Loon & Fish Festival
Artists planning to display their work at the festival can download the Artwork Log here.
This must be completed and turned in by Friday, July 11th.
To get a sense of what goes on view the 2024 slide show below
or jump down to the 2025 Festival Schedule by Clicking Here.
Alpine Artisans' 2025 Loon and Fish Festival in Seeley Lake will be taking place this year on July 18-20 for its 25th year!
The festival will be taking place at the Seeley Lake Foundation Building and will include an art show with sales, demonstrations, a loon talk, great live music, and more.
The festival schedule is below. If you want to download a printable pdf version, Click Here
Images from the 2024 Loon & Fish Festival
Photos by Betty Vanderwielen and Kris Gullikson
(if viewing on a phone, you may want to rotate your phone to see “landscape” images completely)
2025 Festival Schedule
Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20
Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building
Download a “printable” pdf version of the 2025 Festival Schedule - here
Friday, July 18th 5 pm – 8 pm |
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5 pm – 8 pm |
Live Music: Fern Glass Boyd on Cello |
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6 pm – 7:30 pm |
Art Demonstration: Painting with Annie Allen Clark |
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Scholarship Raffle Ticket sales |
Log design by Tony Deronnebeck
Saturday, July 19th 10 am – 4 pm
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Scholarship Raffle tickets and 2 Valleys Stage ticket sales |
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Hourly Interests |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Loon Talk by the FWP Loon Ranger, Cole Kimsey |
10:00 – 1:00 |
Demonstration: Pottery Throwing — Carrie Darrah (outdoors) Demonstration: Fly Tying — Kit Mullen (outdoors) |
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10:30 |
Scholarship Huckleberry Ice Cream Fundraiser |
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11:00 – noon |
Live Music: Cooney Creek Blues Band, featuring Cliff Clark, Maria and Earl Miller |
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11:00 – 3:00 |
Kids Activities Face Painting & other various, exciting art projects. (Outdoors) |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Loon Talk#2 by the FWP Loon Ranger, Cole Kimsey |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Live Music: Raised by Wolves — Bill Lombardi and Richard Manning |
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1:00 – 2:00 |
Live Music: Sera Benton |
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1:00 – 4:00 |
Demonstration: Lampworking — Josh Oliver (outdoors) |
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1:00 – 4:00 |
Demonstration: Marquetry — Dona Aitken (Indoors) |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
Live Music: The Montana Project — Victor Gross, Jim Calafata and Steve Johnson |
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3:00 – 4:00 |
Live Music: Jon Kimble |
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4:00 pm |
Festival Closes for the day. |
Sunday, July 20th 10 am – 2 pm |
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Scholarship Raffle tickets and 2 Valleys Stage season ticket sales - Early Bird Discount 20% |
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Hourly Interests |
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11 – 2 pm |
Art Demonstration: Pine Needle Basketry — Dona Aitken (Indoors) |
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1:30 |
AAI Scholarship Raffle Drawing. Need not be present to win. |
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2:00 |
Festival Closes. Thanks for another great year! |
Recent Festival Logos
The 2025 logo (left) was designed (back in 2021) by Tony Derronebeck, who lives in Ovando.
The 2023 logo design (right) was created by Cheyenne Gifford, a student at Seeley Swan High School.
See past Loon & Fish Festival Logos by Clicking HERE.
Perhaps it will inspire you to create a logo for next year’s festival.
Interested in being involved in the festival?
Contact either Kris Gullikson, at 406-241-1209 or
Jenny Rohrer, at 406-754-0034 email: jenny@alpineartisans.org.