Celebrating Sweet Pea’s Roots and YOU—Our Sponsor!

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The Sweet Pea Festival was created in 1978 by a group of approximately seventeen Bozemanites dedicated to staging a three-day arts festival. This gathering was meant to be a “celebration of creativity” among area artists and the community. The group derived the Festival’s name and some of the planned events from the Sweet Pea Carnivals that were held in Bozeman in the early 1900s. Now in its 34th year, the Sweet Pea Festival remains true to its original vision of celebrating the arts. From refusing corporate sponsorship to relying on over 1,500 volunteers to make the Festival happen, Sweet Pea truly is your event!

Quick Sweet Pea Facts
Sweet Pea’s Mission: Promote and cultivate the arts.
Sponsorship: You, the festival-goer, sponsor 100% of Sweet Pea.
Community Involvement: Every year over 1,500 individual volunteers and businesses provide their time and services to facilitate the event. All contributors are recognized equally for their contribution and commitment.
Value: One low admission price for the three-day event makes the Festival the best entertainment value in the valley.
Where else can you get over 30 hours of family entertainment for under $20?
Net Gain: Any net gains are given back to the community in the form of grants supporting the arts and art education, special projects, and park improvements.