Attend – Smoky Hill River Festival

Admission

Festival Dates: June 13-16, 2024

Gate Hours:
Thursday • 4 pm – 10 pm
Friday • 10 am – 10 pm
Saturday • 10 am – 10 pm
Sunday • 10 am – 5 pm

Admission is by Festival wristband only.

At the gate:

$20 4-day wristband – entrance allowed for the entire weekend (Thursday – Sunday)
$10 daily wristband – entrance allowed on the day of purchase only
Children 11 and under get in FREE

Click here for information on Mobility Services

Good Neighbor Park Policy:

The Smoky Hill River Festival occurs in scenic Oakdale Park, one of Salina’s oldest and most beautiful spaces. To lessen the impact of more than 60,000 Festival-goers and provide a comfortable experience for everyone, the Festival asks for cooperation with the following:

Blankets and chairs cannot be left overnight. Festival staff takes all blankets, chairs, and other forgotten items to the Lost & Found trailer after the Festival closes each day.
NO ONE is allowed on the steps of the Eric Stein Stage except for Festival staff and crew. Please keep children at a reasonable distance from the stages and speakers.
Place your trash or recycling in a marked receptacle. Help leave Oakdale Park in great shape!

Items Allowed*

Coolers (NO GLASS)
Blankets, Chairs, Umbrellas
Service animals

*These lists are not comprehensive.

Items Not Allowed*

Glass containers and bottles
Plastic ground tarps
Individual tents/canopies
Pets or animals
Unauthorized selling on Festival grounds
Rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, bicycles – except for Public Safety, Salina Fire, and Salina Police

Festival Families First

Festival Families First is a program fully underwritten by local businesses and organizations to provide Festival admission to families or individuals who might otherwise be unable to attend. Individuals who qualify and are affiliated with any of the following participating organizations can take part in Festival Families First simply by asking that organization to participate:

On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Festival weekend, anyone wearing a Festival wristband, plus their children 11 and younger, can ride for FREE on the CityGo Bus System. You can ride to Oakdale Park by regular routes.

Ways to save at the Smoky Hill River Festival:

Enjoy the Artyopolis kids’ area for children, families, and the young at heart!
- FREE airbrush tattoos and/or face painting at Paintchoo Plaza
- FREE make-and-take projects at Creation Crossing
- Hours of FREE family entertainment at Arty’s Stage
- Hours of FREE fun at Lego Lane
- Game Street has FREE family-friendly games
- Find shade and a place to feed/change your child at Baby Station
- First Treasures purchases are $5 or less for children ages 4-13 on Saturday ONLY.
Coolers are welcome – Bring your own food and drink – NO glass containers
Lots of art to see – Window shopping in the art show is encouraged
Many food vendors have a $4 food item on their menu, and menus with prices are available at riverfestival.com/food
Visit other stages for FREE performances to listen to rock, jazz, reggae, funk, and more!
Roving artists and art installations are EVERYWHERE! See if you can find them all.

The Festival Families First program is made possible in part by:

Blue Beacon International Inc.
Don C. & Florence M. McCune Foundation
Key Rexall Pharmacy
Mildred & Rolland Middlkekauff Foundation
Salina Regional Health Foundation
Smoky Hill Construction LLC
Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation

Visitor Information

Amenities available in and around Oakdale Park:

EMS First Aid Center Provided by the Salina Fire Department
Mobility Services
Baby Station in Artyopolis
Lost & Found / Lost Children
Ident-A-Kid in Artyopolis
Information Booths
Public Rest Rooms
ATM

View our Festival Map

Parking & Shuttles

Parking is available in the lots adjacent to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center and in the general vicinity of the Festival or on public streets where permissible. No unauthorized vehicles, skateboards, or bikes are allowed in Oakdale Park, except for Public Safety – Fire & EMT.

Limited Handicapped Parking is available in the parking lot directly north of the 4th Street bridge (former Salina Journal parking lot, along the river.) See Mobility Services for more info.

Downtown Salina Parking Map

Two FREE Shuttle trams and one FREE CityGo shuttle bus from the Tony’s Pizza Events Center parking lot shuttle stops into Festival grounds are accessible.

Friday: 10 am – 8 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 8 pm
Sunday: 10 am – 4 pm

After regular shuttle hours, OCCK provides transportation for people with movement impairments on an on-call basis. Check-in at Festival Headquarters for assistance. Friday and Saturday: 8 pm – 10 pm

CityGo Bus Services

Anyone wearing a Festival wristband (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) can ride the CityGo Bus System free to the Festival. CityGo offers expanded bus service on regular routes within Salina city limits during the Festival: Thursday and Friday, 6 am—10 pm.

Saturday: 9 am to 10 pm to Oakdale Park (Oakdale entrance and Events Center Foot Bridge)

For needed accommodations, please call Amanda Morris at Salina Arts & Humanities, 785-309-5770, between the hours of 8 am-Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. Please call at least five working days before the event for material or speech access.

Photos & Videos

Smile!

The Smoky Hill River Festival is documented each year through photographs. These images are used in subsequent years for marketing purposes. The purchase of an admission wristband implies permission to use your photo. The Festival accepts no liability and offers no compensation for any personal image used in this way. Due to copyright infringement, absolutely NO unauthorized recording of any entertainment is permitted on these grounds.
**All Smoky Hill River Festival-approved Press will have credentials.**

Check out the Photo Gallery or #SHRF2024.