Join us for Hands-on History at The Gables! This summer, we invite young (and young at heart!) guests to explore different elements of our history and legacy through hands-on activities. This program will run July 4-August 30 on Saturdays and Sundays, 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.. Hands-on History is included with your purchase of a...
September 12-13 All Parks in Salem! Gather with your neighbors, bring lawn games, picnics, musical instruments and enjoy one of Salem’s 52 parks. Please make sure you leave your park in the same state you found it, carry in carry out waste
Join us in raising the flags of Hispanic Nations for Hispanic Heritage Month!
Last Day to see Lesser Known Stories, an immersive installation allowing residents and outside visitors to engage with and walk through historical moments and stories in Salem featuring largely BIPOC and female figures.
Salem: The Game Show will be a live, in-person, interactive game show of, by, and for the people of Salem. Inspired by Vaudeville, A Prairie Home Companion, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Price Is Right, and Hardwick’s Own Live Game Show in Vermont, the one-hour show will include music, comedy, and games where...
Come kick-off the Spooky Season with the Mayor of Salem and his team! More information coming soon!
Join us in raising the Italian flag to celebrate Italian Heritage Month!
Join us in raising the Massachusett tribe flag to celebrate Indigenous People's Day.
Zero Waste Salem is hosting a Repair Café as part of Salem 400+, celebrating sustainable practices that honor our past and invest in our future. Volunteers will be available to mend clothing, sew buttons, and tinker with electronics—skills passed down through generations that help us build a more sustainable Salem for the next 400 years....
Join us for a reenactment of a 17th-century Puritan funeral. The procession will march down Essex Street down to Charter Street Cemetery. This reenactment will allow audiences to engage with seventeenth-century New England funerary culture and draw attention to Salem's oldest cemetery! The procession will begin at Higginson Square and end at the...
