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Salem events this week November 5–11, 2026 · 128 events, all in Salem

128 events are on in Salem this week (November 5–11), at 40 places around town. 47 start at 5pm or later. The busiest day is Friday, with 33. Every event on this page is in Salem itself, not the next town over.

Updated . I pull this list from local calendars every 6 hours, so it changes as venues add things.

Thursday, November 5 · 29 events

Convivial Craft

· Salem Athenaeum

Thursdays and Saturdays 1:00-3:00 p.m. Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.

East Reggie Run Club

· East Regiment Beer Company

Calling all runners! Are you ready to lace up your shoes, hit the pavement, and join a fantastic community of like-minded individuals? Look no further than the Thursday Night Regiment, East Regiment Beer Company’s very own run club, designed to bring together runners of all levels for an incredible weekly experience. Every Thursday at 6pm. Running in a group offers numerous benefits beyond the physical. It provides motivation, accountability, and safety while building camaraderie that can make long miles feel effortless. Together, we’ll explore the beautiful streets and scenic routes of Salem!

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

· Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library

Salem’s Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library’s Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England’s funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

House of Poems

· Tarot Cove

Got any works of writing burning a hole in your pocket, begging to be shared with the world? Or just eager to get into the community and experience your peers’ art? This event is perfect for you! At our House of Poems events, local artists are welcome to sign up to share their works in an “open mic” style setting. FREE EVENT

Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

· Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

Open Mic

· Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Come join us for our weekly free Open Mic shindig every Thursday. Sign ups start at 7:30pm and the event starts at 8pm. Hope to see you here!

Thirstiest Thursday

· Koto Restaurant Salem

Drag, dating games and performers, hosted by Buster Pants. Mix, mingle, meet your match. First Thursday of the month at Koto. Doors 9pm, no cover, 21+.

Friday, November 6 · 33 events

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

· Salem Armory

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts’ North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America’s most storied coastlines.

Tea & Cake Tasting

· Jolie Tea Company

Free Tea & Cake Tasting at Jolie Tea Company. Every Friday afternoon, 3:00-5:00pm. Come enjoy and taste some of our favorite tea blends and cake flavors!

The Satanic Organist Concert

· Salem Art Gallery

Join Salem Art Gallery and Satanic Organist, Pain, for an immersive evening of ritual and sound at The Satanic Temple of Salem. Pain, Satanic Organist and Disciple of Lucifer from Korea, makes his 1st walk on the left-hand path on the East Coast of the Unholy States of America. Bringing his rare, mysterious instrument, reminiscent of the DARK ages, to play medieval (mid-EVIL) and Gothic sounds and modern melodies in small, intimate shows on the East Coast. Be there to experience and witness Pain’s version of Satanic ritual through the enchanting sonics of his Portable Pipe Organ! FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH | 6-8PM | DOORS AT 5:45PM | $44.00 PP Ticket Includes: -After Hours Admission to The Satanic Temple of Salem -Charcuterie and NA Beverages -Select your own seating for the concert -Opportunities to meet the performer

The Salem Haunted Magic Show: HYSTERIA: Ghost Psychic!

· Emerson Hall Theater

The Salem Haunted Magic Show presents HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! Step into Salem’s strangest live entertainment experience, where magic, mind reading, psychic phenomena, and the unexplained collide. HYSTERIA: The Ghost Psychic! is a darkly theatrical and highly interactive magic show where audience members become part of the mystery. Watch thoughts get revealed, predictions come true, impossible coincidences unfold, and ordinary people experience extraordinary things—right before your eyes. Funny, mysterious, surprising, and just a little unsettling, HYSTERIA! is unlike a traditional magic show. You don’t just sit back and watch—you may find yourself at the center of the impossible. Perfect for visitors, families, couples, friends, skeptics, believers, and anyone looking for something uniquely Salem. 🧠 Interactive Mind Reading 🃏 Impossible Magic 🔮 Psychic Phenomena 👻 Unexplained Experiences Come see what happens when your thoughts aren’t quite as private as you think. Nothing is what it seems. 🎟 Tickets & showtimes: TheSalemMagicShow.com

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

· Maitland farm, kitchen, & spirits

In a career spanning over 50 years, dozens of albums, and too many shows to count, Marty Stuart charts a course through new territory at every chance possible. VIP Add-On Available at checkout! “THE COUNTRY STAR” VIP PACKAGE: Admission to a private pre-show event at venue featuring a two-song performance by Marty and the Superlatives, along with a Q&A Storytelling session with Marty and Band. * (1) VIP Laminate and Lanyard. * Crowd Free Merchandise Shopping * One special edition poster – The five-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Congress of Country Music Founder, Country Music Hall of Famer, and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient has left an indelible mark on successive eras of country music and culture. He went from accompanying Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash to launching a storied solo career highlighted by classic albums such as the Gold-certified “Hillbilly Rock” and Platinum-certified “This One’s Gonna Hurt You” as well as GRAMMY® Award-winning anthems, including “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” (with Travis Tritt) and “Same Old Train.” Joined by his longtime band The Fabulous Superlatives, he cruises into another stratosphere with his first-ever full-length double LP of original instrumentals, “Space Junk”. The inimitable interplay between Stuart, Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson and Chris Scruggs fuels this cosmic cowboy trip with sun kissed surf guitar, breezy California rhythms, soul stirring steel and fluid fretwork all-around. “Space Junk” sounds like country music’s preeminent band crash landing on a Malibu beach and performing the most epic jam you’ve ever witnessed by starlight…

Saturday, November 7 · 30 events

Spanish Conversation Club

· The Gables’ Immigration and Education Center

¿Listo para hablar with confidence? Join our Conversation Spanish Classes for Adults, designed for learners with an advanced level of Spanish who want to practice speaking in a relaxed, engaging environment. Sharpen your fluency, expand your vocabulary, and connect with others through meaningful conversation. Space is limited—sign up today! The club meets for 5 Saturdays from November 7 – December 5 (no class on November 28) from 10:30 A.M.-12 P.M. The $40 course fee includes all classes and course materials. Please note that the club takes place at our Shetland Park location: 27 Congress St, Building One #1109, Salem MA. >Click here to register<

Saturday Morning Run Club

· Couch Dog Brewing Co.

Join us for a 5K run or 1 mile run/walk and then enjoy beer or coffee with fellow runners — all are welcome (including sporty pups!). Prizes at every 5th run, and also at milestones of 10, 25, and 50 total runs.

Convivial Craft

· Salem Athenaeum

Thursdays and Saturdays 1:00-3:00 p.m. Use this time to move a creative project forward (knit, scrapbook, sketch, journal, write) or complete a task (write those thank you notes, sign the kids up for camp, organize your photos) in community.

Eerie Stories: Haunting Legends of the North Shore

· Salem Armory

Listen to the shadowy history and folklore of Massachusetts’ North Shore! From buried treasure and ghostly ships to legendary pirates like Black Sam Bellamy and Captain Kidd, this program brings the haunting legends and maritime mysteries of Salem, Gloucester, Ipswich, and beyond to life. These stories are grounded in history, shaped by folklore, and told with all the drama of the high seas — these are the stories passed down for generations along one of America’s most storied coastlines.

Salem's Comedy Coven – Haunted Comedy Show

· Salem Witch Village and the Lost Library

Salem’s Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library’s Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England’s funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that are anything but dead. Seating is limited, and once the season ends, the coven disappears until next year.

Sunday, November 8 · 18 events

Notch Run Club Sundays!

· Notch Brewing

Meters for Liters is a weekly group run from the Tap Room. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! On Sundays, choose from a 5k or 10k distance. Open to ALL abilities. No sign up is required but you do have the option to “sign in” before the run. Meet at the Tap Room at 12:00pm.

Monday, November 9 · 2 events

Open Mic Night

· East Regiment Beer Company

INDUSTRY NIGHT OPEN MIC 6:30pm Sign Ups Start 7-9pm Open Mic First come, first serve, with PA provided. Drink, sing, and be merry with your host and bartender, Dylan!

Monday Evening Conversations

· Maitland farm, kitchen, & spirits

This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of interest to know that the The Social Library, predecessor of the Salem Athenaeum, was founded by a similar discussion group, called the Monday Evening Club. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Rev. Thomas Barnard, Rev. Thomas Gilchrist, Benjamin Lynde, Nathaniel Ropes and others were among the Monday Evening Club founders, who gathered to discuss current events and topics of mutual interest. Topics for discussion are wide open, but must be amenable to good conversation. Examples include: The long ranging effects of the Civil War The courage to be vulnerable European architecture The importance/non importance of art Why have friends Meetings will start with something to help frame the discussion for the evening, such as a: brief talk podcast video reading of prose or poetry music We look forward to talking with you!

Tuesday, November 10 · 8 events

Writers' Open Studio

· Salem Athenaeum

Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.

Wednesday, November 11 · 8 events

Notch Run Club Wednesdays!

· Notch Brewing

Meters for Liters is a weekly 5k run from the brewery. This is not a race, just a chance to get out and earn some cold beer. When we get back to the brewery, there will be plenty of beer and free pretzel bites for runners! No sign up is required but you do have the option to “sign in” before the run. Meet at the Tap Room between 6pm and 6:30!

Quick answers

What's on in Salem tonight?

14 events start at 5pm or later tonight, including The Wicked Running Club at Village Tavern | Bar & grill at 5:00 PM. Tonight in Salem →

Is there trivia in Salem this week?

Yes, 4 trivia nights this week: Trivia @ Dire Wolf Tavern (Thursday), Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing (Thursday), Tuesday Trivia @ ERBC (Tuesday), Trivia Night at Village Tavern (Tuesday). Trivia nights in Salem →

What's on in Salem this weekend?

81 events from Friday to Sunday this week. The weekend page has them by day, with dates in the headline. This weekend in Salem →

Looking further out? The Salem events calendar has the whole month, and the week planner sends the ones you pick to your calendar.