Events & Volunteer Opportunities
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Litter Cleanups
Please register in advance so we can plan for materials - check back a few days before the event to confirm date and times! Dates more than a month out are subject to change.
Traffic Island Volunteering
No experience required - bring gloves and any gardening tools you have available.
Mondays - 5-7pm
Please check Facebook, Instagram or subscribe to our email list for locations each week, as well as time changes.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays - 9-11am
Please check Facebook, Instagram or subscribe to our email list for locations each week, as well as time changes.
Lady of Salem
The Ladies of Salem are only up late spring through early autumn, catch them while you can!
May 29, 2024: Return of the Lady of Salem figureheads
Figureheads installed on lampposts on Essex Street, Central Street and Derby Street. The Lady of Salem Maritime Public Art Exhibition on display just in time for the Salem Arts Festival in early June.
August 3, 2024: Salem Maritime Festival
The Maritime Festival is located at Salem Maritime National Historic Site along Salem Harbor.
September 14-29, 2024: Trails & Sails
Trails & Sails featuring the fabulous figureheads of the Lady of Salem Maritime Public Art Exhibition via a self guided tour.
Window Box Competition & People's Choice Garden Competition
Registration is closed, congratulations winners, see you next year!
Past Events
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!
Traffic Island Volunteering
Twice a week: Spring, Summer and Fall of 2023. Planting, mulching, watering, weeding, trash pickup, and more.
Window Box Competition
2023 saw a beautiful competition with residences and local business coming together to refresh their entryways. Congratulations to all our category winners!
Monthly Neighborhood Cleanups
From Gallows Hill to Collin’s Cove, volunteers (in partnership with Keep Salem Beautiful) have been doing monthly cleanups to remove trash and debris. Hundreds of pounds of garbage are removed from the streets; we are very thankful for those folks coming out every month with grabbers and buckets keeping trash out of our local ecosystems.