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Purchase tickets online here: https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/BigBoneLick/SaltFestival
Journey back in time as Big Bone Lick returns to days long past. The festival features demonstrations of European settler living and skills, frontier ingenuity, traditions, and lifeways. Browse the crafter's corner to see the many unique and hand-crafted items for sale and find lots of good eats at the food court. Enjoy folk and bluegrass music, listen to a storyteller, view prehistoric artifacts, and explore the museum tent. See how salt was extracted from the springs of Big Bone, explore environmental education, and watch a flintknapper make a stone point.
School Day is back for 2025! On Friday, October 17th, schools may enjoy the festival at a reduced rate with preregistration and prepayment of tickets. School day is open to the public. Contact [email protected] to preregister your school! Deadline to preregister is 10/3/2025.
The children's area is returning for the 41st annual Salt Festival*! Activities include a petting zoo, haybale climbing, pumpkin painting, games, and more! Free pumpkin included with admission for children's ticket.
*Children's area limited on School Day (10/17), pumpkin painting only offered on Saturday and Sunday.
While visiting the park, be sure to drop by the park's museum and visitor center to see some of the "big bones"; a shuttle service will transport event-goers to and from the festival field, the visitor center, and the campground at regular intervals. Don't miss seeing the bison herd, the park's living link to the Ice Age.
Admission rates:
Ages 5 and under - FREE
Ages 6 to 12 - $5.00
Ages 13 and up - $10.00
For questions or to learn more contact [email protected]!
Are you a food or craft vendor interested in setting up at the festival? Contact [email protected] to receive an application, due by 10/8/2025.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
3380 Beaver Road, Union, KY, United States, Kentucky 41091
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