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, for ages 5 and up. 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 nearly everything during the day Saturday — the parade, car show, vendors, and contests. Two daytime events are the exception: the cornhole tournament is $40 per team, and the Salt City 5K asks runners to bring canned or boxed goods for the Breaking Bread Community Pantry.
Online at Stubwire, or in person at any local Grand Saline bank, the Salt Palace Museum, 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. The Saturday Night Street Dance is also for ages 5 and up, so children 4 and under are free there too. Daytime Saturday events are free for everyone, apart from two: the cornhole tournament is $40 per team, and the Salt City 5K asks runners to bring canned or boxed goods for the Breaking Bread Community Pantry.
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.
If you have accessibility needs, please email us at info@gssaltfest.com and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
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.
Both are on the Activities page. Cornhole Tournament sign-up is open now via Scoreholio; the Salt City 5K Fun Run registration opens soon, and its link will appear there as well.
The 2026 market is our biggest in years, with more than 52 vendors signed on — booth space for 2026 is now full. For inquiries, contact saltfestivalvendor@gmail.com.
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 and the cornhole tournament by East Texas Cornhole Leagues. For anything else, write to info@gssaltfest.com.
Weather updates are handled on our Facebook page — any weather calls or day-of changes are posted there first.
Yes. Street vendors are open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday, with concessions at the street dances both nights.
We do — the easiest way to send them is through our photo upload tool, where you can add pictures from any festival year for the archive that goes back to 1975. If you'd rather, you can still email them to info@gssaltfest.com.
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.
