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Bumblewood Thicket FAIRY VILLAGE

at GLEN LAKE ROTARY PARK


The 4th Annual Fairy Village contained all new fairy homes and business establishments created by talented local artists. 2023 also introduced the first BYO Bonanza, in which community members created fairy houses and brought them to the village on the final weekend.

August 26th to September 17th, 2023

Bumblewood Thicket Stories

Nestled in the foothills of the Bridger Mountains, hugging the rambling curves of the East Gallatin River, and tucked into a brambly patch of forest at Glen Lake Rotary Park, Bumblewood Thicket is an enchanted (and enchanting) fairy village in Bozeman, Montana. It is invisible to human eyes almost all the time. Luckily, in the golden glow of late summer, the spells are lifted and the fairies make their tiny town visible to human eyes for a few weeks. We may never know why the fairies lift the spell, but we do know that the annual Bumblewood Thicket experience is a gift to our community. Visitors leave the village feeling reconnected with the world of magic, filled with wonder and whimsy and perhaps a sprinkle of pixie dust to carry them through the year. Read on for stories about each of the homes and businesses in the 2023 fairy village.


Click on the icons or names below to view the individual stories.

Once you are on a story page you can click the "Next" or "Previous" buttons to navigate between the stories.

2023 Bumblewood thicket Book


The Bumblewood Thicket Fairy Village book is a lovely keepsake filled with photographs and stories about life in the village. It is available for purchase at the Country Bookshelf.

Bumblewood Thicket is produced by Random Acts of Silliness in partnership with Gallatin Valley Land Trust and Bozeman Parks & Recreation, with generous support from Heyday and Bozeman Health.

Big thanks to Kaelyn Harrington of Wandering Pine Woodburning for our beautiful signage and Thomas Dunning of Meristem Services for installation support.

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