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Salem History Walk: Qing Ming Festival

  • Salem Pioneer Cemetery 390 Hoyt Street South Salem, OR, 97302 United States (map)

Join Just Walk Salem-Keizer at the corner of Hoyt St S and Skopil Ave S for a half-hour ramble through Salem Pioneer Cemetery. The walk will culminate at the Chinese funerary table, where Salem's annual Qing Ming Festival begins at 11. Stay for the ninety-minute celebration or continue to explore the cemetery on your own.

Parking will be available on the main drive in City View Cemetery. Look for Just Walk Salem-Keizer in their neon-green t-shirts, bandanas, and (if necessary) umbrellas.

For more insight on Salem's Chinese historic community, visit the Willamette Heritage Center's special exhibit, Finding Salem's Chinatown(s), open now through May 6.

This event is free and open to all! Dogs are not allowed in Salem Pioneer Cemetery.

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