S.A.L.T Festival

5th September 2026

A free, family-friendly wellbeing day held in Victoria Park, Portsmouth

What is S.A.L.T Festival?

S.A.L.T Festival (Suicide Awareness Let’s Talk) previously known as Let’s Get Talking About Suicide, is a free, family-friendly wellbeing day in Portsmouth, now in its 4th year. It will be 5th September this year in Victoria Park, Portsmouth.

Sarah Mitas was inspired by losing her father to suicide at 13, and the recent loss of her friend Lara who helped me realise her dream of making this happen in 2023 and went one step further with her determination to promote suicide awareness with the Portsmouth Baton of Hope. S.A.L.T exists to ensure no one feels alone.

We strive to keep this event free of charge to the community to ensure there are no barriers to attending.

Some Of Our Featured Attendees This Year:

Seed Wellbeing UK

Seed Wellbeing UK

Seed Wellbeing UK is a consultancy organisation that brings together a collective of expert professionals who share a common purpose: to strengthen mental health, wellbeing, and leadership across workplaces and communities.

Stallholders at SALT Festival

Harrys Ice Bath

A transformational event filled with positivity that inspires people to reach out and come together in the hope of saving and improving as many lives as possible! I am really looking forward to this year’s event and can’t wait to see how many people want to join The Chilly Club!

Seekers Create

Seekers Create is a Portsmouth-based Community Interest Company led by Clair Martin and Steve Baker. They work with schools, community groups, charities, councils, and cultural partners to bring people together through creativity, shared stories, and playful engagement.

Explore Our Past Events

Get an idea of what to expect at this years festival by seeing what’s been featured in the years gone by.

Want to Help Support Our Cause?

With music, movement, creativity and vital support services, we bring hope, connection and life-saving conversations to our community.

We strive to keep this event free of charge to the community to ensure there are no barriers to attending. Which is why we need your help.

Want to be a Stallholder?

We’ve got a huge range of resources available to help you in holding a stall at S.A.L.T festival.

Whether you’d like to find out more about the process of being a stallholder, need some more information to help support you on the day or just have a general question you’ll find a huge range of information on our Stallholders Info page.

Contact Us

Get in touch with any questions you may have about S.A.L.T festival