| Annual & Current Events
Salem is host to a variety of events each year, most of which are coordinated entirely through the efforts of volunteers and community leaders. Each fall, people from around the nation visit Salem to celebrate at the "Days of Our Lives" Festival, dedicated to the NBC soap opera set in a fictional Midwestern town called Salem. Marching bands and floats take their places in the Little Egypt Parade, the centerpiece of the Little Egypt Festival. Collectors come from around the Midwest to show off their tractors at the Southern Illinois Antique Power Days show and their hot rods at the car cruise. Bluegrass music lovers gather in the city park for the Bluegrass and Chowder Festival, a three day event. The Marion County Fairgrounds are home each year to the county fair, featuring tractor pulls, demolition derbies, and monster truck competitions. There's always a lot going on in Salem! Check out our
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