Old Salt Festival
Took place Jun 19–21 and has ended.
Old Salt Festival is a three-day June gathering at the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana. Paid admission and camping are part of a weekend program with music, talks, food, demonstrations, and activities on the ranch.
Mannix Family Ranch · Helmville, MT · 1.25 hr from Missoula
Good to know
Getting there
The festival takes place at the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana, an approximate 1.25-hour drive from Missoula.
Camping
On-site camping is available as part of the weekend program, with on or off site accommodations also offered.
Tickets
Admission is paid and tickets are available through the Old Salt Co-op website.
Lineup notes
The 2026 lineup included Kitchen Dwellers, Marley Hale, Saint of Soldiers, Tanner Laws, Richard Inman, Rob Quist and Halladay Quist Trio, and MILCK across the weekend.
What to expect
Beyond the stage, the weekend includes pasture walks, cooking demonstrations at the Cookfire, maker workshops, yoga sessions, talks on stewardship and rural issues, and small bites prepared from Old Salt Co-op meat and regional producers.
- On-site camping is available as part of admission.
- Volunteers receive a free day pass; over 350 volunteers support the event.
2026 lineup
Friday, June 19, 2026
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Hear the headliners
Kitchen Dwellers
Kitchen Dwellers are a Montana quartet whose sound spans bluegrass, folk, and rock. Their fourth studio album, Seven Devils, was released in 2024 and produced by Glenn Brown.
Marley Hale
Marley Hale is a Texas-born country/folk singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn. Her release The Ballad of Spider John arrived June 4, 2026.
Saint of Soldiers is an Americana group from Missoula, Montana. The five musicians were born and raised in Northwestern Montana and create a blend of roots music.
Tanner Laws is an independent country artist from the mountains of Western Montana. He discovered his passion for storytelling while pursuing a civil engineering degree, later leaving that field to pursue music. Drawing inspiration from Marty Robbins, Tyler Childers and Turnpike Troubadours, he has opened for Clint Black, Colby Acuff, Corey Kent and Braxton Keith.
- americana
- country
From past years
