Salem Fair opens today Gene Marrano July 3, 2024 1 minute read Pool party pooches, the Cowboy circus, the small world of agriculture – and all those rides. The Salem Fair is back for a 36th time starting this afternoon, and WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: VT professor discusses foods that nourished a nationNext: Overnight Sensations is back; a Crooked Road 20th anniversary event Related Stories Mill Mountain Zoo welcomes pair of Patagonian maras Web Staff June 19, 2026 Dr. Verletta White, Superintendent of Roanoke City Schools, to step down in one more year Gene Marrano June 18, 2026 Fire chief presents plan to replace 75-year-old Roanoke Fire Station No. 2 Ian Price June 18, 2026