Salem Announces Full Heritage Days Schedule for August 1-9
SALEM — Mayor Dominick Pangallo unveiled the complete lineup for Salem's 400+ Heritage Days festival, the nine-day celebration running August 1 through 9 as part of Salem's 400th anniversary year. The announcement anchors a day that also saw the city open applications for a new taxpayer-oversight panel and a North Shore nonprofit collect a $50,000 grant.
TOWN HALL
Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced the full schedule for Salem 400+ Heritage Days, the city's nine-day festival running from August 1 through August 9. The lineup promises what the city calls a "non-stop" run of special events tied to Salem's 400th-anniversary programming. Salem Patch also reported on the full schedule Tuesday, noting the celebration opens with the return of a parade.
The city is separately seeking three residents to serve on its newly formed Taxpayer Relief Committee, a panel that will oversee Salem's new Taxpayer Aid Fund under state law. Salem Patch covered the same search, describing the fund as part of the city's broader tax-relief effort.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"North Shore's Wellspring House Gets $50K Cummings Foundation Gift" — The North Shore nonprofit received an unrestricted $50,000 award from the Cummings Foundation after reviewers visited to assess its digital-literacy and English-language programming, according to Salem Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem).
"Peabody Essex Museum's 'Ten Footer' Shoe Shop Reactivated This Summer" — The museum's historic shoe-making workshop is running hands-on demonstrations this summer, with artist Sarah Madeleine T. Guerin crafting boots the traditional way, Salem Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/peabody-essex-museums-lye-tapley-shoe-shop-reactivated-summer).
"Salem Mack Park Community Farm Fest Back For 2026" — The community fundraiser, held at Mack Park, returns August 9 as part of Heritage Days programming, Salem Patch reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/salem-mack-park-community-farm-fest-back-2026).
"Shelter Dog Adoption Fees Waived for 'World Pup' Weekend Event" — Local shelters including MSPCA-Angell and NEAS of Salem are dropping adoption fees for dogs a year or older during a three-day event this weekend, per Salem Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/shelter-dog-adoption-fees-waived-world-pup-weekend-event).
COMING UP
Los Lobos plays Salem on Wednesday, July 22, per Salem Patch's event calendar. The 73 Duster Concert follows July 25 (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/salem/calendar/event/20260725/27dab0a2-1a8a-41bb-9bb6-6f9d12ee6a8f/73-duster-concert). Waived-fee dog adoptions run July 24-26 at MSPCA-Angell, NEAS of Salem and partner shelters, as noted above.