![]() SAVE THE DATE! The 2023 Salem Merry-time Fest will be held on Saturday, August 19th starting at noon. Stay tuned for many more details yet to come.
In 2020 - 2022 the Salem Maritime Festival was not held.Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health authorities in consultation with NPS Public Health Service officers, the Salem Maritime Festival is cancelled. Updates will be posted here and on social media.
![]() NPS Photo 2019 Live Music and EntertainmentSaturday, August 3, 2019 ![]() NPS Photo 2019 Ships, Schooners, Dorys, and BoatsFree Sails by Lottery Sunday: Two sails with Schooner Fame and two sails with When and If. ![]() NPS Photo 2019 Demonstrations, Exhibits, & ActivitiesArtemisina Botanicals - Soap MakingBill Wasson - Ropemaking Boston National Historical Park - Rosie the Riveter Brookhouse Home and Emmerton House Dave Heisler - Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Dean's Beans & Indonesian Consulate - Coffee Dennis & Sally Hamel - Spinning and Weaving Essex Shipbuilding Museum - Oar Making Four Paws Acupuncture Friendship of Salem Volunteers - Jolly Boat Rowing Geraldine Brancato - Spinning Wheel Demo Greg Morin - 18th Century Ship Doctor/Surgeon Healing Winds North Shore Historic Derby Street Neighborhood Association Historic New England - Sailor Valentines House of Seven Gables - Quill Pens Jennifer Roy - Irish Indentured Servant Knots, Bends & Hitches League of Women Voters Linda Corcoran - Chair Canning Linda Lane - Bobbin Lace Maker Marine Modelers Club of New England - RC Boats Marline Spike Knots - Knot Tying Miguel Cruz - Mural Painting New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Norumbega Canoe Ould Colony Artisans - Historic Signs Peabody Essex Museum - Wild Designs Rene Morneau - Knot Tying Richard Wright - Blacksmith, Tool Making Rogues Armada - Pirates R. P. Raiselis Cooperage - Wooden Barrel Making Sailmark - Sailmaking Salem Arts Association - Plein Air Painting Salem Maritime ParkEd - Boat Making Salem Sound Coastwatch - Muck Walk Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site Sheila Jilson - Lace Making Smile Ink Photo Booth Sonal Pitale - Henna Art of the Mid-East The Witch House USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild Waite and Peirce - America's National Parks |
Last updated: May 10, 2023