Gate times, ticket prices, what you can bring, and how to take part. Anything we have missed, write to info@gssaltfest.com.
The Saturday Night Street Dance is $35 pre-sale and $50 at the gate. The Friday Night Street Dance is $10 at the gate for ages 5 and up. Gospel & Praise Night on Thursday is free, and so is everything during the day Saturday — the parade, car show, vendors, and contests.
Online at Stubwire, or in person at any local Grand Saline bank, the Salt Palace Museum, GS City Hall, Trax, Farmhouse Subs, Wicks and Whimsy, or The Feed Hut.
For the Friday dance, admission is $10 for ages 5 and up, so children 4 and under are free. Daytime Saturday events are free for everyone.
Yes, but they are $50 rather than $35. Buying ahead saves $15 a head and gets you through the gate faster.
Historic downtown Grand Saline, Texas. The street dances are on Frank Street; the Gospel & Praise Night and Friday morning yoga are at the Pavilion on Pacific Street; the 5K starts and finishes at the Salt Palace.
Friday: gates at 7:00 PM, music 7:30 to 11:30 PM. Early arrivals are not permitted.
Saturday: gates at 6:00 PM for all general admission, music from 6:30 PM until midnight. No early set up.
Yes, with a cooler fee: $15 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. BYOB, but no glass containers.
Please do — BYOL, bring your own lawn chair. Keep the center aisle clear; no chairs are allowed there.
No. Gates open at the posted time and no earlier, on both nights.
Morning Yoga at the Pavilion is BYOM — bring your own mat.
Fill out the parade registration form. Entries are free. Line-up starts at 8:45 AM Saturday and the parade rolls at 9:30 — both earlier than in past years.
The 2026 market is our biggest in years, with 52 vendors already signed on. Space is limited — write to admin@gssaltfest.com for remaining booth availability and pricing.
Sponsorship allows us to bring in big name bands while keeping ticket costs low. Write to info@gssaltfest.com and we will send you the details. Current sponsors are listed on the sponsors page.
Several events are run by their own organizers — the car show by Kerry Phillips of the Salt Shakers Auto Club, the horseshoe tournament by Cody Akins, and the cornhole tournament by East Texas Cornhole Leagues. For anything else, write to info@gssaltfest.com.
Yes. Street vendors are open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday, with concessions at the street dances both nights.
We do. Email them to info@gssaltfest.com and we will add them to the festival archive, which goes back to 1975.
Follow the Salt Festival on Facebook — lineup news, weather calls, and day-of updates are posted there first.
Day-of announcements — weather calls, lineup changes, lost and found — go up on the Salt Festival Facebook page first.
