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Photos: 46th Annual Whitefish Arts Festival

KELSEY EVANS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 1 week AGO
by KELSEY EVANS
Whitefish Pilot | July 9, 2025 12:00 AM

The 46th Annual Whitefish Arts Festival was held in Depot Park July 4, 5 and 6. Amongst the Fourth of July weekend crowd, artists from across Flathead Valley and the country proudly displayed their artisan work.



    Lexi from Missoula tries out a Hangloose Hammock at the Whitefish Arts Festival Friday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


    "One Fine Day" by John Pettis, Rocky Mountain Art Factory, of Kalispell, at the Whitefish Arts Festival. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Cullam from Billings drops some change for "The Two Man Twin Band" from Bigfork at the Whitefish Arts Festival on Friday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Cloudy skies at the Whitefish Arts Festival last weekend. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Golden Daisy Quilts by Whitefish's Cuc K. Huynh at the Art Festival on Friday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 
    Jan Schultz of Mount Vernon, Washington, holds up a "Still Life Vase" to a crowd at the Whitefish Arts Festival on Friday. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
 
 


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