Sweet Pea Festival Working to Bring Back The Bite of Bozeman

Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts is working hard to bring back The Bite of Bozeman. However, vendor participation is needed for this beloved event to return to Downtown Bozeman. Sweet Pea Festival must receive a substantial number of vendor commitments by July 2, 2023, for The Bite of Bozeman to take place. With enough vendors, The Bite of Bozeman will be held rain or shine on historic Main Street in downtown Bozeman Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from 5:00PM-8:00PM, and will feature local food, live music, and the fun of dining in the middle of Main Street.

What’s different about this year’s planned The Bite of Bozeman? Vendors will be offering small “bites” of their most popular dishes for the price of $5 per bite. The smaller offerings will expedite service, thereby allowing patrons to visit multiple vendors to sample a variety of food from some of Bozeman’s best restaurants. Vendors may also include additional menu offerings at prices they establish. Also new this year, The Bite of Bozeman will include a competition. Each vendor will display a unique QR Code. Patrons can scan the QR Code to cast their vote for “The People’s Choice Best Bite of Bozeman.” Winning vendors will get bragging rights and receive a one-year, quarterly advertisement in Distinctly Montana. The Bite of Bozeman is a free, family-friendly event open to the public.

If you are a food vendor and would like to be part of this iconic event, please apply via the Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts website: https://sweetpeafestival.org/sweetpea-events/.  For more information contact Sweet Pea Festival of Arts at (406) 586-4003. 

ABOUT SWEET PEA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS:

The Sweet Pea Festival is a three-day festival of the arts held in Bozeman, Montana, since 1978. Festival dates are always the first full weekend in August with other events, such as Chalk on the Walk starting off the festivities of Sweet Pea Week.  The Festival includes everything from music, theatre and dance to children’s activities, an Artist Marketplace with artists from Bozeman and around the country, and adult painting workshops. The Sweet Pea Festival is committed to its mission statement of “promoting and cultivating the arts.”

Hundreds of volunteers run and organize this annual event, a testament to the community’s desire for its ongoing success. All monies raised above what is needed to operate the Festival are given back to the community in the form of grants for the arts, art education, and special projects in the Bozeman area.``