Editing Whitefish, Montana (section)

===Annual cultural events===
''Huckleberry Days Arts Festival'' is an annual arts festival featuring 100 artists and food vendors. The event includes a huckleberry dessert bake-off contest.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whitefishchamber.org/pages/HuckleberryDays/|title= Whitefish Chamber of Commerce|publisher= Whitefish Chamber of Commerce |access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>

The ''Taste of Whitefish'' is an annual event that has been held for more than twenty-five years. The event features over twenty-five restaurants, caterers and beverage companies offering samples of their specialties.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whitefishchamber.org/pages/TasteofWhitefish/|title= Taste of Whitefis|publisher= Whitefish Chamber of Commerce |access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allwhitefish.com/events/taste_of_whitefish.php|title= Taste of Whitefish|publisher= All Trips |access-date= October 27, 2012}}</ref>

The ''Whitefish Winter Carnival'' is an annual winter festival celebrating winter topics with a parade, "penguin plunge" into Whitefish Lake, and snow sculptures.  It is held the first weekend in February each year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://whitefishwintercarnival.com/|title=Whitefish Winter Carnival|work=2018 Whitefish Winter Carnival|access-date=March 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

''Under the Big Sky Music Festival'' takes place annually in Whitefish. The festival explores the breadth and legacy of America, with both traditional and contemporary takes on America's rich musical traditions, across two stages in naturally formed amphitheaters on a local ranch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.underthebigskyfest.com/|title=Under The Big Sky|website=Under the Big Sky|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

The ''Whitefish Arts Festival'' (WAF) occurs over the 4th of July weekend and is a tradition going back over forty years. It is a favorite throughout the Northwest and maintains a long tradition of high-quality arts and fine crafts. Artists from across the country are represented in the WAF. Metal sculptures, paintings and photography, woodworking, pottery, jewelry, clothing, and home decorations are just some of the featured fine arts. All of the art is handmade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whitefishartsfestival.org/|title=Whitefish Arts Festival – July 2-4, 2021|website=www.whitefishartsfestival.org|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

The annual ''Whitefish Trail Hootenanny'' occurs in downtown Whitefish to celebrate and support the public land and trails that ring the town. It includes live music and local culinary specialties to raise funds to protect public land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitefish Trail Hootenanny |url=https://crownofthecontinent.net/entries/whitefish-trail-hootenanny-whitefish-montana/46108027-d693-4e3a-bb0f-f1a25f8d98a4 |website=Crown of the Continent |access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref>

Every year Whitefish hosts a songwriter retreat called ''Nashville Heads West''. This retreat brings Nashville-based songwriters to Whitefish to River Meadow Ranch for one week of writing songs with the added inspiration "of being under Montana's big sky."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/apr/11/retreat-brings-songwriters-whitefish-inspiration/|title=Retreat brings songwriters to Whitefish for inspiration|date=April 11, 2021}}</ref>