Musicians on a porch

Porch Swing Open Mic

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Friday, 12/18 , 11:30am. Friday Music in the Square presents The Porch Swing Live acoustic open mic on the Page House Porch. Bring your lunch and enjoy your friends making music. Bring your lunch. Rain or shine. We’ll move next door, into air conditioned Tapley Memorial Hall, if it is…

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choral group line art

Essex Heritage Holiday Concert

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Wednesday, December 16th  7pm, Doors open at 6:15 20th Anniversary Christmas Concert Come In, Come In by Abbie Betinis Is Any Afflicted by William Billings Jesus Christ The Apple Tree by Elizabeth Poston The Apple Tree by Jeremiah Ingalls, arr. Tom Carmody Jesu Parvule by Bates and Alfred Burt Away…

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Gingerbread Town

2026 Parade of Trees 12/2 – 12/6

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The 2026 Parade will be open Wednesday December 2nd through December 6th at Tapley Hall Wed 12/2 thru Fri 12/4:   2 PM – 7PM Sat 12/5   10 AM – 7PM Sun 12/6   10 AM – 3PM Don’t forget to donate for your chance to win a beautiful display by visiting in-person. Pick-up…

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Hooper and Fowle

Only 12 Loyalists in Revolutionary Marblehead ?

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Wednesday, November 18th 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm The strikingly high number of rebel Patriots in Revolutionary Marblehead is remarkable, especially compared to only about a dozen heads of households who held Tory sympathies.   Proportionately, that is very similar to Danvers.  What ignited those rebellious tendencies in Marblehead, and drove…

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Yoga with Ellen

Yoga with Ellen

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Tuesday, 22nd  6:30 to 7:30 pm All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Gentle yoga for beginners and experienced yogis, focusing on supportive modifications and finding stability within your reach. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200   Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com SAVE the Date: Winter Solstice Reset session Monday December 21st. Chair Yoga…

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Yoga with Ellen

Yoga with Ellen

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Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Gentle yoga for beginners and experienced yogis, focusing on supportive modifications and finding stability within your reach. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200   Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com SAVE the Date: Winter Solstice Reset session Monday December 21st. Chair Yoga session…

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Danvers Mural

Discover Danvers Through Art, self-guided tour

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Explore Danvers through art in this ‘go at your own pace’ self-guided tour. Learn about our historical events and important figures in murals scattered around Danvers that were produced as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). These murals, one’s recent restoration funded by Danvers Rotary Club, tell some of…

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REV100 Commemorative Plate

NEW Exhibits in our museum Tapley Memorial Hall

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Arrive early to one of our many events at Tapley Hall and explore artifacts from our collections! Newly installed exhibits at Tapley Memorial Hall. We are excited to share new exhibits celebrating Rev 250. American Revolution Era Tableware : Reflecting wealth, social status, and political leanings. Pottery and tableware in the American…

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Yoga with Ellen

Yoga with Ellen

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Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Gentle yoga for beginners and experienced yogis, focusing on supportive modifications and finding stability within your reach. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200   Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com SAVE the Date: Winter Solstice Reset session Monday December 21st. Chair Yoga session…

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submersible

Squalus Submarine Tragedy

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Monday, November 2nd Noon at Tapley Memorial Hall. Lunchtime History Films, bring your lunch! A casual discussion and 20-30 minute film. Presented by Heritage Films, Dan Tremblay, volunteer and member of DHS. 2026 Film Topics(subject to change): Nov. 2: Squalus Submarine tragedy off Portsmouth, NH Please support the Series and…

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Last Day : Sparking Curiosity!

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Mon, Wed, Fridays 9am to 1pm until Wednesday Sept. 23rd The Danvers Historical Society has gathered some of our curious objects that, we feel, do NOT specifically represent the Danvers/Salem Village history and culture. Regardless, each object has stories to tell. Help us uncover them. Our membership is exploring these…

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Gambrel Roof actors

Revolutionary Tea on a Gambrel Roof

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Sunday, September 20th, 3pm A free event as part of Trails & Sails. Reservations stringly reccomended for this event! Arrive early to enjoy our exhibits. Doors open at 2:30pm. A dramatization of ‘A Gambrel Roof’, a poem by Lucy Larcom. Back by popular demand! A creative theatrical presentation of a…

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