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20th Billings HarvestFest
October 12, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Presented by Downtown Billings & Montana Brewing Company, HarvestFest celebrates the changing seasons with a rich diversity of arts and crafts, mums, pumpkins, jams, face painting, balloon twisting, pies, and the final offerings of locally grown produce. HarvestFest is a grand community fall festival that takes place in the center of downtown Billings, on streets below Skypoint. Occurring annually the second weekend of October, after the Yellowstone Valley Farmers’ Market concludes for the season. This fall street festival draws people from all over the Northwest region into the streets and businesses of downtown.
The event has something for all ages; experience the aromas of food-truck fare like roasted nuts, steak sandwiches, and kettle corn, live entertainment performing under Skypoint, Montana Brewing Company’s annual Oktoberfest Beer Garden and Stein hoisting contest, an interactive children’s area coordinated by Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum includes free crafts and activities. Additional & new activities still to be announced!
the day’s happenings
Click for Festival map and vendor list!
Put your artistic and creative abilities to the test with the Harvest Fest Painted Pumpkin contest sponsored by TDS Fiber! Use the pumpkins, paint, stickers & other craft materials provided at the TDS Fiber booth during Harvest Fest to design your pumpkin to be as silly or scary as you like and TDS Fiber will decide who’s created the most genius gourd! Pumpkins must be completed at the TDS Fiber booth during Harvest Fest by 2pm. View more contest details and rules.
Contest age categories:
- PreK-3rd Grade
- 4th Grade-8th Grade
- HS-Adult
The winner in each category will win a $30 Downtown Billings Gift Card.
10am – Big Sky Chorus
11am – Greater Heights School of Dance
12pm – Magic City Witch Dancers
3pm – TDS Fiber Painted Pumpkin Contest Winners!
Interested in performing at Skypoint for the 2025 Strawberry festival? Click here to apply!
Hosted by Montana Brewing Company and Watkins Distributing. The annual Stein Hoisting Contest is at noon. Contestants must be over 21 years old and meet the contest hosts on N. Broadway in the Beer Garden before the 12pm contest begins. This contest is mostly about endurance. The winner is the one who can hold their water filled stein glass up at shoulder level the longest. Not participating? It’s ok, this is an entertaining contest to watch too.
Various teams at Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch have created upcycled scarecrows for the 4th annual Upcycled Scarecrow Competition. We need your help select the winner. This annual competition has proven enjoyable for the community and the teams who participate. Head over to vendor booth #125 and vote for your favorite. The winning team get a $200 Downtown billings Gift Card.
- Alberta Bair – One Night In Memphis show at 7:30pm, Tickets start at $40
- Aspinwall will open at 9am at their N. Broadway Shop
- Heartfelt Club Tattoo is having a $60 flash tattoo event starting at 12pm.
Downtown Businesses: Is your downtown business going to be open and hosting any special HarvestFest happening? If so, Please email LRichardson@downtownbillings.com and let her know.
Event resources
Vendor applications are closed
Application deadline was Wednesday September 18, 4pm MST
Do you want to perform under Skypoint during the 2025 Strawberry Festival ? Click here to apply!
Our events wouldn’t be possible without the help of awesome volunteers like you. We appreciate all the extra help we can get, whether it’s assistance during the 5:30am vendor arrival/check-in or helping at the Skypoint info booth. All volunteers are provided with food and beverage voucher, bottled water, and any items needed to perform position.
Click to sign up to volunteer or email lexiem@downtownbillings.com if you are interested in helping.
If you are interested in sponsoring a downtown Billings event, please email our Communications Director, Lindsay at LRichardson@downtownbillings.com and she can share current sponsorship opportunities.
Our sponsors are amazing and we like to talk about them often. Their sponsorships allow us to cover the costs of our large free community events and allow us to make these events a success and memorable for the whole community.
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Event Sponsors
This event is coordinated by Downtown Billings’ Business Improvement District (BID) and presented by Montana Brewing Company. Supported Event sponsors Visit Billings, TDS Fiber, Valley Credit Union, MariMint, My Classic Hits 105.9, Planet 106.7, 98.1 KBEAR, 94.1 KSKY, ESPN 910, The Zone 96.3, and Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum.
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