Events and Activities

Monthly Speaker Series

Second Thursday of each month, 7pm. January and February on Zoom. May= Folk Tales Unpacked with Let Me Tell Ya! / June= "Resolved to Live and Die" Documentary Screening with Panel Discussion / September= A Hiker's History of the Appalachian Trail with Mills Kelly

 

Headwaters Chapter of the Archeological Society of Virginia Monthly Meetings

Second Tuesday of each month, 7pm. Free and open to the public.  Enjoy monthly speakers on topics of local archeology.

 

Revolutionary War Trivia Night at Olde Salem Brewing

Tuesday May 19, 6:30pm. Join us at Olde Salem Brewing on Main Street for some fun trivia and a VA250 themed artifact table!

 

Peggy Shifflett Book Talk

Coming Soon.  Local author Peggy Shifflett will discuss her upcoming book and have a book signing.

 

Gwynn's Island Weekend

June 27-28.  Commemorate the Battle of Gwynn's Island, when Gen. Andrew Lewis expelled Lord Dunmore from Virginia, with a weekend of living history and exhibitions.

 

Celebrate America 250 at the Grandin

July 1, 5pm reception & 7pm documentary begins.  Join Salem Museum, Fincastle Resolutions Chapter of the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, Blue Ridge PBS, Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge, and League of Roanoke Artists at the Grandin Theater for a night of art and history.  There will be an art exhibit, artifact displays, and the Fincastle Company Living Historians on site.  The screening will also be followed by a Q&A to accompany the documentary.

 

Jazz in July

July 18, 3:30pm. Exclusively for Bronze Star Members and up. Enjoy refreshments and beverages on our rooftop patio as you experience the music of Longwood Park's annual summer jazz concert.

 

Pickin' in the Park

August 15. Exclusively for Bronze Star Members and up. Enjoy refreshments and beverages on our rooftop patio as you experience the music of Longwood Park's annual summer bluegrass concert.

 

Workshops with artist Matilda Wentzel

Returns in Fall 2026. Second and Fourth Tuesdays Monthly.  Join us for arts workshops.  RSVP Required.  More information HERE

 

Ghost Walk 2026

October 1-3.  The annual Ghost Walk returns to East Hill Cemetery.  Join us for a fun, family friend walk through the Cemetery to meet ghosts from Salem's past.

 

The Cherokee of S.W. Virginia: Then and Now

October 10, 2pm. Come learn about the role the Cherokee play in Virginia's 250 celebrations.  See local artifacts used in everyday life from S.W. Virginia thousands of years ago.  And learn about the difficulties Virginia's history presents in finding its Cherokee Ancestors, but also how you can honor your family's oral tradition of having Cherokee ancestry.

 

Gingerbread Festival 2026

December 5, 10am-2pm. The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Festival returns to Longwood Park with the annual Gingerbread House Competition on display inside the Museum.

 

Wreaths Across America

December 12, 12pm. Join the Fort Lewis Chapter NSDAR to honor local veterans. A ceremony will take place, then community members are invited to help lay wreaths on graves in East Hill and East Hill North cemeteries.