2025 Coon Dog Day - Saluda, N.C.

Souvenir T-Shirt

The 2025 Coon Dog Day took place on July 12, making it the latest the annual canine love fest has ever occurred. It usually coincides with the July 4th holiday week, but was pushed back in 2025 by the City of Saluda. The Coon Dog Day 5K got things off to a running start on 8 AM and the Coon Dog Day parade followed at 11 AM. A good crowd of onlookers saw a nice parade, but it may have lacked about half as much of the normal number of entries. Some afternoon rain showers delayed the Bench Show and Treeing Contest in the school yard around 4 PM, but the music and square dance was on time from 7 - 9 PM.

Coon Dog Day 5K on July 12

Coon Dog Day is also about long held social traditions and the Saluda Sittin' and Sippin' Society convened  once again, and so did the Saluda Summer Club. Porch parties for guests is just another part of the hospitality to be found in Polk County, and that 10-degree temperature variation from the coastal summer heat never hurts either. The local recreational economy is still
affected by the aftermath from Hurricane Helene in 2024, specifically since the Green River no longer has regular water intervals provided by Lake Summit Dam water releases in the past, which greatly affects both kayaking and tubing endeavors now.

To view past blog entries from Coon Dog Day click on 2023 - 2022 -  2018 -  2016 - 2013 - 2012