Show off your red, white, and blue at Salem's annual Fourth of July Kids Bike Parade around Salem Common. Gather at the Salem Common playground at 11 am to decorate your bikes, scooters, and wagons. We will parade around the path inside the Common and stop for refreshments At O'Donnell's parking lot at 84 Washington...
Join us on the Salem Common to watch Beep Baseball from Adaptive Sports New England! Beep baseball is an adapted version of traditional baseball, where the ball emits a beeping sound and the bases buzz, allowing players to locate them using sound. It's a thrilling way to stay active, build confidence and develop new skills...
Before batting helmets, before dugouts, before the designated hitter — there was base ball (two words, as it was then written). Watching a match played under 1864 rules is less like attending a modern game and more like stepping into a photograph that suddenly comes to life. The players take the field in period wool...
May 9th 1pm-3pm - Walking Tour of Washington Square District Hosted by the Salem Historical Commission as part of Salem 400+. Join Historical Commission Chair Vijay Joyce, owner of Rekindled History, for a tour of Washington Square surrounding the Salem Common to view some of the finest Federal era architecture in the nation. Tour will...
The 389th Annual First Muster marks another milestone in the living legacy of America's oldest military tradition. In 1637, the East Regiment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony assembled on this very ground for the first time — an act that gave birth to what we know today as the National Guard. Salem has never stopped...