The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the Dead 2026
- Dates
- Oct 25, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Hawthorne Hotel
- Price
- $150
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 5, 2026
The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the Dead 2026 returns to Hawthorne Hotel, Salem, MA, Oct 25, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Dumb Supper is the event its own producers call the Salem Witches' most sacred: a banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Hawthorne Hotel eaten entirely in silence, in honor of the dead. The organizer describes the shape precisely. An opening blessing guides attendees, in its words, through the veil between the worlds; photos and mementos of lost loved ones go onto an elaborate altar; then a served dinner unfolds with the courses backwards, dessert first, and every place setting reversed, which the organizer calls a means of weaving participants into the shadowy world of spirit. The only sound is music chosen in memory of the departed. It runs once, Sunday 25 October 2026, 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m., hosted by Salem Warlocks Christian Day and Brian Cain
What it costs
One layer, fully published, at the top of this series' price range. The ticket is General Admission at $150.00, and Eventbrite's checkout adds $9.24 in fees for a total of $159.24. The full served menu is included and nothing else is sold on top. The rules are part of the money story: arriving after 6.30, speaking, using a phone or taking photographs each forfeit the seat without refund, so the practical cost of a late train is the whole ticket. The remaining adjacent costs are Salem's October travel premium and mourning-appropriate attire if you choose to dress for it
Getting in
The ticket covers the full evening: the blessing, the altar ritual and the served menu, published course by course, from the wild mushroom triangoli appetizer through lobster bisque, Nathaniel's salad, the Mediterranean style chicken entree, and the apple blossom dessert with coffee and tea, served in reverse order per the tradition the organizer describes. The menu is published as subject to change Eventbrite fees are itemized at checkout on the $150.00 ticket, $9.24 in all. Sales are final per the organizer; the Eventbrite listing states no refunds; the published conduct rules each carry a removal without refund term. Dietary requirements, vegetarian or allergies, must be emailed in advance; the organizer says it can only accommodate needs it knows about before the silent event
Programme
Programme for the 25 October 2026 dinner at the Hawthorne Hotel
One sitting, one evening: Sunday 25 October 2026, 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with a hard entry cutoff at the start. The Mourning Tea runs at the same hotel that morning on a separate ticket
Talks and lecturesopen
- The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the DeadHawthorne Hotel Grand Ballroom
Readers and practitioners
On the stages
Each is billed to give the talk or demonstration named under their practice.
Ticketed single sitting, 18 and over, sales final, and the organizer admits no one after the 6.30 p.m. start. No walk-up availability is published
Getting there
Nearest airport Boston Logan International (BOS).
How do I get to The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the Dead 2026?
By car
Most people drive to The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the Dead 2026. The nearest major airport is Boston Logan International (BOS), and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
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Where
Venue
Hawthorne Hotel
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near The Dumb Supper: Dinner with the Dead 2026?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Mid-range hotels 1
18 Washington Square West, Salem: this ticketed dinner is in the hotel's Grand Ballroom, so staying here puts you steps from it. The historic 1925 hotel on Salem Common, in the heart of the downtown pedestrian core a short walk from Essex Street. October books out far in advance at premium rates
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Salem and neighboring Beverly, Peabody and Marblehead surge-price and sell out for October weekends; a Boston base plus the 30 minute train is the dependable fallback all month
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