Bumblewood Thicket Returns!

It’s fairy season in southwest Montana! The fairies are returning to Glen Lake Rotary Park for the Fourth Annual Fairy Village from Random Acts of Silliness (RAS). Bumblewood Thicket is a free, self-guided outdoor art installation offered by RAS in partnership with Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department and the Gallatin Valley Land Trust, with support from the Bozeman Health Foundation and Heyday.

The village is composed of 20 all-new fairy houses and businesses created by Gallatin Valley artists and makers. RAS partnered with GVLT to bring the first fairy village to Bozeman in 2020. Since then, it has grown into a local institution that drew an estimated 15,000 visitors last year and was recently voted Bozeman’s Best Annual Event.

New this year, fairy architects of all ages are encouraged to showcase their work at the Build Your Own Bonanza on September 16 (preregistration is required via RAC website).

This play is free and performed at the Boylan Road entrance to Glen Lake Rotary Park. For showtimes and to reserve your spot, please visit  www.randomactsofsilliness. com/2023-the-magic-ofbumblewood-thicket-a-fairyplay

Bumblewood Thicket is open daily from August 26 to September 17 during the park’s hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. (except on August 26, when it opens at 2 p.m. due to another event). The village is a 10-minute trail walk from the main parking lot of Glen Lake Rotary Park. It is recommended visitors download the map and directions before their visit. For accessibility information or to visit with a group, please email hello@randomactsofsiillsiness.com. For more information visit www.randomactsofsilliness.com/2023bumblewood-thicket