{"id":35777,"date":"2025-05-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/?p=35777"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:42:03","slug":"salem-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/salem-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem 400+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all! Happy Monday and welcome back to the blog. Did you know that Salem turns 400 next year? Yup! 2026 is the quadricentennial birthday for the city of Salem, MA. Just the thought of that is honestly mind blowing. So what does that mean? Is the city planning anything? Of course. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Salem 400+ commemorates Salem\u2019s quadricentennial while acknowledging the preexisting indigenous community and explores the opportunities and connections of Salem\u2019s multifaceted history while crafting a vision for current and future generations.&#8221; [Source: Salem400.org]<\/p>\n<p>The city of Salem is working on a year long calendar of events that will run through 2026 to celebrate. The agenda also includes giving back to the community by investing in six of the city&#8217;s most beloved and heavily utilized public parks. They will all be given updates and featured in an event called Signature Parks Day.<\/p>\n<p>To see the events that are being planned, check out the calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salem400.org\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. To get involved, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salem400.org\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. To donate, click <a href=\"https:\/\/unipaygold.unibank.com\/transactioninfo.aspx?TID=35643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All other info, history, reading lists, news and more can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salem400.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salem400.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended reading | You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/10-things-to-do-in-salem-ma-on-a-rainy-day-2025-update\/\">10 things to do in Salem, MA on a rainy day (2025 update)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/city-of-salem-ma-announces-festivals-for-2025\/\">City of Salem, MA announces festivals for 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/index.php\/things-to-do-in-salem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bookticketssalemmaattractions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bookticketssalemmaattractions.png 730w, https:\/\/thingstodoinsalem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bookticketssalemmaattractions-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all! Happy Monday and welcome back to the blog. Did you know that Salem turns 400 next year? Yup! 2026 is the quadricentennial birthday for the city of Salem, MA. Just the thought of that is honestly mind blowing. So what does that mean? Is the city planning anything? 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