Plan your week in Salem

Everything on in Salem from Nov 12 – Nov 19. Add what you want to your week, then send the whole thing to your calendar in one file. Nothing to sign up for until you export.

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Salem Literary Festival
Thu · 9am · Downtown Salem

Free Live music
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Thu · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
Convivial Craft
Thu · 1pm · Salem Athenaeum

Books
The Wicked Running Club
Thu · 5pm · Village Tavern | Bar & grill

Free Outdoors
Fall | Intro to Pottery – Teen
Thu · 5:30pm · Salem YMCA

Workshops
Beyond the Bricks: Building Community Togther
Thu · 6pm · North Shore Community Development Coalition
Rock Cauldron Cabaret (Family) at Creative Collective Studios
Thu · 6pm · Creative Collective Studios

Nightlife
East Reggie Run Club
Thu · 6pm · East Regiment Beer Company

Outdoors
SoTL Critical Friends Group
Thu · 6pm · Salem State University
Screening Premiere "Who Is Mr. Grin?"
Thu · 6pm · Salem Art Gallery
Trivia @ Dire Wolf Tavern
Thu · 7pm · Dire Wolf Tavern

Trivia & games
Open Mic at Village Tavern
Thu · 7pm · Village Tavern

Live music
Enduring Hawthorne
Thu · 7pm · Trade House

Books
Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Far From The Tree
Thu · 7pm · Far From The Tree

Trivia & games
Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing
Thu · 7:30pm · Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Trivia & games
Open Mic
Thu · 7:30pm · Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Free Live music
Koto Comedy Night
Thu · 8pm · Koto Restaurant Salem
Rock Cauldron Cabaret (18+) at Creative Collective Studios
Thu · 8:30pm · Creative Collective Studios

Nightlife
Arcade Era Karaoke Thursdays
Thu · 9pm · Bit Bar Salem

Live music
Live Music at Gulu Gulu!
Fri · time TBA · Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Live music
Salem Literary Festival
Fri · 9am · Downtown Salem

Free Live music
Salem Trolley Day Tours
Fri · 10am · National Park Service Visitors Center

Tours
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Fri · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
PEM Pals: Native American Heritage Month
Fri · 10:30am · Peabody Essex Museum

Books
PEM Pals: Thanksgiving Stories
Fri · 10:30am · Peabody Essex Museum

Books
Tai Chi at St. Peter's-San Pedro Church
Fri · 1pm · St. Peter's-San Pedro Church
Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore
Fri · 1pm · Salem Armory

Tours
Spirits & Superstitions: a Friday the 13th Tour
Fri · 3pm · Witch City Walking Tours

Tours
Tea & Cake Tasting
Fri · 3pm · Jolie Tea Company

Free Food & drink
Drop-In Art Making: Noguchi-Inspired Light Sculptures
Fri · 3pm · Peabody Essex Museum

Arts & museums
Judes and the Hutch Music and Taco Cat Food Pop-Up
Fri · 4pm · Far From The Tree

Food & drink
Taco Cat Food Pop-Up
Fri · 4pm · Far From The Tree

Food & drink
Fall | Ballet Dance – Teen
Fri · 5:15pm · Salem YMCA
Fall | Adult Handbuilding
Fri · 5:15pm · Salem YMCA
Eighth Annual Veterans' 10-Minute Play Festival
Fri · 6pm · Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Sea Witch Ball Workshop
Fri · 7pm · The Sea Wych Salem

Workshops
Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show
Fri · 7pm · Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library

Tours
Superstitions and Myths Tour
Fri · 7pm · Salem Historical Tours

Tours
Jude and the Hutch Music
Fri · 7pm · Far From The Tree

Live music
Live Music: Reilly Somach
Fri · 7pm · Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Live music
ECOC Lecture: The Resplendent Quetzal
Fri · 7:45pm · Peabody Essex Museum

Arts & museums
Ren McLean / Mad Jupiter & The Jetts / Molly Pinto Madigan
Fri · 8pm · Gulu-Gulu Cafe
Night Light presents Ms. 45
Fri · 10pm · Cinema Salem
NEFL-One Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet
Sat · time TBA · Village Tavern Salem
Salem Literary Festival
Sat · 9am · Downtown Salem

Books
Salem Magick & Art Symposium
Sat · 9am · Knights Templar Oasis

Arts & museums
Grandma's Attic Sale - Last Sale of 2026!
Sat · 9am · St. Anne Parish
Massachusetts High School Dance Festival 2026
Sat · 9:45am · O'Keefe Complex
Salem Trolley Day Tours
Sat · 10am · National Park Service Visitors Center

Tours
Salem Holiday Markets 2026
Sat · 10am · Massachusetts 1A

Markets
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Sat · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
Remembrance Altars
Sat · 10:30am · Peabody Essex Museum
Ota Flag Raising
Sat · 11am · Salem Armory
Book Group
Sat · 11am · Salem Athenaeum

Live music
Saturday Morning Run Club
Sat · 11:30am · Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Tours
Exhibit Tour at the PEM
Sat · 11:30am · Peabody Essex Museum

Tours
Ukelele Melee
Sat · 12pm · Recital Hall
Ukulele Melee of Salem
Sat · 12pm · Salem State University
Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore
Sat · 1pm · Salem Armory

Tours
Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Sat · 1pm · Peabody Essex Museum
Convivial Craft
Sat · 1pm · Salem Athenaeum

Books
Salem's Modern Philosophers
Sat · 1pm · Salem Athenaeum

Books
Noguchi and Japanese American Internment During World War II
Sat · 1pm · Peabody Essex Museum
Wicca 101 Class 7 - Tools of Magic
Sat · 2pm

Live music
Not Bad Pretty Good Band and Mal'Idea Food Pop-Up
Sat · 2pm · Far From The Tree

Live music
Treeworks
Sat · 2pm · Starbird

Live music
Mal'Idea Food Pop-Up
Sat · 2pm · Far From The Tree

Food & drink
Not Bad Pretty Good Band
Sat · 2pm · Far From The Tree

Live music
Member Event: The House of the Seven Gables Screening and Q&A
Sat · 6pm · The House of the Seven Gables

Free Tours
the course of liberty
Sat · 6pm · Airtight Garage

Live music
Live at A.O.H. Salem 11/14 at 7pm
Sat · 7pm · AOH
Sea Witch Ball Workshop
Sat · 7pm · The Sea Wych Salem

Workshops
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Sat · 7pm

Live music
The Joe Giardella Band
Sat · 8pm · Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Live music
Witches Amongst Us: A 1692 Experience
Sat · 8:30pm · Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library

Tours
DEAD DISCO: A Dark Disco | Goth | Post-Punk Dance Party
Sat · 9pm · Koto Restaurant Salem
Matt in the Mix Sunday Night Karaoke
Sun · time TBA · O'Neills of Salem

Live music
Salem Literary Festival
Sun · 9am · Downtown Salem

Books
Salem Trolley Day Tours
Sun · 10am · National Park Service Visitors Center

Tours
Taproom Yoga
Sun · 10am · Far From The Tree

Live music
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Sun · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
Notch Run Club Sundays!
Sun · 12pm · Notch Brewing

Free Outdoors
Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Sun · 1pm · Peabody Essex Museum
Diamond's Dine In w/ DJ Maxine Harrison
Sun · 2pm · Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Live music
Klay House Ceramics Workshop at Notch
Sun · 2pm · Notch Brewing

Workshops
Maddie and Jake Music and Jennifer Lee Food Pop-Up
Sun · 2pm · Far From The Tree

Food & drink
Whorling Witches Handspinning Meetup
Sun · 2pm · Circle of Stitches
Fall Restaurant Week
Sun · 4:30pm · Downtown Salem
Groove Gamers of Salem: Rhythm Game Meet-Up
Sun · 5:30pm · Bit Bar Salem

Trivia & games
An Evening with Peter Billingsley and A Christmas Story
Sun · 7pm
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Mon · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
Fall Restaurant Week
Mon · 4:30pm · Downtown Salem
Sculpture - Jill Jacobs, Morgan Petitpas and Tereza Swanda
Mon · 6pm · Winfisky Gallery

Tours
Open Mic Night
Mon · 7pm · East Regiment Beer Company

Live music
Hump Day Open Stage
Mon · 8:30pm · Koto Restaurant Salem

Live music
Writers' Open Studio
Tue · 9am · Salem Athenaeum

Free Books
Fall Restaurant Week
Tue · 4:30pm · Downtown Salem
Test Kitchen Tuesdays
Tue · 5pm · Hallowed Ground
Fall | Intro to Pottery – Adult (Tue)
Tue · 6pm · Salem YMCA

Workshops
Salem Writers Group
Tue · 7pm · Salem Athenaeum

Books
Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC
Tue · 7pm · East Regiment Beer Company

Trivia & games
Yesh! Trivia at the Shanty
Tue · 7pm · The Lobster Shanty

Trivia & games
Decibels Film Festival Presents: 40 Years of F**kin up
Tue · 7pm · Cinema Salem

Live music
Harry Potter Paint Night with Rob Lynch
Tue · 7pm · Far From The Tree
Trivia Night at Village Tavern
Tue · 7:30pm · Village Tavern

Trivia & games
Lost Trivia
Tue · 8pm · Bit Bar Salem

Trivia & games
Exclusive Trunk Show & Holiday Sip & Shop Event
Wed · 10am · Timeless Life Treasures by Kae Louise, LLC
Chronicles and Crafts in the Cove
Wed · 10:30am · The House of the Seven Gables

Free Books
Witch Trials: Bury to Salem — Live from the Museums
Wed · 2pm · Virtual Event

Free
History of the Paranormal Mobile Exhibit - SALEM!
Wed · 3pm · Old Town Hall

Arts & museums
Fall Restaurant Week
Wed · 4:30pm · Downtown Salem
Tai Chi at St. Peter's-San Pedro Church
Wed · 4:30pm · St. Peter's-San Pedro Church
Open Mic Night
Wed · 5pm · Far From The Tree

Free Live music
Fall | Intro to Pottery – Adult (Wed)
Wed · 6pm · Salem YMCA

Workshops
BINGO w/ The Legendary Will Pottorff
Wed · 6pm · Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Trivia & games
Notch Run Club Wednesdays!
Wed · 6pm · Notch Brewing

Free Outdoors
Historic Hearts Yoga Fundraiser
Wed · 6:30pm · Hamilton Hall

Outdoors
Comedy Open Mic
Wed · 6:30pm · Hallowed Ground

Live music
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
Wed · 7pm · Cinema Salem
Reappraisal Reading Circle
Wed · 7pm · Salem Athenaeum

Live music
Weirdo Wednesdays
Wed · 7:30pm · Cinema Salem
Survivor 51 Watch Party At Far From The Tree
Wed · 8pm · Far From The Tree
Housing Options Workshop November 2026 - IN PERSON
Thu · time TBA · Disability Resource Center

Workshops
Exclusive Trunk Show & Holiday Sip & Shop Event
Thu · 10am · Timeless Life Treasures by Kae Louise, LLC
Holiday Food Drive for the Salem Pantry
Thu · 10am · Peabody Essex Museum

Food & drink
Convivial Craft
Thu · 1pm · Salem Athenaeum

Books
Fall Restaurant Week
Thu · 4:30pm · Downtown Salem
Ribbon Cutting for Not Ya Mama's Vegan Cafe!
Thu · 4:30pm · Not Ya Mama's Vegan Cafe
Fall | Intro to Pottery – Teen
Thu · 5:30pm · Salem YMCA

Workshops
Powered by Salem: SAFE's 25th Anniversary
Thu · 6pm · Root North Shore
East Reggie Run Club
Thu · 6pm · East Regiment Beer Company

Outdoors
Member Preview: The Hawthorne Museum
Thu · 6pm · The House of the Seven Gables

Free Tours
To the Farthest Ports of the Rich East
Thu · 6:30pm · Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center
VIRTUAL Writing Workshop
Thu · 6:30pm

Workshops
Wretched Reels
Thu · 7pm · Koto Restaurant Salem
Decibels Film Festival Presents: 40 Years of F**kin up
Thu · 7pm · Cinema Salem

Arts & museums
Any Book Group
Thu · 7pm · Salem Athenaeum—online

Books
Trivia @ Dire Wolf Tavern
Thu · 7pm · Dire Wolf Tavern

Trivia & games
Open Mic at Village Tavern
Thu · 7pm · Village Tavern

Live music
Cowboy Junkies – Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond
Thu · 7pm

Live music
Arcana (Exploring the Deep Mysteries of the Tarot)
Thu · 7pm · Pentagram: Witchcraft & Magick Shoppe
Cry Innocent: The People Versus Bridget Bishop
Thu · 7pm · Old Town Hall
Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing
Thu · 7:30pm · Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Trivia & games

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