We offer a free shuttle service between the festival grounds and the town of White Sulphur Springs. The shuttle will stop at two locations on the festival grounds and various locations in White Sulphur Springs. We have two shuttles cycling continuously to better serve Festival attendees. Please, no drinking and driving.  The state troopers and local law enforcement will be out making sure everyone is safe!

Shuttle Drop off/Pick up Locations:

Hours: Thursday 12PM-2:30AM; Friday 8AM-2:30AM; Saturday 8AM-2:30AM; Sunday 8AM-8PM

You can exchange your pre-purchased tickets for wristbands from 3:00-9:00PM on Thursday outside the Red Ants Pants store in downtown White Sulphur, or at the main Festival gate starting Friday at 2:00PM!

MUSIC with a MISSION! Proceeds from the Red Ants Pants Music Festival support the work of the Red Ants Pants Foundation. Programs include Community Grants, Women’s Work Skills courses, the Girls Leadership Program, and more. Come visit our Foundation Tent, located next to the demo area, to check out one of our events and learn more about our impact!

Stop by the artist merchandise tent to purchase CDs and merchandise from our main stage and street dance bands. The tent is located on the northwest side of the main stage.

Stop by our festival merchandise tent to peruse vintage snap shirts, festival tees & tanks, Red Ant trucker hats, kids hats, koozies, posters, playing cards, coffee mugs, wine tumblers, bumper stickers, neck coolies, and more!

Hey parents! Stop by the kids tent for face painting, treats, and fun, educational activities and crafts! For parents with wee ones, it is a great place to rest in the shade. Changing table, baby potties, and feeding area will be available. This year we’ve teamed up with the Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS), Montana Discovery Foundation, Thrive, Women’s Foundation of Montana, and Shooting Star Saddlery to provide more fun opportunities for kids to learn – full program schedule here.

Please note: the kids tent is not a babysitting service. This is not a place to drop off your kiddos, but a place to enjoy activities with them. For new parents, be sure to check out our family care tent provided by Tree of Life Doula.

The disposable cups we serve in our draft beer tent are compostable – please be sure to dispose of these in the proper recycling receptacle. Cheers!

AGAIN THIS YEAR! We have been listening to your feedback to allow better viewing for all, as well as shade for those who bring it, so we have bumped our tent/canopy area back by 30 feet. This will be well-marked onsite and staff will be welcoming you in and showing you the new boundaries. We very much appreciate your feedback and cooperation!

When lining up on Friday to get your spot, you must hold your place in line IN PERSON. Leaving a chair in line does not count! When ‘homestaking’ for your spot, please remember to be nice to your neighbors. If we see anyone throwing elbows you will be sent to the corner. Canopies may remain up throughout the weekend.

Shade covers with seating are available on each side of the main stage. Please take a rest and then allow someone else to enjoy. And if an old-timer or pregnant lady needs a spot you darn well better make room! Thank you! There are additional shade structures near the food vendors where you can bring your own chair. We ask that you don’t park your chair here as everyone needs a break from the sun.

AGAIN THIS YEAR: A real, honest-to-goodness dance floor! Thanks to a partnership with Rich Miller over in Anaconda, Montana, you’ll be able to show off your moves on a beautiful plywood dance floor. We hope that this will make dancing more enjoyable and reduce the dust that is kicked up when you’re kicking up your heels! Come check out the dance area between the artist merchandise tent and the main stage. And as always, a reminder to be respectful of everyone’s festival enjoyment, whether you like to sit, stand, or swing your partner!

Complimentary hayrides will be available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between the campground, day parking, and festival grounds. The schedule depends entirely on the draft horses and mules, so grab a ride if you’re in the right place at the right time! Big thanks to Sunnyside Farms, Outlaw Carriage Company, Yankee Creek Carriage Company, and Lucky Rose for providing this service. Be sure to contact these farms for your horse-drawn needs!

We have several shade structures onsite to help you cool down. Please use them respectfully and share! If it’s hot, the fire trucks may be willing to cool you down. There is free potable water in the campground at the white flag and near the Main Gate entrance. Many vendors also have bottled water and we sell sparkling water at our canned beer stations. Please take good care of yourselves in the heat!

Thanks to the support of our community partner and sponsor, Triangle Communications, internet will be available in the Festival Area of the venue.  Attendees will be able to sign up onsite for a day or weekend pass through a website portal, similar to signing up for internet at a hotel.

Showers are available for campers in the campground near the white flag for free! See hours posted at showers. Please be courteous of other campers and keep showers short.

In the campground, there’s no Cattlewomen’s breakfast this year, so head to G3 (near the middle festival/campground gate) to visit our wonderful friends at Yellowstone Coffee Roasters. Starting at 7 a.m. they’re serving up espresso drinks, hot drip, cold brew, and flapjacks that will get your mornin’ rollin’!

A number of our food vendors in the Festival grounds also serve breakfast offerings when the grounds are open, or take the free shuttle into town to enjoy full service breakfast at Branding Iron Cafe and Bob and Kelli’s Cafe, or full service brunch at The Jawbone (9a-1p, Sat/Sun)!

Other local breakfast offerings include Wild Oats Bakery (7a-2p Wed-Sat, closes noon Sun) across from Mathis Grocery downtown, Haugan Express, Lane Bar’s Bloody Mary & Caesar bar (9a-noon), and bottomless mimosas and light brunch at Bar 47 (9a-2p).

Meagher County City Library will hold a book sale on Friday (9a-1p) and Saturday (9a-11a) in at their beautiful new library on the main road into town from the south – 205 Garfield. Proceeds will go toward the new library!

The disposable cups we serve in our draft beer tent are compostable – please be sure to dispose of these in the proper recycling receptacle. Cheers!

Got a hitch in your giddy-up? There are marked disability accessible areas in both the campground and day parking. Certified service animals are allowed with prior permission; please contact info [at] redantspantsmusicfestival [dot] com in advance to submit your request.

If you need anything else, do not hesitate to ask festival staff or a volunteer. Once again, we will have a dedicated area to provide a better view for folks in wheelchairs; the entrance to this area is near the VIP tent. Visit our special services page for additional information.

Again in 2023, both Meagher County and the Festival have made significant investments to reduce dust. A huge thank you to the County for investing in a road treatment to keep the dust down. We’re also excited to work with a professional dust abatement service again this year to help us utilize a deep watering technique found to be the most effective way to reduce dust on a working cattle ranch.

As hard as we’ve tried, we can’t seem to control the weather. We do however have NOAA weather meteorologists in Great Falls and onsite helping us read the skies. In case of a weather emergency, please follow instructions from our staff.

Vehicles are the safest place during an electrical storm with the doors closed and windows rolled up. In the event of an evacuation please return to your vehicles as quickly and calmly as possible. Leave your chairs/canopies for later. Those of you who came on the shuttle (or don’t have a vehicle), head to the Main Entrance and the shuttle will stay there and allow you to board and hunker down. Please do not bring your chairs on the bus during an evacuation!

We won’t evacuate to be fun killers, we’ll evacuate to make sure nobody gets hurt, especially your favorite artists on the big metal stage! You can throw rotten tomatoes at Calhoun after the evacuation, but only if you cooperate. After an evacuation, you’ll know it is safe to return when you see the large American Flag go back up on the fire engine’s ladder truck. Our staff will also patrol the campground and parking areas to announce when the festival grounds will reopen. Please remember that we are a huge metal stage in an open cow pasture, so be smart! We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. We will all appreciate the reward of a gorgeous sunset once any weather clears!

Please call 911. We have a dispatch incident command trailer onsite, so the Meagher County Dispatch will be connected directly. There are fire trucks and ambulances onsite in case of emergencies. There is also a first aid tent located by the Main Entrance and Middle Campground Gates. Please be safe and don’t get hurt!!! For non-emergencies, security can be contacted directly at 406-209-8174‬.

We promise to put together a safe event and will need to rely on all of you to help make this possible through our golden rule: BE NICE. Remember, we don’t know each other’s perspective, experience, or medical conditions, but what we do know is that we are all choosing to be here to celebrate together. Learn more.