It’s All About the Sunflowers this Weekend in Billings

Billings' 2nd annual Sunflower Festival is September 13 - 14, 2024.

Everything is better with flowers, especially the always-cheery sunflower. Native to North America, this bright bloom is the featured attraction at Billings' second annual Sunflower Festival.

This morning on our radio show we caught up with Aubrey Hopkins, founder of Sun & Celosia and the woman behind the stunning sunflower field. Hopkins wasn't sure what to expect when she started the West End sunflower field in 2023.

Public response to the first event was overwhelming, with approximately 5,000 attendees. This year, Hopkins expects even bigger crowds during the photogenic, two-day event.

Live music, food trucks, and thousands of sunflowers.

Hopkins hand-planted 6,000 sunflowers this spring on the plot of land at 1122 Shiloh Road (just south of Grand Avenue). She prefers a strain called Gold Rush, which grows into multiple blooms from just one plant, versus some of the giant sunflower varieties that only produce one huge flower per plant.

Friday, September 13 from 12 pm to 8 pm.

Food trucks at the Sunflower Festival on Friday include Sweet Tooth, Rudy's Italian Ice, Sip Soda Trailer, Happy Tummy Kusina, Taste's So Good, Let's Get Fresh, Mr. Taco, and Montana Popcorn Company.

Live music on Friday is the Jeff Troxel Trio from 6 - 8 pm.

Saturday, September 14 from 7 am to 8 pm.

The sunflower fun continues on Saturday, with food and beverages available from Mazevo, Crepe Diem, Sweet Tooth, Kona Ice, Sip Soda Trailer, Let's Get Fresh, Mr. Taco, and Montana Popcorn Company.

Live music on Saturday is by Zechariah Peabody Music from 6 - 8 pm. Live balloon twisting - free - is from 2 to 5 pm, and attendees can enjoy a variety of artisan vendors from noon to 8 pm.

Tickets to Billings Sunflower Festival are just $8, kids 5 and under get in free. Find out more HERE.