2026 Goderich Salt and Harvest Festival

The 2026 Goderich Salt & Harvest Festival is scheduled for Labour Day weekend, September 3–6, 2026, in Courthouse Square Park, celebrating the town’s, salt mining heritage with free and ticketed events. Highlights include the Compass Minerals Concert on Saturday, Sept 5, a Salted Market, Salt Walk, and local food truck offerings

Highlights: Above Ground Salt Experience, virtual reality mine tours, mine rescue demonstrations, and a Salty Basin Beer Garden.
Activities: Family-friendly fun including a petting zoo, wagon rides, and local vendors.
Live Entertainment: The Compass Minerals Concert is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Organization: The event is managed by town staff in partnership with Compass Minerals and the Goderich BIA
Dates: September 3 – 6, 2026

Goderich Salt and Harvest Festival

From the Salt Beneath Are Feet to the Harvest We Celebrate

FREE EVENT!

Kicking off our weekend and back by popular demand, Goderich’s own Sal’s Alley will be returning to the Goderich Performance Stage for Saltfest as part of the BIA concert series.

Show starts at 7 PM
Beer garden will be open for those 19+
Cash donations accepted

Goderich Salt & Harvest Festival - Sal's Alley

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

Goderich Salt & Harvest Festival Downtown BIA Friday Night Concert: Spice and Spears

Courthouse Square | Historic Downtown Goderich • Downtown Goderich • Goderich, ON

This year brings another exciting partnership with the Downtown Goderich BIA!

Opening the show is Clara Stegall, originally based out of Grand Bend Ontario, and has performed internationally as both a solo artist and collaborator.

Headlining will be pop sensations SPICE & SPEARS, a high-energy tribute experience celebrating two of pop music’s biggest icons—the Spice Girls and Britney Spears—delivering a non-stop party atmosphere packed with live vocals, iconic choreography, multiple costume changes, and crowd-pleasing anthems from “Wannabe” and “Spice Up Your Life” to “…Baby One More Time” and “Toxic,” creating a nostalgic, feel-good show for audiences of all ages.

Gates open at 4:30PM
Adult tickets: $30 plus HST & fees
Under 13yr: $10 plus HST & fees
(adult accompaniment required)

This is an all ages, licensed event.

Goderich Tourism is pleased to announce the First Ever Salt and Harvest Festival BATTLE OF THE BANDS competition!

Six local bands will compete for cash prizes with the grand prize winner also being named “The Saltiest Band In Goderich!” as judged by a panel of distinguished industry professionals.

Headlining for the Saturday Compass Mineral’s concert will be Sarnia’s rock band, Retrospect. Formed in 2010, Retrospect is a unique three piece band that covers classic and progressive rock from all eras

Check in regularly for more information and ticket information.
This is an all ages, licensed event.

Goderich Salt and Harvest Festiva; - Lots of Music

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2026

Goderich Tourism is pleased to announce the First Ever Salt and Harvest Festival BATTLE OF THE BANDS competition!

Six local bands will compete for cash prizes with the grand prize winner also being named “The Saltiest Band In Goderich!” as judged by a panel of distinguished industry professionals.

Headlining for the Saturday Compass Mineral’s concert will be Sarnia’s rock band, Retrospect. Formed in 2010, Retrospect is a unique three-piece band that covers classic and progressive rock from all eras

Goderich Salt Mining