# Events & Things To Do In Salem, Virginia on 9th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Salem, Virginia on 9th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Salem, Virginia on 9th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Salem

- **Event Name**: Larry the Cable Guy at Salem Civic Center
  - **Description**: 🎉 Prepare to be amazed at Larry the Cable Guy at Salem Civic Center, the most anticipated gathering of the season! 🌟 Set against the stunning backdrop of Salem Civic Center in vibrant Salem, VA
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/larry-the-cable-guy-at-salem-civic-center/2400029177307439
  - **Venue**: Salem Civic Center
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  - **Categories**: calendar
- **Event Name**: Larry The Cable Guy
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Salem Civic Center
🏠 Address: 1001 Blvd, Salem, VA 24153
🌆 City: Salem
📍 Location: 37.285, -80.04🎉 Welcome to Larry The Cable Guy, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Salem Civic C
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/larry-the-cable-guy/3200029133193151
  - **Venue**: Salem Civic Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9kYWNmYzBmMC0yMzZhLTExZjEtODUwMC00ZjBjM2IwYmY0OGUtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oMTI0Ny1kY2I5ZjRiMC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzM5MDc3Mjc.avif
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Mother's Day Brunch to Benefit Mrs. Dorsey's Clothes Closet
  - **Description**: 🤠 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞!
Dust off your western wear and join us for a 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲'𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐭. Enjoy great food, live entertainment, a signature cocktail bar, vendors, photo booth, silent auction, and door prizes—a
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/mothers-day-brunch-to-benefit-mrs-dorseys-clothes-closet/200029668184519
  - **Venue**: Roanoke College Cregger Center
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy82NWFmMDFmODM1ZWFkYjlmZWNmM2VlMmZlMjFlOGI2NDBlNDdiYzNjM2ZhZTAyOGNhZTE1NjE3YjM2ZTBkMThiLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDc2NC1kY2Q2YWY3Zi1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NjI1OTcxOQ.avif
  - **Categories**: brunch, nonprofit, charities
- **Event Name**: Salem RidgeYaks vs. Delmarva Shorebirds
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Salem RidgeYaks vs. Delmarva Shorebirds, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming Carilion Clinic Field At Salem Memorial Ballpark in the heart of
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/salem-ridgeyaks-vs-delmarva-shorebirds/2300029438135044
  - **Venue**: Carilion Clinic Field At Salem Memorial Ballpark
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  - **Categories**: contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Delmarva Shorebirds at Salem Red Sox at Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Field
  - **Description**: ✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Delmarva Shorebirds at Salem Red Sox at Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Field, where every moment tells a story! 🏛️ The stunning Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Fiel
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 11:59 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/delmarva-shorebirds-at-salem-red-sox-at-salem-memorial-ballpark-carilion-clinic-field/2400027670364634
  - **Venue**: Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Field
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: 5th Annual Outdoorsman Flea Market & Expo
  - **Description**: 🇺🇸 It’s time for our 5th annual Outdoorsman Flea Market. If you have anything outdoors related (New or Used) you’re welcome to come set up & sell. 
🎣 Fishing
🦌 Hunting
⛺️ Camping
🪓 Outdoor Gear/Clothing

⏰ Starts at 8am but feel free to come early to
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  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/5th-annual-outdoorsman-flea-market-and-expo/200029907660001
  - **Venue**: 2800 W Main St, Salem, VA 24153-2058, United States
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  - **Categories**: flea, business, exhibitions, trips-adventures, camping
- **Event Name**: Pints and Paints (Main St.)
  - **Description**: Ready for a night where craft beer meets creative chaos — and your pet becomes the star? Join us for Pints and Paints: a one-of-a-kind paint night at Olde Salem Brewing Company where strangers turn your pet photos into unexpected masterpieces.

Visit our
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/pints-and-paints-main-st/200029907663933
  - **Venue**: Olde Salem Brewing Company
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  - **Categories**: drawing-painting
- **Event Name**: Small Town Royals Live OUTDOORS!
  - **Description**: Are you ready to get outside and listen to some great music? We are! Join us as we formally open the Biergarten stage for the season!
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 45
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/small-town-royals-live-outdoors/200029780912219
  - **Venue**: 1790 Thompson Memorial Drive, Salem, VA, United States, Virginia 24153
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- **Event Name**: 05/09/26 (Saturday) Resin Art Workshop: Creating a Tray Table! 2pm - 330pm
  - **Description**: You'll create a one-of-a-kind statement piece using the mesmerizing art of resin pouring; also known as fluid art at our Resin Pour Metal Tray Table Workshop!

  In this hands-on workshop you'll design & pour your very own metal tray table. The tray
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 7
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/05-09-26-saturday-resin-art-workshop-creating-a-tray-table-2pm-330pm/200029907666754
  - **Venue**: 901 S Colorado St , Salem, VA, United States, Virginia 24153
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Art
- **Event Name**: Parking Delmarva Shorebirds at Salem Red Sox
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Carilion Clinic Field
🏠 Address: 1004 Texas Street, Salem, VA 24153
🌆 City: Salem
📍 Location: 37.2857, -80.0371🎉 Welcome to Parking Delmarva Shorebirds at Salem Red Sox, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flig
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 07:30 am (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/parking-delmarva-shorebirds-at-salem-red-sox/3200029145980307
  - **Venue**: Carilion Clinic Field
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Grease Fire LIVE at Wings Etc. Salem!!!
  - **Description**: Grease Fire LIVE at Wings Etc. Salem!!!
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/grease-fire-live-at-wings-etc-salem/200029942338834
  - **Venue**: Wings Etc. (Salem, VA)
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- **Event Name**: VMCVM and Dechra Referring Veterinarian Game Day at Salem RidgeYaks
  - **Description**: Join VMCVM and Dechra for a special evening as we celebrate our valued referral community.

We’ll begin the evening with brief updates and insights from our partners at Dechra and from VMCVM’s Dr. Kristen Messenger, sharing highlights related to anti-emet
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    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/vmcvm-and-dechra-referring-veterinarian-game-day-at-salem-ridgeyaks/200029907661314
  - **Venue**: Salem RidgeYaks
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Vigil Mass for the 6th Sunday of Easter
  - **Description**: Join us to celebrate the Vigil Mass for the 6th Sunday of Easter.

This Mass will NOT be broadcast; it is in-person only.

Electronic worship aid available at www.olphsalem.org.
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salem/vigil-mass-for-the-6th-sunday-of-easter/200029942337426
  - **Venue**: Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Salem, VA
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  - **Categories**: easter-sunday

## Trending Events in Salem

- **Event Name**: Banda MS - Salem, OR
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  - **Venue**: The Pavilion
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69c34d74789d5.jpg
- **Event Name**: Artist Application Deadline for the 77th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival
  - **Description**: Showcase Your Artwork at the 2026 Salem Art Fair & Festival
Set within a beautiful 100-acre park and its historic white oak grove, the Salem Art Fair & Festival offers an inspiring natural setting for artists of all kinds. Located in the heart of
  - **Venue**: 600 Mis­sion St. SE,, 97302
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- **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
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- **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:
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  - **Venue**: Derby Square, Salem
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- **Event Name**: Weird Al Yankovic
  - **Description**: ✨ Enter a world of endless possibilities at Weird Al Yankovic, where every moment tells a story! 🏛️ The stunning Salem Civic Center in vibrant Salem, VA transforms into a realm of wonder
  - **Venue**: Salem Civic Center
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- **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
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- **Event Name**: Oregon Ag Fest
  - **Description**: Mark your calendars for the 39th Oregon Ag Fest, April 25-26, 2026, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, OR! 
🐮 Saturday, 4/25/26, 8:30a-5p
🚜 Sunday, 4/26/26, 10a-5p
  - **Venue**: Oregon State Fairgrounds
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- **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
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Salem?
  - **A:** Larry the Cable Guy at Salem Civic Center (Sat May 09 2026 at Salem Civic Center), Larry The Cable Guy (Sat May 09 2026 at 11:30 pm at Salem Civic Center), Mother's Day Brunch to Benefit Mrs. Dorsey's Clothes Closet (Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 am at Roanoke College Cregger Center), Salem RidgeYaks vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (Sat May 09 2026 at 07:00 pm at Carilion Clinic Field At Salem Memorial Ballpark), Delmarva Shorebirds at Salem Red Sox at Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Field (Sat May 09 2026 at 11:59 pm at Salem Memorial Ballpark - Carilion Clinic Field).
- **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 Salem Civic Center, Roanoke College Cregger Center, Carilion Clinic Field At Salem Memorial Ballpark.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Salem?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Salem include Vivid Events, Seat Geek, Salem Area Ministries - SAM.
- **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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