Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
The Salem Farmers’ Market is a tradition that dates back to 1634. With its peak around 1930, where more than 40 vendors sold goods in collapsible wooden stalls, an estimated 10,000 people visited the market on a single Saturday. In the early 1970s, the market ended, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority redesigned the square into...
This event is currently cancelled (and may return in the future) check this page for updates. Historic Salem, Inc. and a pair of very generous homeowners invite you to go INSIDE THE DANIELS HOUSE! This tour runs throughout the year and charts the changing tastes and lifestyles to which this 350-year-old architectural marvel bore witness,...
The Witchery is offering tarot readings by phone (339-203-1307) and broom kits to go for visitors and locals looking to craft while the store is closed. Call to order, pick up or delivery. (The shop is closed until further notice, contact the Witchery or visit their website for updates.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Stop by the Witchery anytime...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Check out our unique offerings during the region-wide 17th Century Saturdays events with Visit North of Boston. Activities include guided tours of the 1668 Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Living History Labs in the 1682 Hooper-Hathaway House, and unique shopping in the Museum Store, located in the c.1655 Retire Beckett House. Each month will feature a unique hands-on...
The Witchery is offering tarot readings by phone (339-203-1307) and broom kits to go for visitors and locals looking to craft while the store is closed. Call to order, pick up or delivery. (The shop is closed until further notice, contact the Witchery or visit their website for updates.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Stop by the Witchery anytime...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
Join us Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. for a virtual 1692 Salem Witchcraft Walk. We will tell how it started, stories of individuals involved and how it ended. This is one of the most compelling stories in our country’s history as many people come to Salem to understand why it happened. The answer is...
This event has been moved to September 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Well, two local towns that have argued with each other for years over this question Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all! Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Come out and...
This event has been moved to September 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Well, two local towns that have argued with each other for years over this question Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all! Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Come out and...
This event has been moved to September 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Well, two local towns that have argued with each other for years over this question Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all! Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Come out and...
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
The Salem Farmers’ Market is a tradition that dates back to 1634. With its peak around 1930, where more than 40 vendors sold goods in collapsible wooden stalls, an estimated 10,000 people visited the market on a single Saturday. In the early 1970s, the market ended, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority redesigned the square into...
This event has been postponed to Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 pm. The History Department at Salem State University and the Essex Heritage National Area invite you to a presentation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment by Dr. Allison K. Lange, Assistant Professor of History at the Wentworth Institute and...
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
This event is currently cancelled (and may return in the future) check this page for updates. Historic Salem, Inc. and a pair of very generous homeowners invite you to go INSIDE THE DANIELS HOUSE! This tour runs throughout the year and charts the changing tastes and lifestyles to which this 350-year-old architectural marvel bore witness,...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Heritage Films presents Saturday Ghost and Folklore films/discussion programs beginning March 7 and running weekly on Saturdays 11:30 am-2:30 pm at Salem TV,285 Derby Street, Salem. The films are factual and authentic with a local history flare. Dan Tremblay presents this to the general public. By donation only. Info: 978-777-2711.
Heritage Films presents Saturday Ghost and Folklore films/discussion programs beginning March 7 and running weekly on Saturdays 11:30 am-2:30 pm at Salem TV,285 Derby Street, Salem. The films are factual and authentic with a local history flare. Dan Tremblay presents this to the general public. By donation only. Info: 978-777-2711.
Come celebrate Salem’s four hundred year history of spices, herbs and tea. Vendors, music and seventeenth century recipes! Free admission, donations encouraged!
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Literary Festival was founded by Beth Simpson in 2008 as an extension of the events she created for the now defunct Cornerstone Bookstore. Since then, the Salem Lit Fest has grown to include hundreds of attendees, scores of volunteers, and dozens of authors. In 2014, the festival joined forces...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Let’s Celebrate! The House of the Seven Gables is feeling especially lucky on this 8th Taste of The Gables! We’re on a roll… and it just gets better! Join us for a magical night… Strolling magician… Latin musician… Two auctions… Exciting raffle… Savory morsels… Sweet treats… Local spirits and craft beers… Fun photo booth We...
WE’VE ADDED A TWIST! Save-the-date for the 2020 Taste of The Gables with The House of the Seven Gables on Sunday, September 13th at 5 p.m. This year, we invite you to celebrate Taste of the Gables from the comfort of home. – Watch a special presentation at home with family and friends – Enjoy...
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association in collaboration with USCIS will host a Naturalization Ceremony for new Americans from the region. This date will culminate the journeys and many roads traveled by these hopeful individuals to officially be ‘named’ Americans; a moment when pride and excitement are palpable. Our founder’s philanthropic nature led...
The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association in collaboration with USCIS will host a Naturalization Ceremony for new Americans from the region. This date will culminate the journeys and many roads traveled by these hopeful individuals to officially be ‘named’ Americans; a moment when pride and excitement are palpable. Our founder’s philanthropic nature led...
The Salem Farmers’ Market is a tradition that dates back to 1634. With its peak around 1930, where more than 40 vendors sold goods in collapsible wooden stalls, an estimated 10,000 people visited the market on a single Saturday. In the early 1970s, the market ended, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority redesigned the square into...
Politicians aren’t often full-time hotel housekeepers, union members, grandmothers, and immigrants working service jobs. But Carmen Castillo changes that when she wins a seat on the City Council in Providence, Rhode Island. The House of the Seven Gables is showing the documentary and a conversation about representation with filmmaker Margo Guersey and guests. $10, Free...
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
This event is currently cancelled (and may return in the future) check this page for updates. Historic Salem, Inc. and a pair of very generous homeowners invite you to go INSIDE THE DANIELS HOUSE! This tour runs throughout the year and charts the changing tastes and lifestyles to which this 350-year-old architectural marvel bore witness,...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
The third annual Enduring Hawthorne event will take a different approach this year. Instead of a marathon reading, Enduring Hawthorne 2020 will be a celebration of the variety of the sites dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne history around the North Shore and greater Boston area. Using the social media hashtag #EnduringHawthorne as your passport, follow a...
Limited space is available for this special tour of The House of the Seven Gables. Join us to learn all about the role that women have played on this property for over 350 years. Enterprising Women: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees and protects a woman’s right to vote. To honor the 100th anniversary...
Limited space is available for this special tour of The House of the Seven Gables. Join us to learn all about the role that women have played on this property for over 350 years. Enterprising Women: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees and protects a woman’s right to vote. To honor the 100th anniversary...
Heritage Films presents Saturday Ghost and Folklore films/discussion programs beginning March 7 and running weekly on Saturdays 11:30 am-2:30 pm at Salem TV,285 Derby Street, Salem. The films are factual and authentic with a local history flare. Dan Tremblay presents this to the general public. By donation only. Info: 978-777-2711.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
The third annual Enduring Hawthorne event will take a different approach this year. Instead of a marathon reading, Enduring Hawthorne 2020 will be a celebration of the variety of the sites dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne history around the North Shore and greater Boston area. Using the social media hashtag #EnduringHawthorne as your passport, follow a...
Salem Maritime National Historic Site and The House of the Seven Gables will be hosting “Enduring Hawthorne: A Marathon Reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables.” Born in Salem, Nathaniel Hawthorne is credited with the development of the distinctly American Novel. Originally published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is...
Salem Maritime National Historic Site and The House of the Seven Gables will be hosting “Enduring Hawthorne: A Marathon Reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables.” Born in Salem, Nathaniel Hawthorne is credited with the development of the distinctly American Novel. Originally published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is...
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
Jim McAllister’s LUNCHTIME LECTURES Weekdays at noon Half hour (plus) illustrated talks on Zoom Tuesday, September 22. Library Lore of Boston’s North Shore A rare opportunity to mention privateers, Andrew Carnegie, the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., Mark Twain, the Massachusetts dog tax, the famed architect Charles McKim etc. all in a single -theme...
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
The Salem Farmers’ Market is a tradition that dates back to 1634. With its peak around 1930, where more than 40 vendors sold goods in collapsible wooden stalls, an estimated 10,000 people visited the market on a single Saturday. In the early 1970s, the market ended, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority redesigned the square into...
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
Jim McAllister’s LUNCHTIME LECTURES Weekdays at noon Half hour (plus) illustrated talks on Zoom Tuesday, September 22. Library Lore of Boston’s North Shore A rare opportunity to mention privateers, Andrew Carnegie, the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., Mark Twain, the Massachusetts dog tax, the famed architect Charles McKim etc. all in a single -theme...
Join us for a 15-minute Virtual Sail! With the schooner under way in Salem Sound, we’ll visit with the crew as they “hand, reef, and steer” our re-creation of the 1812 privateer FAME, which captured the first British prizes of the war. Captain and crew will describe how they’re handling the tiller, trimming the sails...
This event is currently cancelled (and may return in the future) check this page for updates. Historic Salem, Inc. and a pair of very generous homeowners invite you to go INSIDE THE DANIELS HOUSE! This tour runs throughout the year and charts the changing tastes and lifestyles to which this 350-year-old architectural marvel bore witness,...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
DIY Activity: Learn about and see some interesting natural and historical elements in Greenlawn, which was established in 1807; all while helping us raise awareness and funding to continue restoration of the stunning Dickson Memorial Chapel and (lost) Conservatory and to preserve Greenlawn Cemetery for generations to come. We hope to see you, many local families...
The Salem witch trials threatened the very core of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. The extraordinary hysteria involved more than 400 people and led to the deaths of 25 innocents — men, women and children — between June 1692 and March 1693. Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn...
Organized by the architecture of the alphabet, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about the people, places and events that made Salem, Massachusetts, the city it is today. The exhibition starts at “A is for Always Indigenous” to acknowledge the Native communities who have lived for millennia on the land where the museum now sits. It...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Discover special places in your backyard! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails! Find a complete list of events at TrailsandSails.org.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
You can explore Salem Maritime and its history through this self-paced audio tour! Access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone and searching for Salem Maritime, or online here.
“Pathways in Freedom” is a new interactive program that explores life and the options available for Salem’s African American community after emancipation, 1783-1808. You can access the tour by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching “Pathways in Freedom,” or online here.
You can explore the lives of enslaved people and Salem’s connection to the Atlantic slave economy, by downloading the “National Park Service Tours” app by Oncell on your smartphone, and searching for Salem Maritime. You can also access the tour online here.
Virtual Activity: Join Dr. Donna Seger, History Professor at Salem State University, as she shares her expertise in a fun and fascinating video tour of Hamilton Hall. The tour is broken up into twelve short videos including a special feature about cooking at the Hall from former president Dr. Daniel Randall How to tune in: Visitors...
DIY Event: Appreciate the beauty of the architecture around you by participating in our scavenger hunt for house styles! Submit through email and tag on social media pictures of residential architectural styles throughout Salem for the duration of Trails and Sails. Multiple prizes will be awarded for capturing a photo of every style AND the best...
DIY Activity: Celebrate iconic buildings in Salem’s McIntire Historic District by going on an Architectural Treasure Hunt! Use the answer bank to identify features of the following places: Hamilton Hall, Historic New England’s Phillips House, the Pickering House, and the Salem Athenaeum. At each property, you will find a fact sheet challenging you to identify the...
The Salem witch trials threatened the very core of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. The extraordinary hysteria involved more than 400 people and led to the deaths of 25 innocents — men, women and children — between June 1692 and March 1693. Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn...
Organized by the architecture of the alphabet, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about the people, places and events that made Salem, Massachusetts, the city it is today. The exhibition starts at “A is for Always Indigenous” to acknowledge the Native communities who have lived for millennia on the land where the museum now sits. It...
Food Truck Festivals of America is coming to Salem Common for this year’s Salem Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival! Featuring some of the area’s most popular food trucks, dishing out fan favorites. Along with dozens of regional and national craft breweries, FTFA will be bringing the ultimate food truck experience to Salem!
Every Monday at 8 PM at the Flying Saucer teams will face off in a battle of wills and knowledge! Topics will include comics, fantasy, horror and of course sci-fi! Prizes will be given, beer shalt be guzzled, and pizzas consumed! It’ll be FUN! MC’d by the infamous Captain Wolf of ShantyTown!
Buy anything and receive $5 in free game tokens every Tuesday. Eat your heart out Scrooge McDuck! Open 4 pm to Midnight. Bit Bar is 21+ after 8 pm, kitchen closes at 10 pm on Tuesday.
“With police brutality and political misconduct constantly in the headlines as serious areas of concern for American citizens, many rappers are using their platforms to make statements on problems that are impacting their communities.Not every artist is equipped to speak on these issues in a creatively engaging fashion. But out of the wide range of...
A monthly cyber-gathering to practice the tarot together. Learn new spreads and magical skills. Try individual, partner, and group readings. All levels welcome! Link to this virtual Zoom workshop will be emailed the day of the event. **Please email hello@hauswitch.com for information about sponsored tickets for Black and/or Indigenous folx or non-Black POC** Click here...
The 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials resulted in the executions of 20 innocent people and as many as 200 people were accused. A fact that many do not realize is that Andover, a town just 20 miles northwest of Salem, had more accusations of witchcraft than any other town caught up in the hysteria. A total...
The Salem witch trials threatened the very core of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. The extraordinary hysteria involved more than 400 people and led to the deaths of 25 innocents — men, women and children — between June 1692 and March 1693. Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn...
Organized by the architecture of the alphabet, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about the people, places and events that made Salem, Massachusetts, the city it is today. The exhibition starts at “A is for Always Indigenous” to acknowledge the Native communities who have lived for millennia on the land where the museum now sits. It...
And you thought you knew Nathaniel Hawthorne. Fans of the 19th century bestselling author and his gothic works are in for an earful of surprises when they download “Hawthorne’s Shadow: An Intimate Tour of Salem” — one of two immersive guided walking tours of Salem and its neighborhoods produced by Intramersive, of Salem, on behalf...
The Salem witch trials threatened the very core of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. The extraordinary hysteria involved more than 400 people and led to the deaths of 25 innocents — men, women and children — between June 1692 and March 1693. Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn...
Organized by the architecture of the alphabet, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about the people, places and events that made Salem, Massachusetts, the city it is today. The exhibition starts at “A is for Always Indigenous” to acknowledge the Native communities who have lived for millennia on the land where the museum now sits. It...
Salem Spirits Trolley welcomes locals and visitors to come aboard and experience and learn about historic Salem’s thriving craft scene with tastings at our local brewery, cidery, and distillery. Like our sister tour Salem Food Tours, we enjoy sipping, eating and shopping locally and supporting our fantastic small local business. Tickets and tour information at...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Fun for all ages! Shop 70+ vendors, listen to live music and enjoy historic Salem . This street festival has something for everyone… crafts, jewelry, paintings, stained glass, and more!
Check out our unique offerings during the region-wide 17th Century Saturdays events with Visit North of Boston. Activities include guided tours of the 1668 Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Living History Labs in the 1682 Hooper-Hathaway House, and unique shopping in the Museum Store, located in the c.1655 Retire Beckett House. Each month will feature a unique hands-on...
Check out our unique offerings during the region-wide 17th Century Saturdays events with Visit North of Boston. Activities include guided tours of the 1668 Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Living History Labs in the 1682 Hooper-Hathaway House, and unique shopping in the Museum Store, located in the c.1655 Retire Beckett House. Each month will feature a unique hands-on...
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Did you know our DIY crafts are now available to go? Projects include make-your-own brooms, tarot boxes, Ouija boards, straw witches, divination runes, pentacle wreaths and more. Pick-up or delivery anywhere in the US. Learn more here.
Fun for all ages! Shop 70+ vendors, listen to live music and enjoy historic Salem . This street festival has something for everyone… crafts, jewelry, paintings, stained glass, and more!
The Salem witch trials threatened the very core of the early Massachusetts Bay Colony. The extraordinary hysteria involved more than 400 people and led to the deaths of 25 innocents — men, women and children — between June 1692 and March 1693. Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn...
Organized by the architecture of the alphabet, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about the people, places and events that made Salem, Massachusetts, the city it is today. The exhibition starts at “A is for Always Indigenous” to acknowledge the Native communities who have lived for millennia on the land where the museum now sits. It...