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The petting zoo is free and open to the public. This is the perfect event for those children who will be playing drums at all hours of the day and night in the coming years. After a program of animal-inspired music, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble will turn their instruments over to the crowd for what they’re calling an “instrument petting zoo.” While no animals are expected to be present, children will have the opportunity to get up close and even “pet” the musical instruments, including percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass. Not even Camille Saint-Saëns could have dreamt up this orchestral event. The event is free and open to the public. Outside of the performances, the festival will host their largest number of vendors to date, with visual art, sculptures, jewelry and clothing for sale. Expect a wide variety throughout the rest of the weekend with belly dancing, poetry in hip-hop and non-hip-hop varieties, flamenco, brass bands, beatboxing and aerial artistry. featuring a DJ, dance performances and open galleries. It starts on Friday evening with a kick-off celebration at 5 p.m. For fifteen years, the Salem Arts Festival has been celebrating local creators, and they have a jam-packed weekend. If you’re looking to get outside of Boston this weekend, consider our neighbors to the north.

Salem Arts Festival Friday, June 2-Sunday, June 4 Here’s our list of things to do this weekend. And now that we don’t have the Celtics to distract us from the happenings about town for at least a few months, we’ll have to turn our focus to more artistic outings. There’s even a ‘to-go cocktail’ block party in the Downtown Crossing this weekend. We’re also fully in the season of outdoor events, and it seems that there’s a festival every day for the foreseeable future. June is an embarrassment of riches, and this weekend’s roundup is no exception.
