Salem

Take a stroll up historic Chestnut Street and join the sea chantey-singing Salem pirates for tricks, treats, and treasures at Historic New England’s Phillips House on Halloween night. This special family-friendly event is free and takes place on Thursday, October 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Salem’s official trick-or-treating hours.

Come get a better night's sleep AND support the 8th Annual Salem High School Music Dept. Mattress Fundraiser! We carry BRAND NEW, fully warrantied, quality name brands including Simmons Beautyrest, Therapedic and the popular Number Bed for up to 50% below retail. This is ONE DAY only, so we need your help to SPREAD THE WORD by inviting all of your family and friends! Profits go directly to these talented student musicians!

See and learn about the fishes living in Salem Harbor as part of Trails & Sails! At this seining demonstration, Salem Sound Coastwatch staff will drag a large seining net through the water onto the beach. We’ll examine the catch and coastal scientists will talk about marine habitats and the ecology of Salem Sound.

Salem Ancestry Days will celebrate ancestral and immigrant connections to Salem, Massachusetts with lectures, tours, research opportunities, and an exhibitor fair.

The Salem community is coming together to connect visitors and locals with genealogy research and wonderful family stories during the first Salem Ancestry Days in May. Events, which will be held at locations around Salem, will include lectures, tours, research sessions, open houses, and an “Ancestry Fair,” which will be held at the Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites.