Subscribe Now

The Magazine

Northshore October 2025
  The Salem Farmers’ Market is a tradition that dates back to 1634. With its peak around 1930, where more than 40 vendors sold goods in collapsible wooden stalls, an estimated 10,000 people visited the market on a single Saturday. In the early 1970s, the market ended, and the Salem Redevelopment Authority redesigned the square into what we now know as Derby Square. Beginning June 8, and occurring every Thursday until October 12 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Derby Square in historic downtown Salem turns into a largely volunteer-run market that, for five months each year, gives residents and tourists alike the opportunity to buy farm-
Already a subscriber (including print subscriptions)? LOG IN HERE

Keep Reading — It's Free to Join

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Create a free account to continue reading Northshore Magazine content and get our weekly email newsletter.

Want full access and a print subscription? Subscribe now.