Admission buttons for the 2019 Smoky Hill River Festival are now on sale at 40 locations throughout Salina and in 17 other cities.

Admission buttons are good throughout the 3 1/2 day event in Salina’s Oakdale Park, beginning with the Festival Jam on June 13. The festival’s Fine Art and Four Rivers Craft Show, Artyopolis kid’s area, food vendors, four live stages, art installations and more are open June 14-15 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On June 13, food vendors only are open from 4 to 10 p.m., with the Festival Jam scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m.

Advance-price buttons are $10. At the gate, they will be $15. Children age 11 and under are admitted to the festival at no charge.

To see a complete list of button retailer locations, click here. 

The sale of Smoky Hill River Festival admission buttons accounts for approximately 40 percent of festival revenue each year, so individuals purchasing and not sharing their admission buttons is critical to keep the festival a high-caliber and affordable event, according to Salina Arts & Humanities personnel who organize the annual festival.

In addition to festival admission buttons, festival t-shirts, gift certificates in $20 increments, and the limited-edition 2019 festival print by Salina artist Katy England, also are available. Festival t-shirts and buttons may be ordered online. Festival gift certificates and the festival print are available for purchase only in the Salina Arts & Humanities office, upstairs in the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue, from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information about the Smoky Hill River Festival, call 785-309-5770 or visit riverfestival.com.