Local Events

  • Queens at the Castle

    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester, United States

    Get ready for a night of glitz, glam, and fierce performances in a setting like no other! Join us for two performances of Queens at the Castle, a high-energy, laugh-out-loud evening hosted by one of Boston’s most iconic Queens and featuring three of the region’s top drag performers. This event is strictly 21 & over. I.D. will be required upon ...

  • Salem Arts Festival

    Downtown Salem Essex St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for the 18th annual Salem Arts Festival, June 5-7, 2026, in historic downtown Salem, celebrating our Salem 400+ milestone through a vibrant showcase of local art, music, dance, and theatre performances across outdoor stages. This free, family-friendly event honors four centuries of creative spirit through interactive art-making, a makers’ marketplace, pop-up exhibitions, a live mural slam, and public ...

  • Salem Arts at the PEM

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

    Celebrate Salem Arts Fest with free outdoor art making on Essex Street! We’ll be hosting Artists for Humanity from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday, June 6, as they bring to life a collaborative mural project inspired by Salem’s creative community. All visitors enjoy free admission to the museum on June 6!

  • Historic New England Open House

    Historic New England’s Phillips House 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join Historic New England on June 6 for a region wide Open House! Explore 38 distinctly different historic sites for FREE from Connecticut to Maine. In the North Shore, connect with stories linked with the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Visit farm animals in Newbury. Check out antique cars and carriages on the “most beautiful street in America” and ...

  • Saturday Morning Run Club

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

    Join us for a 5K run or 1 mile run/walk and then enjoy beer or coffee with fellow runners — all are welcome (including sporty pups!). Prizes at every 5th run, and also at milestones of 10, 25, and 50 total runs.

  • Sex and The City Patio Party

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

    Far From the Tree x Sex and the City Launch Party 6/6 – 6/7 💋🍸✨ We’re celebrating all weekend long with SATC flights, live music, food trucks, and local pop-ups at the taproom! 🍸 Carrie — Cosmo 🍋 Samantha — Limoncello 🍊 Miranda — Aperol 🥥 Charlotte — Piña Colada ✨ SATURDAY 6/6 🎶 Not Bad Pretty Good Live Music ...

  • A Spirited Evening Connecting with the Other Side

    Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness 254 Essex St Suite 204 Salem, MA 01970, Salem, United States

    Join educator, author, and former Paranormal Salem owner Kimberly Peterson for an intimate 90-minute indoor workshop exploring the tools, history, and lived experience behind paranormal investigation in Salem. Blending real investigative methods with intuitive development and mediumship, this hands-on experience includes intuitive exercises, a guided spirit communication circle, and the use of tools such as K2 meters and spirit boxes. ...

  • Salem Arts Festival

    Downtown Salem Essex St, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us for the 18th annual Salem Arts Festival, June 5-7, 2026, in historic downtown Salem, celebrating our Salem 400+ milestone through a vibrant showcase of local art, music, dance, and theatre performances across outdoor stages. This free, family-friendly event honors four centuries of creative spirit through interactive art-making, a makers’ marketplace, pop-up exhibitions, a live mural slam, and public ...

  • Tour en Español

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

    ¡Un recorrido por La Casa de los Siete Tejados en español!

  • 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 distance. Open to ALL abilities. ...

  • Starry and Restless

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

    Within the past generation, journalism has been upended by the Internet and social media — and it’s still undergoing extraordinary transformation. Join author Julia Cooke for a discussion about Starry and Restless: Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the World, a triple-biography that illuminates an earlier moment of journalistic transformation. Martha Gellhorn, Emily “Mickey” Hahn and Rebecca West were ...