Go out in Downtown Salem .

Salem's Trading Card Showcase Sports Card and Pokemon Show

Salem Reporter events calendar · 10:00 AM

Salem's Trading Card Showcase Sports Card and Pokemon Show

Salem Reporter events calendar · 10:00 AM

Food & drink

Fall Harvest Brunch

Salem Reporter events calendar · 10:00 AM

Historical Photographs of the Oregon Hops Landscape Lecture

Salem Reporter events calendar · 1:00 PM

Spring Awakening Matinee

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 2:00 PM

World Ballet Company: Swan Lake

Elsinore Theatre · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 1

Music Convocation: Student Performances

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 11:15 AM

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

Salem Reporter events calendar · 7:00 PM

Sonic Arts and Experimental Music Ensemble Concert, Mutable Landscapes

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

Straight No Chaser

Elsinore Theatre · 7:30 PM

Checkpoint Trivia Night

Salem Reporter events calendar · 12:00 PM

Studios at The Mill Open Studios

Salem Reporter events calendar · 1:00 PM

Salem Philharmonia Orchestra Family Concerts

Salem Reporter events calendar · 2:00 PM

Festival Chorale Oregon presents Brahms Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem)

Elsinore Theatre · 4:00 PM

Faculty Recital: Mackenzie Rogers, soprano

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 26

Magic at the Mill 2026

Willamette Heritage Center · Through Nov 30

Downtown Salem Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting

NE Court Street · 5:30 PM

From $31.501 more date through Dec 5

Private Visit & Photos with Santa: Sat Nov 28

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 10:00 AM

From $31.501 more date through Dec 6

Private Visit & Photos with Santa: Sun Nov 29

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 11:00 AM

Museum Store Sunday

Hallie Ford Museum of Art · 12:00 PM

Home Free: Coming Home for the Holidays

Elsinore Theatre · 7:30 PM

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Rotunda · 5:00 PM

Holidays at the Capitol and Choir Schedule

Rotunda · Through Dec 23

1 more date through Dec 4

Holidays in Hudson Hall

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

Free4 more dates through May 7

First Friday Art Walk

Hallie Ford Museum of Art · 5:00 PM

Storm Large: The Holiday Ordeal on Tour

Elsinore Theatre · 7:30 PM

Discover The Wonder Gala

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 6:00 PM

Andy Grammer – Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show

Elsinore Theatre · 7:30 PM

Star Trees Family Concert

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

Chess Tournament

Salem Reporter events calendar · 8:00 AM

Holiday Film Series: White Christmas (1954)

Elsinore Theatre · 2:00 PM

Holiday Film Series: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Elsinore Theatre · 6:00 PM

The Great Stuffy Sleepover: Counting Sheep at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill

Willamette Heritage Center · Through Dec 12

Breakfast with Santa

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 8:00 AM

From $36.50

1 more date through Dec 13

American Ballet Academy: A Children's Nutcracker

Elsinore Theatre · 7:00 PM

Cookies & Cocoa With Santa

Willson Durbin House · 10:00 AM

A Sleeping Beauty's Holiday Tea Party (11AM)

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 11:00 AM

From $36.50

3 more dates through Dec 20

Sensory-Friendly Santa

Willamette Heritage Center · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 17

Holiday Film Series: Home Alone (1990)

Elsinore Theatre · 7:00 PM

Private Visit & Photos with Santa: Thu Dec 17

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 12:00 PM

From $31.50

Private Visit & Photos with Santa: Fri Dec 18

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 12:00 PM

From $31.50

A Christmas Story with Peter Billingsley

Elsinore Theatre · 7:30 PM

Private Visit & Photos with Santa: Sat Dec 19

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 10:00 AM

From $31.50

1 more date through Dec 20

Holiday Concert with the Trail Sextet

Hudson Concert Hall · 3:00 PM

Holiday Pajama Party: Jingle Bells & Jammies

Salem's Riverfront Carousel · 5:00 PM

From $36.50

Noon Year's Eve

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 10:00 AM

Comedy

Tim Dillon

Elsinore Theatre · 7:00 PM

Exhibit: ReEnvisioned: Contemporary Portraits of Our Black Ancestors

West Galleria · Through Mar 4

Ongoing Exhibit: The World According to Sebastian C. Adams

Willamette Heritage Center · Through Apr 24

Curator's Guided Tour: Visualizing History

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

4 more dates through Feb 19

The Fever Preview

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

A History Worth Repeating: Songs and Stories from Lucius

Elsinore Theatre · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Apr 9

The Fever Opening Night and Gala

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Nov 13

Kids Craft Fair

Under the Marion Street Bridge · 10:00 AM

Oregon's Anniversary of Statehood

Rotunda · 10:00 AM

2 more dates through Feb 21

The Fever Matinee

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 2:00 PM

Member Drive

Willamette Heritage Center · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Feb 28

Irish Celtic Music

Hudson Concert Hall · 3:00 PM

Fete des Femmes

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Mar 14

The Light in the Piazza

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol

Rotunda · 10:00 AM

Yozakura - Nighttime Viewing of the Cherry Blossoms

State Capitol State Park · Through Apr 4

Low-Sensory Day

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

Spring Break Passport to Fun!

Oregon State Capitol events · Through Mar 26

Family Fun Day

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

VFW #661 Military Uniform Display

West Galleria · Through Apr 30

6 more dates through Apr 17

Much Ado About Nothing Preview

Willamette University performances (music, theatre, Distinguished Artist Series) · 7:30 PM

Disco at the Mill

Willamette Heritage Center · 5:30 PM

Asian and Pacific Islander Day

Rotunda · 10:00 AM

Sheep to Shawl

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

Exhibit: From Vanport to the Capitol: The Journey of Jackie Winters

West Galleria · Through Jun 3

Once Upon a Mother's Day Royal Playdate

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 9:00 AM

1 more date through Jun 8

Exhibit - Getting There: Transportation in the Mid-Willamette Valley

Willamette Heritage Center · Through Oct 9

Gilbert House For Grown Ups - Murder at the Museum

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 7:00 PM

In Freedom's Footsteps: A Juneteenth Community Walk

Willamette Heritage Center · 9:00 AM

Father's Day Carnival

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 10:00 AM

Hospitality Training

Willamette Heritage Center · 9:00 AM

Curator's Tour - Labor Stories

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

Halloween Re-Engineered

A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village · 10:00 AM

Exhibit - Tis the Season: A lookback at holiday shopping traditions in Salem

Willamette Heritage Center · Through Jan 15

Hallie Ford Museum of Art

Curator's Tour - Tis the Season

Willamette Heritage Center · 10:00 AM

On now: exhibits and runs

Through Sat, Mar 13

Handmade Revolution: Craft in the Pacific Northwest

Coming up at Willamette Heritage Center

Fri, Nov 27

In Freedom's Footsteps: A Juneteenth Community Walk

Close by, in Salem

Deepwood Museum & Gardens

Holiday Market November 14th & 15th

Small Producer Sunday feat. Finite Cellars

Salem Art Association (Bush Barn Art Center and Bush House Museum)

Heritage Talk: Elizabeth Mehren

Live Music: Tin Can Alley

Ankeny Vineyard

Thu, Nov 19 · Salem

Gamay Noir Release Party

Thu, Nov 19 · Salem

Game Night at Brooks

Trivia Night

Ankeny Vineyard

Wreath Making & Wine Night

Corban University Psalm Center (arts events)

Fall Play: Harvey

Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas Carol

Pentacle Theatre