The Details

Admission - Festival gates open at 9 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Admission by Festival button only: $7 in advance, $10 at the gate. Note: Advance button sales will cease at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 7. CHILDREN AGE 11 AND UNDER ARE ADMITTED FREE! Buy your Festival button and wear it proudly! Festival buttons can be purchased in Salina at all Dillons and Green Lantern Stores, most banks, selected motels, retail stores the Chamber of Commerce, and the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission office at 211 West Iron. Just look for the "Festival Buttons On Sale" signs.

To order buttons by mail, send a check including $1.50 handling charge, payable to the Smoky Hill River Festival, PO Box 2181, Salina, Kansas 67402-2181. This Festival web site is your connection to up-to-date information, including links to entertainer’s web sites, sound clips and a full schedule of events. Send a Festival "E-Card" from the Festival web site — invite your friends! Festival Information Phone 785-309-5770 - Fax 785-826-7444 E-Mail sahc@salina.org Available in and around Oakdale Park - Red Cross & EMS First Aid Center; Baby Station; Lost & Found; Information Booths; Telephones; Rest Rooms. Parking - Parking lots adjacent to the Bicentennial Center and in the general vicinity. No unauthorized vehicles or pets allowed in the Park. Shuttle Service is available and accessible. For maps to find the Festival location at Oakdale Park, please see our Accommodations page or click here for a MapQuest Map of Oakdale Park area. The Festival is accessible. Call 785-309-5770 for information or assistance. The Smoky Hill River Festival is a project of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, a Department of the City of Salina For additional information, please contact the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, 785-309-5770, fax 785-826-7444; email sahc@salina.org Good Neighbor Park Policy The Smoky Hill River Festival takes place in scenic Oakdale Park, one of Salina's oldest and most beautiful. To lessen the impact of over 85,000 festival goers, and to provide a comfortable experience for everyone, the Festival is asking for cooperation with the following: Blankets and chairs must be removed each evening of the Festival. Plastic ground tarps will not be allowed because of harm to grassy areas. Individual tent covers in front of the Eric Stein Stage, and in other areas of the park are not allowed. Please do not bring pets or animals to the Festival Due to obvious hazards, glass, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, bicycles are prohibited Access to Oakdale Park will be limited after 10 p.m., and early morning preparations are necessary to ready the park for the day. Gates will open promptly at 9:00 a.m. daily, at which time Festival goers may enter the park. Note - Following each night’s closing act, Festival staff removes all blankets, chairs, etc., from the park. These items are turned in to the Lost & Found station to be catalogued and can be retrieved there. The area in front of the Eric Stein Stage will again be marked with an aisle for easier access to trash service. No tents are allowed and umbrella use is subject to removal by Festival staff, if it is obstructing the view. For safety, and as a courtesy to our entertainers, please keep children at a reasonable distance from the stages, and off the steps of the Eric Stein Stage. Due to copy write infringement, absolutely NO unauthorized recording of entertainment is permitted. Absolutely NO unauthorized vending is permitted on Festival grounds. BRING YOUR BAG CHAIRS! Seating is limited, and there are so many different venues to see, you’ll want the mobility that having your own chair will bring. One last request - when packing for the Festival, drop in your own trash bag, and help us to leave Oakdale Park in great shape! The Smoky Hill River Festival is a project of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, a department of the City of Salina. For additional information, please contact the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, 785-309-5770, fax 785-826-7444; email sahc@salina.org