# Events & Things To Do In Salem, Massachusetts on 16th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Salem, Massachusetts on 16th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Nashoba Valley Chorale 50th Anniversary Gala
  - **Description**: Celebrate 50 years of harmony at The Nashoba Valley Chorale’s Golden Anniversary Gala!About this EventCelebrate 50 years of harmony at The Nashoba Valley Chorale’s Golden Anniversary Gala. Enjoy a curated program of belov
  - **Date**: Sat, 16 May at 05:00 pm – Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arlington/nashoba-valley-chorale-50th-anniversary-gala/100001815991602769
  - **Venue**: Robbins Memorial Town Hall
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  - **Price**: min: 0, max: 71.21, currency: USD
  - **Categories**: Concerts, Entertainment, Music, Nonprofit, food-drinks

## About

Discover the best events and activities in Salem, Massachusetts on 16th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Salem

- **Event Name**: AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum
  - **Description**: Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Lucky Knot Arts. Free and open to the public!About this EventLucky Knot Arts is back for our third annual AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co., and
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 16 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/aanhpi-mini-market-at-couch-dog-brewing-co-and-punto-urban-art-museum/100001988598294029
  - **Venue**: Couch Dog Brewing Company
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, dog, exhibitions, mid-autumn-festivals, workshops, shopping
- **Event Name**: Studio Saturdays: “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage
  - **Description**: Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 10:30 am—12 pm

In-person
Location: Create Space Studios

$30 members; $35 nonmembers. 
Preregistration required.
Register Here: pem.org/events/where-im-from-poetry-and-collage?date=2026-05-16&time=10:30

Based on the poem
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 45
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/studio-saturdays-where-i’m-from-poetry-and-collage/200029791257319
  - **Venue**: Peabody Essex Museum
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Event Name**: PEM Reads: The Many Names of Anonymity
  - **Description**: Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 2—3:30 pm

Morse Auditorium
Included with admission; pre-registration encouraged. 
Register Here: pem.org/events/pem-reads-the-many-names-of-anonymity?date=2026-05-16&time=02:00

Join us for an author talk and book signing
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 16 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/pem-reads-the-many-names-of-anonymity/200030027543000
  - **Venue**: Peabody Essex Museum
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  - **Categories**: Art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Zero Waste Salem's Repair Cafe
  - **Description**: Don’t throw away your broken item; bring it to the Repair Café! Zero Waste Salem (formerly SalemRecycles) hosts a Repair Café on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00-noon at the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge St. Appointments are required.

SCHEDULE an appoint
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 77
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/zero-waste-salems-repair-cafe/200029958566322
  - **Venue**: Jean A Levesque Community Life Center
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  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: 5 wall st Salem ma 2bdrm
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/5-wall-st-salem-ma-2bdrm/200030055685518
  - **Venue**: Salem, Massachusetts
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- **Event Name**: Picnic at Salem Willows Park
  - **Description**: Please join us Saturday, May 16th, for a picnic at The Salem Willows Park, 165 Fort Ave, from Noon to 3:00 pm. Pack a lunch, bring a lawn chair / blanket and help us kick-off a series of monthly outdoor activities celebrating the warm weather months on th
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 35
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 16 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/picnic-at-salem-willows-park/200030013719104
  - **Venue**: Salem Willows
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: OPENING DAY
  - **Description**: We are excited to announce that we will be opening for the 2026 season on May 16th. We cannot wait to be back!  ☀️🐟🦞😃
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 112
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/opening-day/200030011275227
  - **Venue**: Salem Neck
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- **Event Name**: Beckett & Jack Memorial Mack Park Cleanup
  - **Description**: In conjunction with Keep Salem Beautiful’s “The Great Salem Cleanup,” we will meet at 10am by the playground at Mack Park to honor Beckett Norman Poppe and his beloved dog Jack.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 33
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/beckett-and-jack-memorial-mack-park-cleanup/200030012506725
  - **Venue**: Mack Park
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  - **Categories**: dog
- **Event Name**: Yard Sale Salem MA
  - **Description**: Yard Sale
Tons of Women's clothes, some kids and men's clothes 
Furniture
Random Stuff
Like New Electric Bike $250
Accepting Venmo and Cash
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/yard-sale-salem-ma/200030055685314
  - **Venue**: 29 Andrew Street, Salem, MA
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvZTRiM2I4ZTIyNjE0MDQ1ZmE1YWEzZDY1MThjNzgzYzhmNDIwZDY4ZmJkNmI1MGFhOTI2NzlmZTc3NzE0ZWUwZi1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2NjktZGMwMTkwZWUtZ21pcj92PTE3Nzg5MDgxNjg.avif
  - **Categories**: Kids

## Trending Events in Salem

- **Event Name**: Comedy Night at Cubanisimo!
  - **Description**: Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt at the Comedy Night at the beautiful Cubanisimo Vineyards in Portland presented by Herron Entertainment the largest veteran owned talent agency.Join us for a night of hilarious Stand-Up Comed
  - **Venue**: Cubanisimo Vineyards, Best Rd NW, Salem, OR, USA
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb698987f7aec1c.jpg
- **Event Name**: Bonnie Raitt at Elsinore Theatre
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to Bonnie Raitt at Elsinore Theatre, where dreams come alive and possibilities are endless! 🏛️ Join us at Elsinore Theatre in the heart of Salem, OR for an event that defies ex
  - **Venue**: Elsinore Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Weird Al Yankovic – Salem
  - **Description**: Weird Al Yankovic brings his Bigger & Weirder Tour to the Oregon State Fair, turning the LB Day Amphitheatre into a full-scale carnival of parody, color, and musical absurdity.

With fair lights glowing around the venue and the late-summer crowd buzzi
  - **Venue**: Weird Al Yankovic – Salem, OR
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/73c11ed784d20d6c248944780c9ed593dfbb73b806a42a66c71b2d1326977b36-rimg-w1200-h629-dca8a7a5-gmir?v=1769406274
- **Event Name**: On High: Slightly Stoopid  Ice Cube  The Elovaters & DENM
  - **Description**: 🌟 Be part of history at On High: Slightly Stoopid  Ice Cube  The Elovaters & DENM, an extraordinary gathering that will captivate your imagination! 🏛️ The prestigious Riverfront Park - Salem in Salem,
  - **Venue**: Riverfront Park - Salem
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/dcf9b6a0-499a-11f1-9c61-89125e8e2c2e-rimg-w1080-h1350-dcf6e9c4-gmir.jpg?v=1778106491
- **Event Name**: The Salem Witches' Magic Circle 2026
  - **Description**: The Salem Witches' Magic Circle 2025About this EventJoin Christian Day and Brian Cain, with drumming by the Dragon Ritual Drummers as Witches from around the globe gather for the sacred and magical ritual of Halloween! Th
  - **Venue**: Salem Common
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/6d33f830afc7b223a77d9c197a8b4d6cd7ba77b5fd432ddf696b4348e5a4a740-rimg-w832-h580-dc171618-gmir.jpg?v=1763744618
- **Event Name**: The Official Salem Witches' Halloween Ball 2026
  - **Description**: Join Christian Day, Brian Cain, and the Witches of Salem with guests Dragon Ritual Drummers for Salem's most magical Halloween party!About this EventJoin Christian Day, Brian Cain, and the Witches of Salem with guests Dra
  - **Venue**: Hawthorne Hotel
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/cfe924b06b01e318b3b48a92a3a19133353a17b8bc9e391da3f35fb40a29d2e5-rimg-w960-h582-dc061230-gmir.jpg?v=1762847598
- **Event Name**: Marshall Tucker Band
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Marshall Tucker Band, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Elsinore Theatre in Salem, OR sets the perfect stage for an unforgettable
  - **Venue**: Elsinore Theatre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/353695c0-13c9-11f1-8750-ff9743e5691c-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2e1816-gmir.jpg?v=1772189033
- **Event Name**: SAVE THE DATES! Salem Arts Festival 2026
  - **Description**: 2 Spots Left!!! 🎉 Interested in being a vendor?  

Apply here :-  Text is best! 

💬:-  513-295-2262

📧 :- vfapply@gmail.com

CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY IN DOWNTOWN SALEM! 

Salem Arts Festival 2026: Salem 400+ Special Edition
Date & Time:
Frid
  - **Venue**: Derby Square, Salem
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- **Event Name**: Weird Al Yankovic at LB Day Amphitheatre at Oregon State Fairgrounds
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Weird Al Yankovic at LB Day Amphitheatre at Oregon State Fairgrounds, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming LB Day Amphitheatre at Oregon State Fairgrou
  - **Venue**: LB Day Amphitheatre at Oregon State Fairgrounds
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a4dce870-44bb-11f1-93f9-d19bf5aeaf7f-rimg-w1200-h1200-dc141c2f-gmir.jpg?v=1777570814

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Salem?
  - **A:** AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum (Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at Couch Dog Brewing Company), Studio Saturdays: “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 am at Peabody Essex Museum), PEM Reads: The Many Names of Anonymity (Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at Peabody Essex Museum), Zero Waste Salem's Repair Cafe (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Jean A Levesque Community Life Center), 5 wall st Salem ma 2bdrm (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Salem, Massachusetts).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Salem?
  - **A:** AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum (Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at Couch Dog Brewing Company).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Salem today May 16, 2026?
  - **A:** AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum (Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at Couch Dog Brewing Company), Studio Saturdays: “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 am at Peabody Essex Museum), PEM Reads: The Many Names of Anonymity (Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at Peabody Essex Museum), Zero Waste Salem's Repair Cafe (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Jean A Levesque Community Life Center), 5 wall st Salem ma 2bdrm (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Salem, Massachusetts).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Salem this weekend May 15–17, 2026?
  - **A:** AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum (Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at Couch Dog Brewing Company), Studio Saturdays: “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 am at Peabody Essex Museum), PEM Reads: The Many Names of Anonymity (Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at Peabody Essex Museum), Zero Waste Salem's Repair Cafe (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Jean A Levesque Community Life Center), 5 wall st Salem ma 2bdrm (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Salem, Massachusetts).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Salem in May 2026?
  - **A:** AANHPI Mini Market at Couch Dog Brewing Co. & Punto Urban Art Museum (Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm at Couch Dog Brewing Company), Studio Saturdays: “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:30 am at Peabody Essex Museum), PEM Reads: The Many Names of Anonymity (Sat May 16 2026 at 02:00 pm at Peabody Essex Museum), Zero Waste Salem's Repair Cafe (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Jean A Levesque Community Life Center), 5 wall st Salem ma 2bdrm (Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am at Salem, Massachusetts).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Salem?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Salem on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Salem?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Salem?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Salem include Couch Dog Brewing Company, Peabody Essex Museum, Jean A Levesque Community Life Center.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Salem?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Salem range from up to USD 71. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Salem?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Salem include Lucky Knot Arts, Peabody Essex Museum, SalemRecycles.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Salem?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Salem.

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