Top off your week at Arts in the Park

The Hockaday Museum of Art presents the 52nd annual Arts in the Park, one of the longest-running arts and music festivals in the West, July 15 to 17, in historic Depot Park.

Kalispell’s premier arts festival features 80 juried local and visiting artists and artisans, live music performances, food trucks, a beer and wine garden, children’s activities and more.

“For the last two years, we had to modify and scaled down some aspects of Arts in the Park due to Covid-19,” Hockaday’s Executive Director and Arts in the Park organizer Alyssa Cordova said. “This year we are excited to present the full version of our beloved community arts festival and fundraiser and welcome back returning and new artists, vendors, and attendees!”

Daily admission to the three-day festival is $5; or an unlimited pass button for $10. Children age 12 and under receive free admission.

Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets and buttons are purchased at the gates. All ticket holders will also receive free admission to the museum during the festival. Dogs on leashes are also welcome.

Live music begins at 11 a.m. each day, with over 15 musicians and bands from around the state such as Rocky Mountain Time, Jamie Wyman, Katy Meyers, Frog Pond String Band, and Way Down South performing 45 to 60-minute sets. A premium wine and beer garden opens at 11 a.m. daily with hand-poured selected brews by Kalispell Brewing Co. and Kalispell based Montavino Winery,; nine food trucks, and free children’s activities with KALICO Arts Center and the Hockaday on site.

Full details including a full list of performers and artists is available at hockadaymuseum.com/park or by calling 406-755-5268.

The Hockaday’s current exhibitions on view during Arts in the Park are “Between Artists: Life in Paintings and Prose, Tabby Ivy and Damon Falke” and “Tom Roberts: Fur and Feathers of Glacier National Park.”