Sweet Pea Festival
Took place Aug 7–9 and has ended.
Sweet Pea Festival is a three-day August arts festival in Bozeman's Lindley Park, with paid admission and no camping. Its program includes a juried art show, Chalk on the Walk, the Bite of Bozeman, a parade, the Children's Run, and music. Founded in 1978, it has been part of Bozeman's arts calendar for decades.
Lindley Park · Bozeman, MT · 2.75 hr from Missoula
Good to know
Getting there
The festival is held at Lindley Park in Bozeman, Montana, about a 2.75-hour drive from Missoula.
Camping
Camping is not offered.
Tickets
Admission is paid by wristband. For 2026, three-day wristbands were $40 before the festival and $60 at the gate.
Lineup notes
2026 Main Stage headliners were Digable Planets, SYML, and The Strumbellas.
What to expect
Expect three days of live music on multiple stages, a juried art show, and a curated Artists' Marketplace. Other programming includes food trucks, a beer and wine garden, the Sweet Pea Parade and Sweet Pea Run in downtown Bozeman, community dance, theatre, and poetry, a Flower Show, Chalk on the Walk, children's activities and a kids' zone, and a Dog Parade. Artists' Marketplace hours for 2026 were Friday 4–8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Children 12 and under attend free.
2026 lineup
Full lineup
Hear the headliners
Digable Planets
- hip hop
- jazz rap
- alternative hip hop
SYML
- indie folk
The Strumbellas
- alt-country
- folk rock
- indie rock
From past years
