This year’s festival, taking place in historic downtown Salem, promises an array of free, family-friendly activities. Attendees can look forward to a diverse lineup of art, music, dance, and theatre performances across various outdoor stages. The festival will also feature interactive art-making opportunities for all ages, a marketplace filled with local artisans and makers, pop-up art exhibitions in surrounding businesses, a live mural slam on Artists’ Row, and a captivating temporary public art installation.