Salem Spice Festival — Sept. 9-10, 2017

Please note that this event has been cancelled. Per Pioneer Village:

“SALEM SPICE FESTIVAL 2017 HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS IN THE MUNICIPAL FOREST RIVER PARK DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT SURROUNDS AND DEEPLY IMPACTS PIONEER VILLAGE, WE WILL HAVE TO POSTPONE THIS YEAR’S EVENT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR FESTIVAL’S TRADITION OF BRINGING YOU A MEMORABLE AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE NEXT YEAR WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. WE WILL BE POSTING THE NEW FESTIVAL DATES VERY SOON! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING.” 

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Join the Salem Spice Festival for a celebration of Salem’s long and fascinating history with exotic spices from around the world. Spices, herbs and teas will be explored in culinary and medicinal usage.

Arts and crafts,  food, demonstrations live music, lectures, workshops and storytelling will all be featured.

Event details

September 9th and 10th, 2017
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
#ssfestival on social media

Salem’s Pioneer Village (Forest River Park)
98 West Ave. Salem, MA 01970
978-744-8815

Tickets: Free. Donations accepted (suggested donation: $5.00)

This year’s vendors…

Salem Spice, Bambolina, Starbucks, K’s Kitchen, Atlantic Saltworks, Salem Food Tours, Comida, Artemisia Botanicals, Green Witch School of Herbalism,  Salem Trolley,  Derby Square Tours,  Remember Salem, Wynott’s Wands,  Mama Kyries Magickal Curiosities, Desert Rose, Ed and Sons Popcorn Wagon, Black Cat Tours, Salem Canvas, Copper Treez, Monarch Gardner, Perceptive Charm, IFarm,  Kristin Jay, Coven’s Cottage, Red Biddy Skincare and more!

Travel to Pioneer Village

Trolley service is available
The Salem Trolley will shuttle guests on both Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th from the National Park Service Visitors Center at 2 New Liberty Street, Salem to Pioneer Village making a continuous loop starting at 9:45 a.m. and ending at 4:15 p.m. With the exception of 10:15-10:45 and 3:15-3:45. The charge for the trolley is $3.00 one way and $5.00 round trip to be paid by the guest.  Driver gratuity is not included.

Driving directions from downtown Salem
From downtown Salem, follow Route 1A/114/Lafayette Street toward Marblehead. Take a left onto West Avenue and follow the road straight into Forest River Park. Pioneer Village is on the left-hand side as you are facing the ocean. Less than 10 minutes from downtown Salem.

For GPS and online directions, use Forest River Park. Parking is free for visitors to Pioneer Village.

Public Transportation
MBTA access — bus routes 455 and 459 from Salem Depot (downtown Salem) to Clifton Ave (see MBTA map). Cross  Lafayette St, then follow Clifton Ave towards Forest River Park. Pioneer Village is on the left-hand side as you are facing the ocean.

View the above info on the Salem Spice Festival’s website or the Pioneer Village website.

 

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