Salem Events This Week 7-23~8/1: The Moth, Drag, and a Cardboard Boat Regatta
Storytelling at PEM tonight, and a cardboard boat regatta closing out the week.
FromWitchCity
July 23, 2026
Good Thursday. The next eleven days build to Heritage Days weekend, when Derby Wharf fills with a tall ship, a maritime festival, and grown adults racing boats made of cardboard. Before that, a strong regular week: The Moth tells true stories at PEM tonight, and the Gables opens rooms the daytime tour skips.
This Weekend
Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop: Sat, Salem Armory Visitor Center. Interactive living-history theater where the audience weighs the evidence and decides her fate. Details
Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag: Fri, Bit Bar. Weekly drag at the arcade bar, pinball optional. Details
G-Hwaja: Korean Traditional Music & Beyond: Sun 3:00 PM, Peabody Essex Museum. A PEM Presents concert folding Korean tradition into something new. Details
During the Week
The Moth: Thu, Peabody Essex Museum. Live true-story storytelling, no notes allowed. Details
Behind Closed Doors: Thu 7:00 PM, The House of the Seven Gables. After-hours tour into the rooms the standard visit leaves locked. Details
Full Moon Yoga: Tue 6:30 PM, The House of the Seven Gables. Yoga on the seaside lawn under the full moon. Details
Salem Farmers' Market: Thu 3:00 PM, Derby Square. The weekly downtown market, produce and prepared food both. Details
Also On
The Big One
Salem Maritime Festival & Cardboard Boat Regatta: Sat Aug 1, Derby Wharf. Heritage Days weekend brings the 400+ parade, the Pride of Baltimore tall ship dockside through Aug 3, and a regatta of homemade cardboard boats that mostly do not sink. Details
That is the week. Hit reply and tell us what we missed, or forward this to the friend who keeps saying nothing happens in Salem.
From Witch City, a local's guide to Salem, MA.