiso, a gin-based cocktail with notes of rose and citrus, or perhaps you prefer something a little darker with Inferno, our bourbon-based drink with notes of orange and cacao.

Salem Witch Fest’s Hellfire Cabaret 10/16 at the Hawthorne Hotel.

🎟️ link in B10.

10/01/2026

Come visit the Hellfire Market Friday, October 16th, at the Hawthorne Hotel! Free and open to the public from 6:30-10pm, with incredible wares from the following vendors!

Amanda Tulacz Illustration
Ars Moriendi
Black Mold Press
Blve Santa Cvlt
Kate Moeller
Death & Decorum | Dark Home Decor
HEMLOCK
Julian De La Garza
Courtney | Nightshade Knots
Tiana (OdditieswithT)
𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖐𝖊𝖙 𝕵𝖊𝖜𝖊𝖑𝖗𝖞
Phytognosis | Witch Apothecary
The Bone Alchemist
Ethereal-Punk Chainmail Jewelry
The Pact
The Witch’s Gate
Zephyr Maeleficarum

After shopping, sit down with one of our psychic readers in our Diviner Room!

And, of course, don’t miss out on our dance party and cabaret, featuring performances by Samuel Bendix, Belle Gunz, Hella Hayes & Andy Ryan, Johnny Caligula, and Sarah Jezebel.

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09/25/2026

Hello devils, witches, and ghouls!!! Are you prepared to be tantalized, horrified, and bewildered by our diabolical burlesque, drag, and side show performers at the Hellfire Cabaret?!

We’re thrilled to see you 10/16 at the haunted and historic Hawthorne Hotel! 🔥

Featuring:

🔥 Samuel Bendix 🩸
🔥 Skellingtons Screaming Sideshow!
🔥Johnny Caligula
🔥 Belle Gunz
🔥 Sarah Jezebel

With a hellish symphony of your favorite hallowed tunes from our DJs Arcanus & Motia.

Don’t miss out! More info @ 🔗 in B10

09/22/2026

Wishing you all a Happy Autumnal Equinox from Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Fest 🍂🍁

To celebrate the seasonal change we are giving away two general admission tickets to our upcoming Hellfire Cabaret! This will be an unforgettable night of revelry and devilry in the Grand Ballroom of the historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. Join us in Hell for an evening of diabolical cocktails, costumes, drag, and burlesque.

🔥Hellfire Cabaret Ticket Giveaway Details🔥

2 General admission tickets.
1 for you, 1 for a friend.

How to enter:

1. Repost this post and share to stories
2. Tag your friends in the comments
3. ⁠Follow Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Fest

The winner will be announced 10/1 in our IG Stories.

And to increase your odds go and follow , spiritusarcanum, and LOVI ARTES 🔥 for an additional entry to win.

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01970

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http://www.salemwitchfest.com/

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