• Salem Horror Fest Opening Night

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Programming includes keynote address from Victoria Price, a Q&A between Andrea Subisatti and Mick Garris, screening of the Jury Award–winning short film, and a screening of Sleepwalkers. Salem Horror Fest is a celebration of diverse voices and innovative filmmaking in a genre that best reflects our cultural demons and anxieties. We currently in are in...

  • Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

  • Salem Horror Festival

    Salem Horror Festival
    Downtown Salem Essex St, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Horror Fest is a celebration of diverse voices and innovative filmmaking in a genre that best reflects our cultural demons and anxieties. We currently in are in our 9th year and can’t wait to scratch the surface of what our programming has to offer. FRIDAY, MAY 1 - SUNDAY, MAY 3 Eight venues in...

  • School Break Special: Kid Portraits at Witch Pix

    Witch Pix 172 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    A kid-only witchy portrait session offering four fun styles for a quick, imaginative Salem experience. For a limited time, young visitors can enjoy a brief witchy portrait designed for vacation fun in Salem. Children pick one of four signature styles—Graveyard Magic, Crystal Ball Witchery, 1692 Glamour, or Earth Witch—and step into character with simple costume...

  • Open Mic Night

    Open Mic Night
    Far From the Tree 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us at Far From The Tree for Open Mic Night, a laid-back evening featuring local talent, good cider, and great energy. Whether you’re a musician, poet, comedian, or just there to listen, all are welcome. Sign-ups are free and open to anyone who wants to share their craft. Come support local creatives or take...

  • Reset Button!

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Reset Button is a 6-piece brass band on the North Shore of Boston, specializing in video game music, cartoon themes, pop song mashups, and funky originals. Come see them perform live for a free show at Gulu on Friday, May 1st!

  • Salem Horror Festival

    Salem Horror Festival
    Downtown Salem Essex St, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Horror Fest is a celebration of diverse voices and innovative filmmaking in a genre that best reflects our cultural demons and anxieties. We currently in are in our 9th year and can’t wait to scratch the surface of what our programming has to offer. FRIDAY, MAY 1 - SUNDAY, MAY 3 Eight venues in...

  • School Break Special: Kid Portraits at Witch Pix

    Witch Pix 172 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    A kid-only witchy portrait session offering four fun styles for a quick, imaginative Salem experience. For a limited time, young visitors can enjoy a brief witchy portrait designed for vacation fun in Salem. Children pick one of four signature styles—Graveyard Magic, Crystal Ball Witchery, 1692 Glamour, or Earth Witch—and step into character with simple costume...

  • Halfway to Halloween with Salem’s Buskers

    Essex Street Pedestrian Mall 202 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States +1 more

    Buskers will be out on Essex Street from 12-4pm. Then, join them at Bit Bar from 4:30-8pm for mingling, photos, and raffle prizes.

  • Salem Buskers: Halfway To Halloween

    Bit Bar 278 Derby St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for a local busker meet and greet; street performers, spooky vibes, and a little early Halloween magic. Come hang, connect, and celebrate the strange and spectacular.  

  • Kinetic Trio!

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Boston-Based band Kinetic Trio brings their happening mix of jazz and funky instrumental music to the Gulu Gulu Cafe for a free show!

  • Salem Horror Festival

    Salem Horror Festival
    Downtown Salem Essex St, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Horror Fest is a celebration of diverse voices and innovative filmmaking in a genre that best reflects our cultural demons and anxieties. We currently in are in our 9th year and can’t wait to scratch the surface of what our programming has to offer. FRIDAY, MAY 1 - SUNDAY, MAY 3 Eight venues in...

  • School Break Special: Kid Portraits at Witch Pix

    Witch Pix 172 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    A kid-only witchy portrait session offering four fun styles for a quick, imaginative Salem experience. For a limited time, young visitors can enjoy a brief witchy portrait designed for vacation fun in Salem. Children pick one of four signature styles—Graveyard Magic, Crystal Ball Witchery, 1692 Glamour, or Earth Witch—and step into character with simple costume...

  • Notch Run Club Sundays!

    Notch Run Club Sundays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly group run from the Tap Room. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! On Sundays, choose from a 5k or 10k...

  • Diamond’s Dine In w/ DJ Maxine Harrison

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Diamond's Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Cohosted by DJ Maxine Harrison and featuring rotating weekly special guests! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

  • The Vincent Price Legacy with Victoria Price

    The House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for a celebration of horror icon and longtime friend of The Gables, Vincent Price! The evening will begin at 5 P.M. with a tasting menu by Ferreira Foods inspired by Price’s 1971 cookbook, Cooking Price-Wise. A cash bar will also be available. At 6 P.M., Victoria Price will introduce a screening of the...

  • Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC

    Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC
    East Regiment Beer Company 30 Church St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for a 5 rounds of general-knowledge pub trivia! One finally Jeopardy-style question for all the marbles--winning team goes home with a gift card and bragging rights!

  • Notch Run Club Wednesdays!

    Notch Run Club Wednesdays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! No sign up is required but you do have...

  • Free Bingo Night with Will Pottorff

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Come enjoy our weekly free Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff!

  • Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

  • Creative Foundations: Cyanotypes

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Celebrate Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest with a guided tour and workshop! First, go inside the exhibition with Jane Winchell, PEM’s Sarah Fraser Robbins Director of The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center and Curator of Natural History, and discover the biodiversity and global importance of our northernmost forests. Afterward, join artist Patricia Scialo to learn...

  • Mother’s Day Tea

    Colonial Hall at Rockafellas 231 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Step into an afternoon of elegance, charm, and celebration at Colonial Hall at Rockafellas for our Regency-Inspired Mother’s Day Tea. Think delicate tea sandwiches, warm scones, beautiful desserts, flowing spritzes, live music, and a charming Promenade of local vendors where you can shop while you sip. Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends and enjoy...

  • Mommy Issues: A Mother’s Day Comedy Night

    Salem Wax 288 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    This Mother’s Day weekend, we’re celebrating moms by lovingly roasting them. Join Witch City Comedy inside The Lost Library’s Black Box Theater for Mommy Issues, a night of stand-up packed with painfully relatable stories, chaotic family dynamics, and the kind of jokes that make you text your mom. It’s BYOM (Bring Your Own Mom) bring...

  • Notch Run Club Sundays!

    Notch Run Club Sundays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly group run from the Tap Room. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! On Sundays, choose from a 5k or 10k...

  • Broadsides, Ballads and Fife Tunes of Salem

    The Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Massachusetts has a rich and diverse maritime past which played a major role in the early part of the Revolutionary War. The broadsides, ballads and fife tunes discussed during this presentation all have a connection to Salem, Massachusetts. The presentation draws on materials from his two published books, Old Salem at Sea in Ballad...

  • Diamond’s Dine In w/ DJ Maxine Harrison

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Diamond's Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Cohosted by DJ Maxine Harrison and featuring rotating weekly special guests! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

  • Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC

    Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC
    East Regiment Beer Company 30 Church St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for a 5 rounds of general-knowledge pub trivia! One finally Jeopardy-style question for all the marbles--winning team goes home with a gift card and bragging rights!

  • Notch Run Club Wednesdays!

    Notch Run Club Wednesdays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! No sign up is required but you do have...

  • Free Bingo Night with Will Pottorff

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Come enjoy our weekly free Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff!

  • Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

  • Notch Run Club Sundays!

    Notch Run Club Sundays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly group run from the Tap Room. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! On Sundays, choose from a 5k or 10k...

  • Hootenanny Fest!

    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Notch's Annual Hootenanny fest is back! Hootenanny Berliner weisse release day featuring live music in the biergarten by Shivver, Daughter of the Vine, and Orca, and a vendor market featuring Notch employees and friends-of Notch. Plus Daddy's Bonetown Burgers food truck on site! Free event, all ages welcome.

  • Diamond’s Dine In w/ DJ Maxine Harrison

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Diamond's Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Cohosted by DJ Maxine Harrison and featuring rotating weekly special guests! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!

  • Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC

    Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC
    East Regiment Beer Company 30 Church St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for a 5 rounds of general-knowledge pub trivia! One finally Jeopardy-style question for all the marbles--winning team goes home with a gift card and bragging rights!

  • Open Mic Night

    Open Mic Night
    Far From the Tree 108 Jackson Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us at Far From The Tree for Open Mic Night, a laid-back evening featuring local talent, good cider, and great energy. Whether you’re a musician, poet, comedian, or just there to listen, all are welcome. Sign-ups are free and open to anyone who wants to share their craft. Come support local creatives or take...

  • Notch Run Club Wednesdays!

    Notch Run Club Wednesdays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! No sign up is required but you do have...

  • Free Bingo Night with Will Pottorff

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Come enjoy our weekly free Bingo hosted by the BINGO KING himself Will Pottorff!

  • Atlantic Commerce and Maritime Dimensions Lecture

    Salem Maritime National Historical Park 160 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, join us for Conflict & Community: Salem, Essex County, and the American Revolution — a dynamic series of programs exploring the American Revolution — its many perspectives, lived experiences, and lasting legacies. This series brings together a range of voices and experts to examine the...

  • Cosplay Meet Up

    Bit Bar 278 Derby St, Salem, MA, United States

    21+ Free Event Come in costume or not but stay for the good vibes.

  • Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

  • DIY Stained Glass Workshop @ The Lost Library

    Salem Wax 288 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    DIY Stained Glass Workshop 📅 Thursday, May 21 ⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Black Box Theater at the Lost Library Create your own stained glass–inspired wall hanging in this hands-on workshop inside the Lost Library’s Black Box Theater. Using simple techniques that replicate the look of real stained glass (without cutting glass), you’ll...

  • Notch Run Club Sundays!

    Notch Run Club Sundays!
    Notch Brewing 283R Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Meters for Liters is a weekly group run from the Tap Room. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! On Sundays, choose from a 5k or 10k...

  • Diamond’s Dine In w/ DJ Maxine Harrison

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Diamond's Dine In the musical millennial revue with singing, dancing, and of course comedy! Cohosted by DJ Maxine Harrison and featuring rotating weekly special guests! Please come and celebrate Sungay with us and bring all the good energy!