Welcome to the 37th Annual Grand Saline Salt Festival
The 37th Annual Salt Festival begins Wednesday, June 8th 2011 and will run through Saturday, June 11th this year.
This year's festivities begin with the luncheon at Virginia Milam's Old South Diner and includes everything from the traditional rodeo, classic & antique car show, to concerts by the Casey Donahew Band, Kayla Jacks, Davis Lane, Finding Shade and more...
Live entertainment nightly. Please check back for updates and announcements as they are confirmed.
Casey Donahew Band - Performing Saturday (6/11) at 9:30pm
With their latest release, Moving On, The Casey Donahew Band are quickly becoming one of the hottest names in Texas Country, drawing fans at home and beyond. Capacity crowds are showing up this spring to see the Casey Donahew Bands's dynamic live performances with over 1300 at the Grizzly Rose in Denver, CO and Tumbleweeds in Stillwater, OK recently hosted 3000 fans for CDB...
Kayla Jacks will be opening for the Casey Donahew Band this year.
The Casey Donahew Band (and Kayla Jacks) will be performing on Saturday, June 11th at 9:30pm downtown. Admission is $17 if paid in advance, or $22 if purchased at the gate...
Davis Lane - Performing Friday (6/10) at 9:00pm
Davis Lane originated in Commerce Texas by the founding members, Josh Hamman and Jason Hicks. The two creative minds began by writing songs simply for fun. It was an enjoyable hobby used to pass the time after ‘the boys’ Wednesday night poker games. Soon the fever took over, and their true enjoyment for music has been made a solid part of each members daily lives...
Finding Shade - Performing Thursday (6/9) at 8:00pm
The Finding Shade Band originated 4 years ago in Edgewood, Tx. What started as a group of friends just hanging out and playing together has since grown into a six piece Red Dirt band dedicated to entertaining friends and fans with the best of Texas country...
Salt Palace Museum
One of Texas' more unusual structures is The Salt Palace at the intersection of Highways 110 and 80. This modern building, constructed entirely of salt blocks replaces a more modest cube that was built in 1977 for Grand Saline's Salt Festival...