Thank you to all who assisted with Santa’s Arrival this past weekend: the City of Salem, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, the Salem Fire Department, The Dejas, the Hawthorne Hotel, Bill Legault, Lindsey Roman, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, Marley Properties, Witch Tees, Museum 
Place Mall Businesses and 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar.
The holiday season continues with a festive atmosphere downtown Salem, great events fantastic shopping and dining. Mark your calendars for Dec. 16 Salem Open House Night!
Visit the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday in Artists’ Row from 2 – 6 p.m. There will be holiday greens for sale as well as the usual delicious treats.
Mark your calendars for Santa’s Arrival Friday, December 2 on the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel at 5:30 p.m. Free hot chocolate provided by 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar. Music by the Dejas at the Salem Common. He will be greeted by Mayor Driscoll and then proceed to the Museum Place Mall to hear the wishes of children.
Friday, December 2 is also the kick off of Christmas in Salem Historic House Tours and a Charles Dickens Weekend full of events celebrating his life and work.
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving from Salem Main Streets!
Salem Holiday Happenings 2011 kicks off Friday, November 25! On Friday, get the whole family into the holiday spirit and join us in Lappin Park (at Essex and Washington St.) at 6:00 pm for the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting, a much-anticipated Salem tradition! From 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., sing along to your favorite holiday music performed by members of the talented, Paul Madore Chorale. Free hot chocolate will be provided by Gulu-Gulu Café. Mayor Driscoll will light the city’s 25-foot Holiday Tree at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Interested in participating in Black Friday but don’t want the chaos that comes with shopping at the big chain stores? Come to downtown Salem! With a wide variety of shops and restaurants, you’ll be able to check off items on your gift list for everyone in the family without the hassle of driving around a parking lot 20 times to no avail, or battling long store lines.
For a full list of Holiday Happenings downtown Salem or a printable guide click here.
Happy Holidays!
Salem Main Streets would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
We have had another fantastic year because of all the support we receive in the community. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a successful year. SMS goal is the revitalization of downtown Salem as a vibrant, year-round, retail, dining and cultural destination through business recruitment, retention and the promotion of downtown Salem. Recently, Salem has begung to establish itself as the Dining and Shopping Destination on the North Shore with over 60 eating establishments and 90 retail shops. In the year ahead, we are looking for more volunteers in many capacities: committee members, graphic designers, data entry helpers, and much more to continue and to expand the work we are doing. Please contact Jennifer Bell at Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org if you are interested in volunteering or to share your ideas and vision for downtown Salem.
Holiday Shopping Night Tonight!!! – December 9 – Do your holiday shopping in downtown Salem at your favorite local shops!
Great discounts, raffle prizes, refreshments and more…
Participating shops include: Crunchy Granola Baby, Salem Cycle, Red Lion Smoke Shop, Salem Wine Imports, Milk & Honey, Hip Baby Gear, Penelope’s Pet Boutique, Modern Millie, Urban Elements, Mud Puddle Toys, Coon’s, Rockafellas, Pamplemousse, Pickering Wharf Shops, Seedstitch, Beadworks, Rouge Cosmetics, Roost, The Beehive, Witches Leather Hide, Sweet Anthem, Mighty Aphrodite and Treasures Over Time.
– Crunchy Granola Baby is offering 15% off storewide, plus hot chocolate, yummy organic treats and mini photo sessions with Sherrell Photography.
– Salem Wine Imports will host a free wine tasting, with extra discounts available on sample wines.
– Salem Cycle is offering 20% off any non-sale, in-stock item.
– Milk and Honey will be serving lots of cheese and crackers and other tasty samples to keep you nourished while you shop, plus 15% off storewide.
–Modern Millie Vintage & Consignments will be offering a discount of 15% off a purchase up to $99 and 20% off a purchase of $100 or more.
– Treasures Over Time will be providinghot apple cider, plus a free holiday ornament with all purchases over $25.00.
– Mighty Aphrodite Maternity Consignment is offering 20% off the entire inventory, and the chance to win a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind keepsake locket from ladedah.
–Laura Lanes Skin Care is offering 10% off all full price skin care and make-up, plus herbal tea and cookies.
– Urban Elements is offering “Pick your discount at check out” You could save anywhere from 5% up to 25% off! Yummy things to eat and drink too!!! And don’t forget when you shop at Urban Elements, 5% of December’s sales will be donated to the Northeast Animal Shelter.
–Sweet Anthem, located at 24 Front Street, open tonight as well. Will be offering a “Get to Know Us” shopping discount of 15% off your purchase.
–Seed Stitch will be open late too with tasty treats and festive flair!
–Rouge Cosmetics will be open until 7pm! Give a Gift, Get a Gift for yourself. Pamper someone you love, and get a little pampering for you! Refreshments too!
– Roost and The Beehive are having a Christmas Sweater Party. It’s open to all with discounts for those who wear something festive. What a fun night in Salem!!
–Witch’s Leather Hide is offering 25% OFF any purchase of $50 or more. Sale items excluded.
-Join Pamplemousse for our Holiday Open House!! We’ll have lots of great wine and bubbly to try, lots of hors d’oeuvres, and our friends at Cody Brewing will be sampling their new Banana Nut Bread Dunkelweizen! Beadworks will be on hand with fun crafts to make for the wine lover in your life! And get a chance to win a $50 Gourmet Gift Basket! Let our elves help you pick out great gifts for the season! Looking forward to seeing you!
Shops at Pickering Wharf are also participating! and more…
