As we welcome the new year we are looking ahead at 2026 with excitement! In 2025 our Downtown Billings organization brough 17 unique events to the downtown Billings calendar. Those 17 events drew over 70,000 visitors to downtown Billings. Mark your calendars for another awesome year of downtown events.
Events are an important piece of our downtown’s culture. Special events, festivals, and fairs have proven themselves vital pieces of our local downtown & Billings economy. Events bring us together. They cultivate positive community pride and contribute to the health of our downtown small businesses.
- Sat. February 14: 6th Annual Mug Crawl
- Sat. March 14: St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Celtic Fair
- Thur. June – July: Alive After 5 Concert Series
- Sat. June 13: 6th Annual Downtown Mini Golf Tournament
- Sat. July 11: 35th Annual Billings Strawberry Festival
- Fri. August 7: Chalk on the Walk
- Fri. August 7: Summer Stroll
- Sat. October 10: 22nd Annual HarvestFest
- Fri. October 30: Downtown Trick-or-Treat
- Fri. November 27: 41st Annual Billings Holiday Parade
- Fri. December 4: Holiday Stroll
We don’t do it alone
In addition to the events listed above coordinated by our organization, there are many other organizations that host amazing events in downtown Billings throughout the year. In 2025 the large events like Yellowstone Valley Farmers Markets, Burn the Point, Pride Parade and Festival, and Celebrate for Life collectively drew over 45,000 visitors to our downtown community. Together all of these memorable events helped enhance the downtown economy and visitor experience.
Keep an eye out for more to come…
More events and details are added regularly to the downtown Billings events calendar