Tourists in full costume flooded Salem , Massachusetts, on Halloween — the busiest day of the year for the city.

Downtown Salem is filled with markets, street performances, spooky decor, and bright autumn leaves, as people capture the Halloween spirit, taking photos of one another’s costumes and visiting their favorite haunted museums and shops.

Here is what the streets of Salem look like this year.

Anthony Murphy, dressed as the Joker, pets a dog in a Scooby Doo costume in Salem on Halloween. – Kelly Chan/Boston.com

Visitors explore the Haunted Happenings Marketplace in the Salem Common on Halloween. – Kelly Chan/Boston.com

Two children in costumes dance with performers in the streets of Salem on Halloween. – Kelly Chan/Boston.com

Visitors roam the historic Charters Cemetery

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