2025 Salmon Festival
The 23rd Annual Salmon Festival, Saturday, October 4th, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm at Hawkins Park in Vernonia!
The annual Salmon Festival in Vernonia, always held on the first Saturday of October, celebrates the yearly return of wild salmon. Featuring music, food and artisan vendors, kids' activities, and the Knee Deep in Salmon auction, the festival over looks Rock Creek, flowing adjacent to Hawkins Park, where wild salmon are often seen swimming upstream and spawning. You won't want to miss this small-town festival!
Schedule of Events
ALL DAY:
- Pumpkin Carving
- Scarecrow Stuffing
- Jr Trout Fishing Pond
- Music
- Beer Garden
- Food Vendors
- Arts and Crafts Vendors
- Claudia the Chinook (free!)
- Salmon Life Cycle Bracelet Making (free!)
- Scavenger Hunt (free!)
- Stream Table (free!)
SCHEDULED EVENTS:
- Baking Contest: Entry from 10:30 - 11:30 am with judging at 12:00 pm
- Knee Deep in Salmon Auction: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Vendors
We are at capacity and no longer accepting vendor applications. Thank you to our 50+ vendors who will join us this year!
Vendor Coordinator: Spencer Kroll - spencekroll@gmail.com - (248) 425-4358