Montana State Activities, Events & Festivals

August 2010

Tuesdays... Farmer’s Market: Bogert Park, Bozeman (thru 9/21); Darby (thru 10/26); Nashua (thru 9/21); Whitefish (thru 9/28)

Wednesdays... Alive @ Five, Downtown Helena

Wednesdays... Out to Lunch, performing arts, Caras Park, Missoula (thru 8/25)

Wednesdays... Kicks @ 6, concert series, Havre (thru 8/11)

Wednesdays... Farmer's Market: Big Sky (thru 9/1); Circle (thru 9/18); Eureka (thru 9/29); Laurel (thru 9/29); Livingston (thru 9/29); Manhattan (thru 9/8); Roundup (Busy Bee Lot)

Thursdays... Farmer’s Market: Boulder (thru 9/16); Chester (thru 8/26); Columbia Falls (thru 9/30); Columbus (thru 9/9); Shelby (thru 9/16); Whitefish (thru 9/16)

Thursdays... Whitefish Gallery Nights, Whitefish (thru 10/28)

Thursdays... Crow Storytelling Programs, Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Pryor

Thursdays... Makoshika State Park Youth Programs, Glendive

Thursdays... Alive @ 5, Great Falls (thru 8/26)

Thursdays... Downtown Tonight, Missoula (thru 8/26)

Fridays... Farmer’s Market: Glendive (thru 10/1); Hardin (thru 9/24); Libby (thru 10/1); Polson (thru 10/15); Richland (8/13 thru 9/24)

Saturdays... Farmers Market: Billings (thru 10/2); Butte (thru 9/25); Dillon (thru 9/25); Lewistown (thru 9/25); Clark Fork River, Missoula (thru 10/23); Clyde Park (thru 8/28); Ennis (thru 9/25); Gallatin Valley, Bozeman (thru 9/11); Hamilton (thru 10/9); Helena (thru 11/6); Kalispell (thru 10/16); Miles City (thru 10/31); Missoula (thru 10/23), Red Lodge (thru 10/2); Roundup (thru 9/25); Stanford (thru 9/25); Thompson Falls (thru 9/25); Twin Bridges (thru 9/25), Whitehall (thru 9/25); Wolf Point (thru 9/25)

Sundays... Childrens Programs, Giant Springs State Park, Great Falls (thru 8/29)

Sundays... Riverbend Concert Series, Big Fork (thru 8/22)

Sundays... Farmers Market: Deer Lodge (thru 9/26)

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: Julius Caesar - 7/2 Big Sky; 7/10 Great Falls; 7/13 Boulder; 7/16 Helena; 7/19 Superior; 7/20 Plains; 7/22 Libby; 7/24 Kallispell; 7/26 Hamilton; 7/29 St. Ignatius

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream - 7/3 Red Lodge; 7/4 Three Forks; 7/5 Fort Benton; 7/9 Great Falls; 7/11 Cut Bank; 7/12 Choteau; 7/14 Big Timber; 7/15 Cooke City; 717 Helena; 7/18 Phillipsburg; 7/21 Heron; 7/23 Eureka; 7/26 Charlo; 7/27 Seeley Lake; 7/31 Missoula

24-28 National Fly Fishing Show, West Yellowstone

26-29 Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo, Boulder

26-29 Lincoln County Fair, Eureka

26-29 Big Sky Classic Derby and Futurity, Kalispell

26-29 Eastern Montana Fair, Miles City

27-29 Krinklehorn Pass Volunteer Field Work, Eureka

27-29 Think Local - Summer 's Last Art Blast, Kalispell

27-28 People's Center Annual Artist Market, Pablo

27-28 Blues Fest, Virginia City

27-29 Wibaux County Fair, Wibaux

28-9/5 Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation Workshop and Festival, Bigfork

28 Boulder Car Show, Boulder

28-29 Old Settlers Days, Clyde Park

28 Dixon Melon Day, Dixon

28 The Bull Thing, Eureka

28 Fromberg Old West Day, Fromberg

28-29 Annual Missoula Dressage Competition and Championships, Missoula

28-29 River City Roots Fest, Missoula

28 Annual People's Center Celebration and Pow-wow, Pablo

28-29 42nd Annual Beartooth Run and Beartooth Ride, Red Lodge

28 MonDak Harvest Fest, Sidney

28 Pineneedle Stampede - A Foot Race, West Yellowstone

28 Snow Brewfest, Whitefish

28 Big Hole Cow Pasture Golf Tournament, Wisdom

29 Annual Foundation For Community Care Benefit Golf Tournament, Sidney

31-9/6 Beaverhead County Fair, Dillon

31-9/5 Sanders County Fair and Rodeo, Plains

September 2010

Tuesdays... Farmer’s Market: Bogert Park, Bozeman (thru 9/21); Darby (thru 10/26); Nashua (thru 9/21); Whitefish (thru 9/28)

Wednesdays... Farmer's Market: Big Sky (thru 9/1); Circle (thru 9/18); Eureka (thru 9/29); Laurel (thru 9/29); Livingston (thru 9/29); Manhattan (thru 9/8); Roundup (Busy Bee Lot)

Thursdays... Farmer’s Market: Boulder (thru 9/16); Columbia Falls (thru 9/30); Columbus (thru 9/9); Shelby (thru 9/16); Whitefish (thru 9/16)

Thursdays... Whitefish Gallery Nights, Whitefish (thru 10/28)

Fridays... Farmer’s Market: Glendive (thru 10/1); Hardin (thru 9/24); Libby (thru 10/1); Polson (thru 10/15); Richland (thru 9/24)

Saturdays... Farmers Market: Billings (thru 10/2); Butte (thru 9/25); Dillon (thru 9/25); Lewistown (thru 9/25); Clark Fork River, Missoula (thru 10/23); Ennis (thru 9/25); Gallatin Valley, Bozeman (thru 9/11); Hamilton (thru 10/9); Helena (thru 11/6); Kalispell (thru 10/16); Miles City (thru 10/31); Missoula (thru 10/23), Red Lodge (thru 10/2); Roundup (thru 9/25); Stanford (thru 9/25); Thompson Falls (thru 9/25); Twin Bridges (thru 9/25), Whitehall (thru 9/25); Wolf Point (thru 9/25)

Sundays... Farmers Market: Deer Lodge (thru 9/26)

8/22-9/25 35th Annual Art Auction Exhibit, Miles City

8/28-9/5 Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation Workshop and Festival, Bigfork

8/31-9/6 Beaverhead County Fair, Dillon

8/31-9/5 Sanders County Fair and Rodeo, Plains

1-25 Native Art from the Heart, JailHouse Gallery, Hardin

1 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Julius Caesar, Missoula

1-4 Ravalli County Fair, Hamilton

1-6 Milk River Wagon Train, Malta

2 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Gardiner

2 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Manhattan

2-5 Poplar Indian Days, Poplar

3 Chili Cook-off, Big Sky

3-4 Ennis on the Madison Fly Fishing Festival, Ennis

3-6 Labor Day Pow-wow, Ashland

3-5 Annual Saco Fun Day Celebration, Saco

3-19 First Peoples Buffalo Jump Atlatl Competition and Mammoth Hunt, Ulm

3-4 Stargazing Under the Caverns Sky, Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park

4 Chief Plenty Coups St. Park Day of Honor, Pryor

4-6 Cowboy Mounted Shooting State Finals, Roundup

4 Absarokee Farmers Market Cobblestone Preservation Committee, Absarokee

4 Quilt Show, Absarokee

4-5 Montana State O-Mok-See, Big Sandy

4 Big Sky Mountainfest, Big Sky

4 John Colter Run, Bozeman

4-5 Powder River Quarter Horse Breeders Sale & Futurity, Broadus

4-6 Labor Day Wagon Train, Culbertson

4-6 Boardwalk Arts & Crafts Festival, Dillon

4-6 Montana's Biggest Weekend, rodeo, concert, fair, parade, Dillon

4 18th Annual Show and Shine Car Show, Essex

4-7 Helmville Labor Day Rodeo, Helmville

4 Chief Plenty Coups Day of Honor, Pryor

4 Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities, Red Lodge

4-6 Living History Weekend, Sidney

4 Labor Day Horseback Poker Ride, Virginia City

4 Huckleberry Hillclimb, Whitefish

5 Bigfork's Annual Rumble in the Bay Car Show, Bigfork

5 Founder's Day, Red Lodge

5 'Running of the Sheep' Sheep Drive, Reed Point

5-6 Labor Day PRCA Rodeo, White Sulphur Springs

5 Fallon Village Harvest Festival, Terry

6 Big N Rich Bulldogging Jackpot, Dillon

6 Labor Day Arts Fair, Red Lodge

6 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: Julius Caesar, Townsend

7 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hot Springs

8 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Anaconda

9 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: Julius Caesar, Deer Lodge

9-11 Northwest Montana Arms Collectors Fall Gun Show, Kalispell

9-23 First Nations Education Series, Ulm

9 Taste of Whitefish, Whitefish

10-12 Anaconda Wildlife Expo, Anaconda

10 Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, Big Sky

10 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Butte

10-11 North American Indian Alliance Pow Wow, Butte

10 Annual Ennis Arts Associations Dinner and Silent Auction, Ennis

10-11 Glasgow Homecoming Festival Weekend, Glasgow

10 River's Edge Trail - Blues & Brews, Great Falls

10-11 Montana Trappers Association State Convention, Lewistown

10-12 Libby Nordicfest, Libby

10-12 Beartooth Run to the Sun, Red Lodge

10-11 Stitch and Chatter Quilt Show, Broadus

11 High Plains Classic Car Show, Miles City

11 High School Rodeo, Broadus

11 Powder River Historical Museum Sept. Fest, Broadus

11-12 Black Powder Shoot, Ekalaka

11-12 Puptown Round Robin Roping, Ekalaka

11-12 Boulder Music & Art Festival, Boulder

11 Oktoberfest, Glasgow

11-12 NW Montana Antique Power Ass'n Threshing Bee, Kalispell

11 Annual Montana State Chokecherry Festival, Lewistown

11-12 Travelers' Rest Brigade 205th Anniversary, Lolo

11 High Plains Classic Car Show, Miles City

11 Miner’s Union Day, Philipsburg

11 NorthWest HoneyFest, Stevensville

11 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: Julius Caesar, White Sulphur Springs

11-12 30th Whitefish Men's Soccer Games, Whitefish

12 Bell Street Bridge Day, Glendive

12 Farm Festival, Bozeman

12 Circle Rifle Club Turkey Shoot, Circle

12 Germanfest, Missoula

12 Utica Day Fair, Utica

12 What The Hay, Utica

13, 27 Farmers Market & Pool Dinner, Melstone

15-17 Montana Academy of Living History, Deer Lodge

16 Ram Sale, Miles City

17-19 Gun Show, EPEC, Glendive

17 Blue and Gold Fall Party, Bozeman

17-19 UMW 8th Annual Hunter/Jumper Horseshow, Dillon

17-19 Havre Festival Days, Havre

17-19 Great Divide Orchid Society Show and Sale, Helena

17-19 Last Chance Community Pow Wow, Helena

17-19 Miles City Music On Wings Bluegrass Festival, Miles City

18 Last Chance Derby, Broadus

18-19 Threshing Bee, Choteau

18 Town and Country Day, Circle

18-19 15th Annual Big Sky Draft Horse Expo, Deer Lodge

18 Salmon Festival, Eureka

18-19 Lincoln Rod Run, Lincoln

18 Last Chance Demolition Derby, Broadus

21-23 Native American Awareness Days, Pablo

22-25 HatcH Film Festival, Bozeman

23-30 31st Custer County Traveling Collection, JHG, Hardin

24 Native American Day, Regionwide

24-25 Sugarbeet Festival, Chinook

24-25 Flathead Quilters Guild Annual Quilt Show, Kalispell

25 35th Annual Art Auction, CCAHC, Miles City

25 Belgrade Fall Festival, Belgrade

25-26 Rimrock Opera: Merry Widow, Billings

25-26 Northeast Montana Threshing Bee and Antique Show, Culbertson

25 Gardiner Brewfest in the Park, Gardiner

25 National Public Lands Day, Great Falls

25 Native American Family Day, Great Falls

25-26 Hellgate Gem Mineral and Fossil Show, Missoula

25 Old Faithful Fall Cycle Tour, West Yellowstone

26 Scarecrow Festival, Jefferson City

30 Montana Master Chefs, Greenough

30-10/2 Montana Historical Society History Conference, Helena