Annual Salem Maritime Festival

Celebrate 400+ Years of Maritime History at Derby Wharf in Salem Massachusetts! V

Presented by the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, the annual Salem Maritime Festival in August hosts an exciting array of free family fun festivities, including live music, traditional craft demonstrations and seaport trade exhibits, story-telling, and family fun! Each year, music, demonstrations, exhibits, and children's activities are available throughout the park and on Derby Wharf in Salem Massachusetts!

The Salem Maritime Festival is hosted by Salem Maritime, your national park in Salem Massachusetts. From live music, historical re-enactors, and tall ships, to interactive programs and crafts for families, all events and activities are free and open to the public.   There's plenty of fun activities planned just for kids!

See the schedule or find out more, visit nps.gov/SAMA

You can also enter enter a lottery to win a FREE 90 minute tour aboard one of the following vessels:

Also at dock will be Tall Ship Kalmyr Nyckel and Viking Ship Polaris

When: 
Saturday & Sunday, August 3 & 4, 2019
Location: 
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Phone: 
978.740.1650
Link(s): 
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