Events and Things to Do in Salem, MA

Monday, August 17

Wednesday, August 19

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A Funny Thing Happenned on the Way to Celebrate REV250

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7:00 PM

Danvers Historical Society, 11 Page St, Danvers, MA

An informative, interesting and uplifting story of one man’s passionate mission of rescuing local history from obscurity, and...

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Sunday, August 23

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Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory!

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1:00 PM

Swampscott, MA

Join the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts for our soft opening on Sunday August 23 at The Dory Restaurant and Showroom...

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Wednesday, August 26

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The Meditations

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8:00 PM

The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester, MA

The Meditations - Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known asThe Meditations, recorded their first...

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Sunday, August 16

• Service Industry “Pack Night” at Howling Wolf Taqueria 6:00 pm

  Howling Wolf Taqueria, 76 Lafayette St, Salem

  
  

Monday, August 17

• SummerSing: Vivaldi's Gloria and Randall Thompson's Frostiana 7:30 pm

  St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, 24 St Peter St, Salem

  
  
• Learn about Medicare for All 6:30 pm

  Mayor Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center, 401 Bridge St, Salem

  
  

Wednesday, August 19

• A Funny Thing Happenned on the Way to Celebrate REV250 7:00 pm

  Danvers Historical Society, 11 Page St, Danvers

  
  

Thursday, August 20

• Housing Workshop 9:00 am

  27 Congress St, Salem

  
  

Sunday, August 23

• Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory! 1:00 pm

  Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts

  
  
• 2026 Peabody Community Market 3:00 pm

  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody

  
  
• Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23 4:00 pm

  Historical Talk

  
  

Tuesday, August 25

• Beer Garden Music Series with DECADES of ROCK! 5:00 pm

  Glen Magna Farms, 29 Ingersoll St, Danvers

  
  

Wednesday, August 26

• The Meditations 8:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Thursday, August 27

• Thurston Howell – A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular! 2026 8:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Friday, August 28

• Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood 8:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Saturday, August 29

• Chinese Painting Traditions with Yao Desheng 10:00 am

  Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem

  
  
• Living Histories: How Communities Shape What We Remember 2:00 pm

  Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex St Salem, MA 01970

  
  
• Duke Robillard 8:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Sunday, August 30

• Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of Touring with Tina Turner and Joe Cocker 7:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Monday, August 31

• 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament 7:00 am

  The Meadow at Peabody, 80 Granite St, Peabody

  
  
• 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament 7:30 am

  The Meadow at Peabody, 80 Granite St, Peabody

  
  

Thursday, September 3

• ABRAXAS: New England’s Premier Santana Tribute 8:00 pm

  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester

  
  

Friday, September 4

• PEM Pals: My First Book of Fancy Letters 10:30 am

  Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem