High school thespians will be out in force downtown through Saturday for the Oregon Thespians Festival.
The event brings thousands theater students from around the state to venues including the Salem Convention Center, Reed Opera House, Elsinore Theatre and other locations in downtown and central Salem.
The conference typically means extra foot traffic downtown. See more about the festival here.
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