Editing Saluda, North Carolina (section)

===Festivals===
The Saluda Arts Festival<ref name=Events>{{cite web|title=Saluda Events|url=http://www.saluda.com/events.html|publisher=Saluda Business Association|accessdate=4 November 2011}}</ref> is an event in which fine artists from all over western North Carolina and South Carolina exhibit and sell oil paintings, watercolors, acrylic paintings and drawings, woodworking, photography, pottery, jewelry, sculptures, stained glass, and metal working. The festival also offers live demonstrations of landscape painting, weaving, pottery, and blacksmithing. It is typically held the third Saturday in May.

The Coon Dog Day festival<ref name=Events /> is one of the oldest festivals in Saluda. It is a homecoming and celebration which includes food, live music, a parade, crafts, and a street dance. The festival also includes a 5k race and a benefit breakfast at the Saluda Masonic Lodge. It is held the first Saturday after July 4 each year.

For the Saluda Home Town Christmas festival,<ref name=Events /> Main Street is decked out in Christmas lights and holiday decorations. Businesses and shops are open and serve holiday refreshments while local musicians perform. The open house and musical events are closed with an ecumenical service delivered by Saluda ministers at the Saluda Presbyterian Church.