From New York Post (tabloid):
Last weekend, more than 2,700 “witches” gathered in Salem, MA in a world record attempt for the most witch hats worn at once.
While the official jury is still out from the Guinness Book of World Records, there was no doubt that throngs of witches showed up for the charity event commemorating the area’s 400th anniversary. Massive crowds in spooky attire are nothing new for Salem’s residents. In fact, if history repeats, this October there will be around a million more Halloween fun-hunters descending upon “Witch City” (Salem’s nicknamed nod to the infamous witch trials of 1692).