ANNUAL EVENTS

Bozeman is a town with quite a busy day planner. We host many annual festivals celebrating film, art, music, food and even snow! No matter the season, something big and fun is just right around the corner. In the winter you can join us at the Wild West Winterfest or any of our holiday events. During the spring and summer you can enjoy the Sweet Pea Festival, our summer concert series, Music on Main, the Gallatin County Fair and our Farmers Markets. The fall brings us the annual HatchFest Film Festival and the Bozeman Maze.

annual-events In Bozeman

• Bite of Bozeman

  The annual Bite Of Bozeman is the ultimate outdoor dining experience. Stroll along the entire length of Bozeman's historic Main Street and celebrate the culinary arts of its local restaurants by sampling foods from a number of different vendors while being entertained by local musical talent. More

• Bogert Farmers' Market

  Bogert Farmers' Market has a quickly become Bozeman's premier summer event and it happens every week, starting in June and running all the way through September. This is an annual event and Bogert Park has played host to farmers markets for over 30 years. The Bogert Farmers' Market offers a wide variety of arts, produce, dinner options, children's activities, live music, non-profits and more. Family oriented market is a non-profit itself, working to restore Bogert Park. More

• Bozeman Maze

  Bozeman Straw Bale Maze open weekends in October. The Maze is a tradition that started in 1998 and has grown with the addition of courtyard activities including the mini-train, corn box (sand box with corn), a kids maze and in 2011 we're adding a Spider Jump Bungee Trampoline (jump 20 feet in the air!). Also available is a 30 foot diameter party tent that will accommodate private parties up to 70 people! Located north of Bozeman on Mandeville Lane behind Murdoch's. Admission is $6.00 and...More

• Christmas Stroll

  The Children's Parade kicks off the Main Street activities at 4:30pm, which include music, food vendors, children's outdoor activities, horse drawn hay wagon rides, caroling, street performers and shopping. Outdoor activities include a children's parade and hay rides. Entertainment will be provided at the Emerson Center for Arts & Culture and other downtown business locations through out the day and into the night. Local non-profit organizations will be selling hot chocolate, popcorn, cookies...More

• Gallatin County Fair

  Come and enjoy a traditional western fair. The Gallatin County Fair has something for everyone to enjoy - Food, Music, Carnival, Animals, & Contests. New this year will be "Wake Up Your Life" Health Day on Wednesday of the Fair. Anyone can enter the Open Class Exhibits in Arts & Crafts, Gardening, Flowers, Foods, Needlework, Photography, Group Projects, Poultry and Livestock. Special competitive events include the Super Grasshopper Contest, Ranch Horse Contest, Heavy Equipment Rodeo...More

• Gallatin Valley Farmers Market

  Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market is a great opportunity and location to sell or purchase homemade food, handmade crafts and locally grown produce. Food stamps, Senior produce vouchers and WIC are accepted at the Gallatin Valley Farmers' Market. More

• Hatch Film Festival

  Beautiful downtown Bozeman, Montana is the location for this year's HATCHfest. Throughout the week there will be screenings of ten feature films, ten ground breaker films, a shorts program, musical events, 2 dedicated lounge areas for guests and invitees and a closing night award ceremony. The most important and unusual aspect of the festival is its mentoring program, in which seasoned professionals in the various arts attend as jurors or panelists and guide selected students. The mission of...More

• Holiday Festival of the Arts

  This arts and crafts market is a festival that brings together artists and shoppers as the traditional holiday season begins in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. More than 110 booths feature original creations that have attracted people from all over the Northwest in the past. This event is also a fund raiser for the local Help Center, which is celebrating over 39 years of service as a 24/7 crisis counseling and information/referral program. The show is juried by local artists. Only original...More

• Music on Main

  The Downtown Bozeman Association is proud to present the Annual Music on Main Summer Concert Series every Thursday evening this summer in historic downtown Bozeman. Come enjoy live music, bring kids for fun planned activities, grab a bite to eat from one of our food vendors, stop by some of our local non-profit booths for information about their great organization, or visit a few of the downtown stores that stay open late. For more information about Music on Main and the featured bands that...More

• Sweet Pea Festival

  Sweet Pea is a festival of the arts featuring a costume ball, parade, dining on Main Street and entertainment in Bozeman's Lindley Park, which includes music, dance, theatre and children's activities. More

• Wild West Winterfest

  Put on your coats and boots and join us for the 10th Annual WinterFest. Two days of fun, family events: The All Breed Horse Sale, Chili Cook-off, Dog Keg Pull, Doxie Derby, Battle of the Breeds, Children's Art Show, Hockey Tournament, Kids' Activities, Petting Zoo, Photography Show, Quilt Show, Sweetheart Fur and Feather Show, Packers' Scramble, Ski Joring and Working Horse and Driver Competition. In between events enjoy some delicious food, listen to some music, and wander through the...More

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