The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau’s FOURTH annual Sturgis Art Festival will take place on June 1st, 2024! Each year we team up with various arts-related organizations in Sturgis to highlight the wonderful fine arts community in the area through this new event. Our first year in 2021 welcomed 37 booths, and our second year in 2022 welcomed 55 booths (a 49% increase in just one year!) and our third year was even bigger yet! We can’t wait to continue into year four!
The Sturgis Art Festival takes place on the first Saturday in June annually from 10 AM to 6 PM and includes a variety of art and craft vendors selling and showing their work alongside food and drink vendors in downtown Sturgis. This venue is in the heart of our beautiful small town with a variety of year-round shops and eateries surrounding the festival booths for your browsing enjoyment. Non- art-related businesses are also welcome to participate in the event as sponsors, booths, or activity hosts! Any business can opt to include an art-themed project or team up with an artist to have a booth in keeping with the mission of the festival while promoting their business.
Special 2024 Inclusions:
As part of our long-term plan to continue building and expanding the festival, we are pleased to bring back the following special inclusions:
- Sturgis ArtWalk & Sculpture Unveiling is BACK!
We hope you will join us in our enthusiasm to welcome the Downtown Sturgis Foundation to the festival this year for a special Sculpture Unveiling of five new downtown sculptures! This will take place the morning of the festival on June 1st and will include the unveilings and a short art walk for attendees.
- Legendary Sturgis Battle of the Bands RETURNS!
The Legendary Sturgis Battle of the Bands was a smash-hit success its first year in 2023, and we are thrilled to bring it back even bigger and better in 2024! This competition will be widely advertised throughout the region and will start in the afternoon on the main stage. We try hard to schedule performances with our vendors in mind, ensuring that the acts are appropriate for the festival environment. This inclusion helps boost end-of-day sales and bring in another demographic. You can learn more about this part of the festival here.
The Sturgis Art Festival aims to promote crafts and fine arts in the Sturgis area through art sales, exhibits, auctions, activities, and performances. If you are interested in supporting this growing event by becoming a vendor, sponsor, or volunteer, please contact the Chamber office! If your organization or club would like to participate in some way or add an activity component to the festival, please contact us anytime.
