
Art and creativity heal and connect our community. Join us as we celebrate 15 years of celebrating local creators.
Arts and Culture are an integral part of day-to-day life in Salem. This annual festival has become a source of pride and revenue for hundreds of creative professionals and a major economic boost to the local community, with over 7500 attendees annually.
Art festivals are important to communities as they provide an opportunity to come together and celebrate culture, art, and tradition. They contribute to local economies by bringing in visitors and revenues and can help to preserve cultural practices and build community identity.
SALEM ARTS FESTIVAL – JUNE 2-4
Celebrating arts, culture, and community in historic Salem, Massachusetts
SALEM, Mass. – Celebrate the arts, culture, creativity, and community at the 15th annual Salem Arts Festival June 2 through 4. This free and popular family-friendly event will feature a variety of art, music, dance, and theatre performances throughout downtown Salem.
Public activities include multiple outdoor performance areas, onsite art-making for all ages, local artisans and makers selling their creations, pop-up art exhibitions in businesses around town, a live mural slam on Artists Row, and a temporary public art installation. There are events for the whole family!
Presented in collaboration by Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective, this year’s event highlights the importance of the creative workforce and how it contributes to and stabilizes the local economy. Arts and culture are an integral part of day-to-day life in Salem. This annual festival has become a source of pride and revenue for hundreds of creative professionals and a major economic boost to the local community.
“Creating community has always been the underpinning purpose of the Salem Arts Festival, and our Salem community desperately needs to heal and build together again after the past year.” John Andrews, Founder, and Founder of Creative Collective stated, “The creative community has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic but throughout the crisis, this community of makers, artisans, performers, and creators were integral in keeping our families and communities hopeful, entertained, and inspired. As we start to come out of the crisis, we feel it is critically important to foster, support and amplify the creative workforce by providing them with paid opportunities.”
The SAF Organizing Committee:
Kylie Sullivan, Salem Main Streets
Elise Towle Snow, Salem Main Streets
John Andrews, Creative Collective
Arielle Kaplan, Creative Collective
Kati Nalbandian, Creative Collective
Jim Bostick, Salem Arts Association
Karen Gahagan, Salem State University
Eric Small, resident
Ann Marie Catabia, Graphic Design
Jeannette Mitton Coleman, resident
Dennis Shafer, ChagallPAC
Claudia Paraschiv, Studioful
Betsy Miller, Salem State University
Linda Mullen, Grace & Diggs
Bethany Beatrice, Peabody Essex Museum
Doneeca Thurston, LynnArts/Lynn Museum
Leslie Levesque, The Phoenix School
With support from
Kate Fox and Stacia Cooper, Destination Salem
Kate Luchini, Endicott College
Christopher Wilson, SkewSound
Paige Besse
You can learn more about the awesome things happening around Salem on Destination Salem and across the North Shore on Creative North Shore.
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Salem Public Arts Commission
Mass Cultural Council
Salem Five
Coon's Card & Gift Shop
The Salem Rainbow Tour / Salem Night Tour
Salem Art Gallery
WinnCompanies
Better than Fiction
Salem State CCPA
Seagrass
Jenni Stuart Fine Jewelry
Modern Millie
The Lobster Shanty
House of the Seven Gables
Derby Square Architects
Koto
Witch City Wicks
Moody's Home & Gifts
Real Pirates Museum
DeIulis Brothers Construction