Welcome to the 36th Annual Grand Saline Salt Festival
The 36th Annual Salt Festival begins Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 and will run through Saturday, June 5th 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 WHISKeYFISH, Charlie Robison and more...
Live entertainment nightly. Please check back for updates and announcements as they are confirmed.
Charlie Robison - Performing Saturday (6/5) at 9:30pm
Texas singer/songwriter Charlie Robison was born in Houston and raised on his family's ranch in the town of Bandera; absorbing the music he heard on the local honky tonk scene, he and brother Bruce -- later an acclaimed performer in his own right -- were also brought up on artists ranging from Black Sabbath to Gram Parsons to Bruce Springsteen...
Charlie Robison will be performing on Saturday, June 5th at 9:30pm downtown. Admission is $10 if paid in advance, or $15 if purchased at the gate...
WHISKeYFISH - Performing Friday (6/4) at 9:00pm
Whiskeyfish is a group of four close friends with a shared vision of making honest music that fans will love and that they can be proud of. Their style of music is found somewhere between Pearl Jam and Merle Haggard. See for yourself why WHISKEYFISH is worth getting hooked on. Remember, this band is 75% from Grand Saline so they can't be too bad.
Thursday (6/3) concert TBD
(Thursday concert TBD)
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...