Friday, February 5, 2010

Mark your calendars! Plan your Visit(s)!

Mark your calendars and make your plans to visit Salem early and often in 2010! There is so much going on!

Below is a quick-reference list of some of the bigger events happening this year. This is just the beginning. Visit the calendar on Salem.org for all of the wine dinners, walking tours, exhibits, lectures, bands, plays, recitals, and special events.

I look forward to seeing you in Salem this year!

Salem, Massachusetts 2010 Events

February 5-7 | Salem So Sweet Chocolate &Ice Sculpture Festival

February 20 | Princess Tea at the Hawthorne Hotel

February 25 - March 4 | Salem Film Fest

April 10 - January 16, 2012 | Exhibit: Faces of Devotion, Indian Sculpture from the Figiel Collection at the Peabody Essex Museum

April 11 - April 15 | Spring Restaurant Week

April 17 - July 18 | Exhibit: Avedon/Kennedy: Portrait of a First Family at the Peabody Essex Museum

April 24 Junior Ranger Day | Salem Maritime National Historic Site

April 25 | Walk for HAWC

March 21 | 5K Cross-Country Run at Olde Salem Greens

March 21 | Salem 2010: Now and Then Community Birthday Celebration HistoricNewEngland.org, 7gables.org

March 27 – July 18, 2010 | Exhibit: Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea at the Peabody Essex Museum

April 1 – November 1 | Salem Trolley Season

May 22 – June 27 | Narrated Lighthouse Cruises Sat. & Sun.Mornings, Mahi Mahi Cruises

May 28 – November 1 | Salem Ferry Season

June 4 - June 6 | Salem Arts Festival

June 17 – October 21 | Salem Farmers'Market

June 20 | NSMC Cancer Walk

July 2 -August 28 : Twilight Cruise (Fri. & Sat. eve.) Mahi Mahi Cruises

July 4 | Salem Celebrates the Fourth! Family fun, Pops Concert & Fireworks at Derby Wharf

August 6 – 15 | Heritage Days

August 6 –8 | Maritime Festival at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site

August 14 – 15 | Essex Street Fair

August 20 | Derby Street Mile

August 21 – 22 | Salem Jazz & Soul Festival

August 28 – 29 | 28th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival

September 14 – January 9, 2011 | Exhibit: Treasures from the Forbidden City, the Emperor's Private Paradise at the Peabody Essex Museum

September 17 – 19 | Lit Fest: Literally Salem

September 17–19, 24 – 26 | Trails & Sails

September 25 | Wicked HalfMarathon


Salem Salem 2010: Now & Then Garden Tours
| HistoricNewEngland.org, 7gables.org

October 1 – 31
| Salem Haunted Happenings

October 1 - 31 | Festival of the Dead


October 7
| Haunted Happenings Parade

October 9-10 | Haunted Biz Baz Street Fair

October 8-10,15-16, 22-23, 29-31 | Spirits of the Gables & Legacy of the Hanging Judge at The House of the Seven Gables

October 23 | Stop by for a Spell Costume Brunch, HawthorneHotel.com

October 30 | Hawthorne Hotel’s Annual Costume Ball

October 31 | The Devil’s Chase 6.66 Mile Run


October 31
| Halloween Finale

November 1 – 30 | Arts & AntiquesMonth

November 7 – 11 | Fall RestaurantWeek

November 25 | Wild Turkey 5Mile Run

November 25 | Thanksgiving Buffet Brunch


November 27 | Santa's Arrival & Tree Lighting

November 27 | December 23 A Trolley Christmas Carol

November 26 - 28 | 38th Annual Antiques Show at the Peabody Essex Museum

November 27 - December 25 | Holiday Happenings

December 3 - 5 | Christmas in Salem Private Home Tours

December 4, 11, 18 | A Classic Christmas at The House of the Seven Gables

December 24 | Caroling with Julie Dougherty at the Hawthorne Hotel


January 1, 2011 | Frosty Four New Year’s Day Race


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