Bigfork's main commercial street, Electric Avenue, carries one of the highest concentrations of art galleries of any small town in Montana. This isn't an accident — the village has attracted painters, sculptors, and craftspeople for decades, drawn by the light off the lake, the mountain landscape, and the quiet that a small, prosperous village can provide.
The galleries range from serious fine art to tourist-oriented craft, and the quality varies accordingly. A walk down Electric Avenue takes no more than 20 minutes, and it's worth doing slowly to see what's current. Summer exhibitions sometimes include work by significant regional and national artists who maintain studios in the area.
The street also has good restaurants and cafes. The combination of galleries, waterfront, and the theatre makes Bigfork unusual among Montana towns its size.