2025 Master Schedule:
July 7 – August 2, 2025
- Sweet Pea Poster & T-shirt Entries Displayed, Daily – ERA Landmark on Main Street. Join us for the opening reception during the Art Walk on July 11, 6:00–8:00 PM, at ERA Landmark. More details coming soon!
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
• Sweet Pea Chalk on the Walk, All day event – Main Street
Chalk will be handed out from 9:30-10:30am in the Jacobs Crossing lobby at 424 E Main St. and in Downtown Businesses with a Chalk on the Walk poster in their windows. Look for professional chalk artist Bill Spiess in front of US Bank! (Bill will also create a work of art on Saturday 8/2 in Lindley Park.)
Thursday, July 31, 2025
• Music On Main – sponsored by Sweet Pea, 6:30-8:30 pm – Main Street
Friday, August 1, 2025 – Sunday, August 31, 2025
• The Sweet Pea Summer Art Show, Daily – The Bozeman Library. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, August 1st at the Bozeman Library. More details coming soon!
Festival Weekend Activities (Lindley Park – Admission wristbands required)
Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3, 2025
• Bike Valet, FRI 3:00–10:30pm • SAT 9:30am–10:30pm • SUN 8:30am–5:30pm
Hospital Parking & Shuttle, FRI 2:45pm–10:30pm • SAT 9:30am–10:30pm • SUN 8:30am–5:30pm
• Festival Gates Open, FRI 3:00pm • SAT 10am • SUN 9am
• Artist Marketplace Booths FRI 4:00PM–8pm • SAT 10am–8pm • SUN 10am–4pm
• Festival Merchandise Booth FRI 4pm–10pm • SAT 10am–10pm • SUN 10am–5:00pm
• Festival Food Concessions FRI 3:30pm–9:30pm • SAT 10am–9:30pm • SUN 9am–5:00pm
• Beer & Wine Garden, FRI 4-9:30pm • SAT 12–9:30pm • SUN 9am-4:30pm
• Children’s Activities, SAT 12–3pm • SUN 12–3pm
• Workshops: Painting- SAT 12:30–2:30pm AND 3:30-5:30pm – Painting– SUN 10am-12pm AND 1pm-3pm. Sign up 30 minutes prior to workshop time, 14 yrs old+. String Art Workshop – SUN 9:30am – 11am. First come, first served. 14+
• Flower Show, Contest FRI 11am–2pm • Designing with Sweet Peas SAT 2–3pm • People’s Choice Announced SAT from Main Stage – about 7pm
• Music, Dance, Theatre & Family Stage Performances, FRI 4pm–10pm • SAT 11:00am–10pm • SUN 10:45am–5pm
For detailed performer descriptions, visit our On Stage page.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
• Sweet Pea Run, (10K) 7:15am & (5K) 7:25 am – Main Street
• Children’s Run, (1K) 9:30am – Starts at Main Street & 8th Ave. Ends on S Church St.
• Sweet Pea Parade (including the 4th annual DOG Parade), 9:30am – Main Street. View more Saturday morning details!
Artist Marketplace
Come browse the creations of over 100 arts & crafts vendors. Located under the shade of the pines in Lindley Park our juried show attracts artists from the Gallatin Valley and beyond… More »
Children’s Events
Sweet Pea’s children’s activities are an opportunity to release the budding artist from within your child! More »
Sweet Pea Parade
The Sweet Pea Festival Parade is one the largest and most popular parades in the state of Montana. The Sweet Pea Children’s Run will kick off the parade of colorful floats featuring the 2025 theme: “Frozen Bozeman” More »
Other Events
Read more about the Sweet Pea Juried Art Show, Chalk on the Walk, and the Flower Show… More »