{"id":5072,"date":"2018-07-22T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T18:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsa.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5072"},"modified":"2018-07-22T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T18:47:13","slug":"how-far-in-advance-to-book-things-for-your-salem-ma-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/22\/how-far-in-advance-to-book-things-for-your-salem-ma-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"How far in advance to book things for your Salem, MA vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question is probably in the top ten most asked questions I get, so today I figured we could have a little chat about it!! How far in advance should things be booked for your Salem, MA vacation? The following is a little run down of my opinions on the matter. Feel free to comment below with your own thoughts!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hotel and accommodations<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the fall or around Halloween:<br \/>\nIf you are visiting Salem in the fall, book ASAP. The sooner the better, and if you&#8217;re planning a Halloween visit or anywhere near Halloween I&#8217;d suggest booking your hotel in the beginning of the year. Yes, for real.<\/li>\n<li>Other times of the year:<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re coming into the city any other time of the year you&#8217;re probably okay booking within a few months of your trip.<\/li>\n<li>Salem, MA festivals<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re coming to Salem for a certain festival you might want to allow some extra wiggle room and book a tiny bit earlier, just to be safe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tickets for Halloween or Haunted Happenings events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for October events can go quickly depending on what they are, so I&#8217;d suggest purchasing as soon as they are available and you&#8217;re able. If you can pre-order or buy online and print ahead of time, I&#8217;d say do it. This way you know you&#8217;re going to be able to visit the attractions you want. Examples include the <a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/21\/halloween-party-at-the-hawthorne-hotel-october-27-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawthorne Hotel Halloween party<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/15\/the-official-salem-witches-halloween-ball-oct-26-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Salem Witches&#8217; Halloween Ball<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/17\/salem-horror-fest-oct-4-14-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salem Horror Fest<\/a>\u00a0panel tickets, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smaller scale Halloween events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the big name Halloween events, there are smaller ones all over the city. Tickets for these ones, in my opinion can be waited on a tiny bit. I still wouldn&#8217;t wait until the very end but I&#8217;d secure your hotel and other big ticket events first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salem, MA weddings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like a wedding in any other location, I&#8217;d secure your venue and vendors at least a year out. This will allow for time to plan logistics, have money for deposits, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non Halloween events other times of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These tickets are easier to wait on than Halloween ones. I still wouldn&#8217;t wait until the last second if you have the option to secure it ahead of time, but you have some more wiggle room when it&#8217;s not in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this was helpful!! Feel free to comment below with your own thoughts. 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