Category Events
Events calendar: what to do in Salem for July 2024
July events include Fourth of July fireworks, Hoopla and The Great Oregon Steam-Up.
Salem events from June 27-July 3: World Beat, adults-only roller derby, comedy
Entrance to this weekend's World Beat Festival in Riverfront Park is free for SNAP cardholders, veterans and children under 14.
Willamette Heritage Center offers summer history lessons for the whole family
Starting July 12, Willamette Heritage Center is offering museum admission and a one-hour interactive history lesson on Fridays for $10 per person at the historic mill site.
PHOTOS: Make Music Day fills Salem with sound
Bands took to makeshift stages on street corners, in gardens and outside restaurants Friday across Salem.
Gardens, alleys and Salem streets fill with songs for Make Music Day
Performances for the annual June 21 celebration of music kicked off across Salem Friday morning with rock ‘n’ roll, ukulele and visitors who traveled to enjoy the scene.
Ukrainian culture to take center stage at World Beat
Inna Kovtun fled war in her native Ukraine with a collection of folk songs she’s carefully preserved. She’s among the center stage performers at this year’s World Beat Festival, June 28-30 in Riverfront Park.
On Juneteenth, Salem remembers history, celebrates freedom
Salemites participated in history walks, talked about the legacy of slavery, shared resources and donated blood in honor of Juneteenth.
Salem events from June 20-27: Make Music Day, cats and tacos, Buddhist wisdom
Summer weather is here and Salem has plenty to offer, with a performance by Tibetan monks, Make Music Day and junior roller derby playoffs over the next week.
PHOTOS: National belly dancing competition returns to Salem
Dozens of belly dancers from around the country performed this past weekend in the Belly Dancer USA competition at Salem's Grand Theatre.