THE MATTHEWS BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR!
Festival in the Park: July 17-19, 2025
SPEARFISH CITY PARK ON CANYON STREET
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The Festival in the Park is one of the largest outdoor summer arts and music festivals in the upper Midwest. The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center of Spearfish, SD, organizes this popular festival. It serves as the largest fundraiser for our non-profit organization each year. The proceeds benefit arts outreach in our community and beyond.
Over 25,000 people attend the festival, held every third weekend in July. The festival features 185 fine art and craft vendors with an emphasis on handmade and original products.
ART & CRAFT VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, FOOD
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Options from 24 food vendors offer eclectic varieties of cuisines that please any appetite. Free live onstage entertainment from local and regional artists is available daily. For those who want to sit with a cool beverage and listen to music, the “Watering Hole” never fails to please.
WHAT IS $5 WRISTBAND NIGHT?
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Friday’s $5 Wristband Night is our largest fundraiser of the year! When you purchase a $5 Friday night wristband, you:
-You get to preview & buy from your favorite vendors a day ahead!
-The Watering Hole is open and has great musical groups performing from 4 pm to 8 pm. Only folks with wristbands get to enjoy these bands.
-Enjoy the festival in the cooler evening hours!
-For a very low price, you are supporting the arts in Spearfish. With your purchase of a wrist band you are helping us open our doors to the community bringing them performances, programs, a place for local art to be showcased, at an affordable rate.
-Help to keep the arts in our community! Money raised goes towards artists of all varieties to bring into our venue from near and far
-You can pre-purchase your $5 wristbands at the entrances to Spearfish City Park or prior to the event.
LEAVE FIDO AT HOME
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Friendly reminder: No PETS are allowed on park grounds throughout the event. It is a city ordinance for these 3 days only. Please make plans ahead of time for your pets.
PARK & RIDE FOR FREE
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Prairie Hills Transit will be providing shuttle service to and from the festival. The shuttle is wheelchair capable. The Spearfish High School parking lot will be used as the park and ride area. The shuttle service is free and will rotate every 15 minutes.
EVENT SCHEDULE
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$5 WRISTBAND NIGHT – FRIDAY, JULY 17 | 4 – 8 pm - Vendors Open
SATURDAY, JULY 18 | 9 am – 7 pm - Vendors Open
SUNDAY, JULY 19 | 10 am – 4 pm - Vendors Open
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