Hammond Castle Museum
Discover, Explore, and Learn at Hammond Castle Museum this February School Vacation Week! Let your child's imagination soar and join us as we welcome school-age children to explore the home...
Wenham Museum
Learn about exotic and unusual animals in this hands-on, 40-minute interactive presentation. Children will meet 10-12 creatures and have the opportunity to touch and hold each one! Learn more about Curious Creatures by clicking here. Save time afterwards to explore the rest of the museum galleries included in your ticket price. Presentations at 10:30 AM...
Salem Regional Visitor Center
On the 250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat, this National Park Service exhibit will explore why Crown soldiers under Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie came to Salem on February 26, 1775, who were the major players in the event, and how this event has been remembered and celebrated in Salem in the last 250 years. This free...
Old Town Hall
History Alive presents Fashioning for Freedom: Layers of Liberty–a fashion show bringing to life famous Black historical figures in period-accurate dress. Attendees will learn about their lives and legacies and see some fabulous clothes!
The Cabot
This show is for audiences 18+ VIP tickets include Post Show Meet & Greet! Eric D’Alessandro, a charismatic New Yorker with an unfiltered sense of humor, a camera, and a...
Calvo Wood Carving School
Discover the Art of Spoon Carving! Ever wanted to create something beautiful and functional with your own hands? Join us for a Spoon Carving workshop, where you'll learn the craft of transforming a simple block of wood into a unique handmade utensil you can use every day! Why Spoon Carving? It's a perfect project for...
City of Salem
All are welcome to join at 9:30am at St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church at 24 St. Peter’s Church to learn the history behind Leslie’s Retreat, and to hear from current elected officials. For more information about this program CLICK HERE Beginning at 10:30 am with the tolling of the church bells, the Red Coats will...
St. Peter’s-San Pedro Epsicopal Church
Join us for a FREE 90-minute Trolley tour from Salem to Marblehead and back will discuss how and where the American Revolution could have started in Marblehead and/or Salem on February 26, 1775, almost two months before the first battles of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and then Concord on the 19 th of April....
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Florence and the Uffizi Gallery is a journey into the Italian Renaissance through the most beautiful, representative works of art of the period. It is a totally immersive and unique experience and allows the audience to see, listen, feel and savor the most outstanding and celebrated breeding ground of creativity in the history of art....
PEM
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites you to step back in time with Fashion in the Season of Revolution, a dynamic exploration of the intersection between style, society, and conflict in the Revolutionary era. This engaging program, presented in cooperation with Leslie’s Retreat 250, offers a unique blend of scholarship, storytelling, and immersive experience, combining...
Ski Bradford
Don’t miss L’Arche Boston North’s 1st Annual Ski-A-Thon and Après Ski Party! Enjoy a fun afternoon on the slopes followed by a great party while raising money for adults with intellectual disabilities. Whether you want to compete in The Longest Run, simply ski for fun or enjoy the Après Ski Party, there are plenty of...
Hamilton Hall
The Revolution Ball is a colonial dress/black tie evening of live music, dancing, food, and drinks. The event celebrates the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat from the Salem gun powder raid of 1775. In February of 1775, Colonel Alexander Leslie and his British regulars were sent to raid the gunpowder and cannon...
