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Julia Louis-Dreyfest 2026

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Julia Louis-Dreyfest 2026

More beautiful and more downtown than ever, Julia Louis-Dreyfest is returning for its 12th homecoming from August 6th to the 9th! Bands from across the country? Check. Your favorite local act? Check. Contests, poetry, and kickball? You better believe it!

We’ll have all of the familiar fixtures this year at stalwart spots like Thirsty Street Brewing, Craft Local, Kirk’s Grocery, and NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. In addition we’ll also be having a Friday afternoon show at Cameron Records, our annual poetry jam at FRAE, and even the new addition of an after-party with music at Confetti Heart Studio Friday night! Whether you’re moshing in the AM or catching a calm vibe at a record shop, this year’s Dreyfest will be bigger and better than ever! 

Additional shoutout to our many sponsors who have helped support this year’s festivities and for providing quality culture to Montana and beyond! Feel free to check out any of their locations before, during, or after the fest so that you’re supplied with what you need be it a guitar strap, a drink, or psychedelic paraphernalia.

Ticket sales start today, so grab an early bird ticket, save some money, and prepare your nervous system for the best weekend in beautiful downtown Billings, Montana!

Click on the link below to access early bird ticket sales!

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Julia-Louis Dreyfest 2018: Promo #1

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Here's the first promo video of the season for Julia Louis-Dreyfest 2018! Don't forget to get your submissions in by May 1st to be a part of the fun this August in downtown Billings, Montana! We are looking for musicians, comedians, poets, visual artists, and craftspeople! Before submitting, you should know a couple things about the fest:

1). Set times are 30 minutes for bands, with 5 minutes MAX for setup and tear down. Comedians and poets will receive information about their performance arrangements closer to the festival. Visual art is displayed in a variety of ways at the different venues depending on the type of art. Craftspeople will set up at this year's new event, the Dreyfest Bazaar-B-Que.

2). Traveling acts will receive at least $50 for gas and expenses (we will pay more as the budget permits). You will also have the opportunity to sell your merchandise. Julia Louis-Dreyfest is entirely not-for-profit, so local acts play for free to support the fest and venues provide their services free of charge. We realize that $50 is not truly enough to travel this far out of the way, but we also put a big emphasis on this being a really cool community event and would be stoked to have you as a part of it!

UPDATE: Submissions for all but craftspeople are closed. Please hit us up next year!

Craft Submissions

Looking to volunteer your time and labor? Please contact us!

Video by Mary Kate Teske.