Saluda Arts Festival

Mark your calendar for the third Saturday of May and the 19th Annual Saluda Arts Festival. One of the great spring traditions in Saluda, this year’s one-day event will feature 100 artists across a range of media as well as live music and entertainment and the return of the popular Children’s Tent.

The festival runs from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will fill the length of downtown, running from Nostalgia Courtyard at one end to Saluda Studios (across from the re-opened Green River Barbecue) at the other. There will be new parking options and shuttle service as well.

Maps, lists of artists and booth numbers, and much more information will be posted online. Keep track of updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as at http://saluda.com under the “Events” menu at the top of the page.

https://www.facebook.com/saludaartsfestival
https://www.instagram.com/saludaartsfestival/

Improved Parking

This year’s festival features new event parking in the field next to Saluda Cemetery, courtesy of Clark, Pam, and Jonathan Thompson. Shuttles will run all day to and from the lot. Parking also is available in the municipal lot on East Main Street, Saluda Elementary School, and anywhere else parking is permitted. (NOTE: Our Police Department, as well as our neighbors, ask everyone not to block private streets, lots, or driveways.) Signs will show the way to parking areas and shuttle stops.

A complete list of artists and a festival map will be posted on social media. Keep track of updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as this page at http://saluda.com under the “Events” menu at the top of the page.

Saluda Arts Festival Music & Entertainment Schedule

This year’s Arts Festival features live music in two venues, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the courtyard at Saluda Glass Moon Gallery, 24 W. Main Street (between the Historic Depot and the Saluda Visitor Center), the schedule is:

10:30 – 11:30 am: Mountain Song – Saluda’s own joyful community chorus
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Life Like Water – Asheville folk ensemble harnessing world sounds
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Slow Runner – led by talented songwriter/performer Michael Flynn

This year’s festival also features a wonderful new music location at Saluda Studios, just a step away from the festival artists on Ervin Street, just over the railroad bridge:

11:30 – 12:30 Over Mountain Old Time Band – Appalachian & Celtic open jam group

Arts Festival Volunteers Needed

The arts festival could not be successful without a fantastic group of volunteers and is always looking for help. Consider signing up for this year’s event!

Volunteers will  work one of four shifts – 7 to 10 am, 10 am to 12 pm, 12 to 2 pm, and 2 to 4 pm. Jobs include section leaders, section assistants, SAF information tent, parking supervisors and golf cart drivers.

Here are three ways to volunteer – an email address, a link, and a QR code that takes you directly to the signup page:

Email: boblindabailey@hotmail.com
Link:  https://form.jotform.com/233455353355154

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Social Media & More Information

https://www.facebook.com/saludaartsfestival
https://www.instagram.com/saludaartsfestival/
For questions, please contact saludancartsfestival@gmail.com