Costumed Moravian Brass Band

11:00 AM | Salem Square

Hear the same songs composed for worship by Moravian composers that Salem residents listened to in their weekly services!

Appalachian Strings

1:00 PM | Single Brothers’ House

Enjoy the melodies of the mountain dulcimer, originating in the Appalachian Mountains in the early 1800s.

Guilford Courthouse Fife & Drum Corps

2:00 PM | Salem Square

Listen to authentic Revolutionary War era music while learning how troops utilized music as a communication tool during the war.

Moramus Chorale: Psalm of Joy

3:00 PM | Visitor Center

Experience Psalm of Joy, written in 1783 in honor of Salem’s first Independence Day Celebration.

Bucket Brigade Fire Drill
10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM
Salem Square

See how early firefighters in Salem handled fires prior to the use of hand-pumped fire engines!

Historical Games
All-day
Boys’ School

Join our costumed educators at the Boys’ School and enjoy some of the same games children played in Salem!

Revolutionary War Artifacts Gallery Tour
10:00 AM & 1:30 PM
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

Join our MESDA curators for a peek into the craftsmanship and artwork of the Revolutionary War era.

Colonial Gardens Guided Tour
12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Garden Education Center

Learn what crops and foodways played a role during the American Revolution.

Guided Tour of Revolutionary War Salem
12:30 PM
Salem Square

Explore Old Salem through the lens of the Revolutionary War.