The membership of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce wants to welcome you to Salem, Illinois!

Located at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 50 and Illinois Route 37, and directly off of Interstate 57, Salem is close to everything.  We are the county seat of Marion County and home to 8,000 people, representing nations from around the world.

If you think you'll never find a community that feels like your hometown, you've got to get to know Salem.  So, feel free to click the links to the left, or at the top of this page, to take a look around!

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 for a three day celebration at Bryan Park for the Southern Illinois Bluegrass & BBQ Festival, where world renowned musicians appear and wow the crowds and teams compete in a BBQ challenge.

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.  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 Current Events Calendar to get
more information and schedules of events!