# Event Details - **Event Name**: ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for our 8th Annual Salt Fest! Each year Salt Fest is bigger and better, and we're looking forward to this year being the best yet! Free Entry - Live Music by Kanawha Traditions, Josh Pantry, and Parachute Brigade - 35+ Artisan Vendors - Kid Friendly - Tours of the Salt Farm & the Historic 200 Year Old Salt Works! Where: J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works 4797 Midland Drive, Charleston WV (right beside Carver Career Center! Just 10 minutes from the Capitol Building.) Saturday, May 9th 11AM to 5PM PLEASE READ: SALT FEST FAQ ✷ Can I bring my dog? Salt Fest is dog friendly, but please note in past years it has been hot! Additionally, a leash is required, and you will not be able to participate in our tour of the salt farm as it is a food processing facility. ✷ Are you wheelchair accessible? Our shop and the general event area is wheelchair accessible. However, please note our tours are not wheelchair accessible. ✷ Is this event kid friendly? Yes, children are welcome and there will be a kids' zone! ✷ What if the weather is bad? Salt Fest is rain or shine! ✷ How do I become a vendor? Please reach out to events@jqdsalt.com or give us a call at 304-925-7918. Do not talk to anyone on Facebook regarding becoming a vendor, unless you are interacting directly with THIS account. ✷ Where is parking? Parking will be in the Carver Career Center lot (right next to us!) and spillover parking will be at Dupont Middle down the road with a shuttle running to the event. Please do not park on the side of the main road. ✷ Will there be food? Yes, we will have food and snack vendors, and a cash/credit bar. CURRENT VENDORS: Mrs. Mel's Shake Your Boba Parties and Peonies Made by Meish Echo Lit Lace & Sediment Crowded Cat Studio Yarn Over Obscura Bakery The Wren & Willow Gems Little Jimmy's Shaved Ice Misty Vale Leather Hippie's Daughter Moonstruck Maple LaBelle's WV Publications Vannick Coffee Hernshaw Farms Snack Crush Wonder Flora Creations Gibson's Goodies Angel Eye Designs Face Painting by Faith Villa Ditrapano Kona Ice Cali Wesson Artwork Charleston Bee Works Bashful Bee Press Western Regional CASA Angelo's Sausage Gypsy Girl Creations Muddy Mountain Farm MarrowBone Glassworks Lysha Valley Farmstead Trailer Top Popcorn Bloodline Blends Wild Wick Candle Co. Appalachian Weird - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charleston/✷-salt-fest-✷-josh-pantry-parachute-brigade-kanawha-traditions-|-35-artisan-vendors-|-free-entry/200029924799258 - **Event Categories**: Festivals, Music, Entertainment, Art, fine-arts, Kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Charleston - **state**: WV - **country**: United States - **location**: 4797 Midland Dr., Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25306 - **lat**: 38.2905 - **long**: -81.5613 - **full address**: 4797 Midland Dr., Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25306 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/9e3250fa56facdeb64efd96c427254802f128dc07a0d72eff5a2c9a04260c6d0-rimg-w710-h446-dcc7dbdc-gmir?v=1775859837 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY being held? - **A:** ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 4797 Midland Dr., Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25306. - **Q**: Who is organizing ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY? - **A:** ✷ SALT FEST ✷ Josh Pantry, Parachute Brigade, Kanawha Traditions | 35+ Artisan Vendors | FREE ENTRY is organized by J.Q. 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