Montana State Activities, Events & Festivals

JULY 2010

Tuesdays... Farmer’s Market: Bogert Park, Bozeman (thru 9/21); Darby (thru 10/26); Nashua (7/13 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 (7/7 thru 9/1); Circle (7/28 thru 9/18); Eureka (thru 9/29); Laurel (7/7 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 (7/22 thru 9/9); Shelby (7/22 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 (7/9 thru 10/1); Hardin (7/30 thru 9/24); Libby (thru 10/1); Polson (thru 10/15)

Saturdays... Farmers Market: Billings (7/17 thru 10/2); Butte (thru 9/25); Dillon (7/10 thru 9/25); Lewistown (7/10 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 (4/24 thru 11/6); Kalispell (4/17 thru 10/16); Miles City (thru 10/31); Missoula (thru 10/23), Red Lodge (7/10 thru 10/2); Roundup (thru 9/25); Stanford (7/10 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 (7/11 thru 9/26)

12-30 2010 Dugout Days Camps, Great Falls

24-8/2 Skydive Lost Prairie 43rd Annual Jump Meet, Marion

25-31 Powder River Wagon Trains & Cattle Drives, Broadus

26-30 Sweet Grass County Fair, Big Timber

26-31 Pioneer Days and Lake County Fair, Ronan

27-31 Big Horn County Youth Fair, Hardin

27-30 Summer Bibler Home and Garden Evening Tours, Kalispell

27-29 Montana Baroque Music Festival at Quinn's Hot Springs, Paradise

28-8/1 Last Chance Stampede and Fair, Helena

28-31 Central Montana Horse Show, Fair and Rodeo, Lewistown

28 Sustainable Day, Livingston

28-30 Native Games Camp, St Mary

28-8/1 Broadwater County Fair & Rodeo, Townsend

28 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: Julius Caesar, West Yellowstone

29-31 Butte-Silver Bow County Fair, Butte

29 Montana Shakespeare in the Parks: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dillon

29-8/1 Milk River Indian Days, Fort Belknap

29-31 Sheridan County Fair, Plentywood

29-8/1 32nd Montana Antique Airplane Association Fly-In, Three Forks

30-31 Todd Harris Softball Memorial Broadus

30-31 Crazy Days, Broadus

30-31 Rosebud County Relay for Life, Colstrip

30-8/1 Headwaters Relay - A Run to the Source, Bozeman

30-31 Crazy Days, Broadus

30-31 Rosebud County Relay for Life, Colstrip

30-8/1 Lewis & Clark Festival, Cut Bank

30-31 Summer Sizzler, Dillon

30-8/7 Montana State Fair, Great Falls

30-31 Kootenai River Rodeo, Libby

30-8/1 Montana Fiddlers Picnic, Livingston

30-31 Rocky Mountain Accordion Celebration, Philipsburg

30-8/1 Whitehall Frontier Days, Whitehall

30-8/1 Wisdom Gun Show, Wisdom

31 Absarokee Day, Absarokee

31 Bake Sale and Country Fair at Historic Crail Ranch, Big Sky

31 Big Sky Country Fair and Arts Festival, Big Sky

31 Grizzly Marathon, Choteau

31 The Renaissance Faire, Hamilton

31 Ingomar Open Rodeo, Ingomar

31 St. John's Lutheran Playing for Fundsies, Libby

31 Mineral County Fair & Rodeo, Superior

31 TerrYYippee!, Games, Social, Street Dance and Motor Cross, Terry

31 Prairie Community Hospital State Doubles Corn Toss Championships, Terry

31-8/2 Bud Williams Team Roping, Broadus

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

August 2010

7/29-8/1 Milk River Indian Days, Fort Belknap

7/29-8/1 32nd Montana Antique Airplane Association Fly-In, Three Forks

7/29-8/1 Headwaters Relay - A Run to the Source, Bozeman

7/29-8/1 Lewis & Clark Festival, Cut Bank

7/29-8/7 Montana State Fair, Great Falls

7/30-8/1 Montana Fiddlers Picnic, Livingston

7/30-8/8 Pioneer Days and Lake County Fair, Ronan

7/30-8/1 Frontier Days, Whitehall

7/30-8/1 Gun Show, Wisdom

7/30-8/3 Mineral County Fair & Rodeo, Superior

1 Montana Barbecue Cook-Off, Absarokee

1-4 Daniels County Fair, Scobey

2-8 Rocky Boy's Rodeo, Box Elder

2-8 Festival Amadeus, Whitefish

4 Bite Of Bozeman, Bozeman

4 Bull-a-Rama, Butte

4-8 Testicle Festival, Clinton

4-7 Park County Fair, Livingston

4-7 Richland County Fair and Rodeo, Sidney

5-8 Rocky Boy's Annual Pow Wow, Box Elder

5-9/25 Native Art From the Heart, JailHouse Gallery, Hardin

5-7 Wheatland County Fair, Harlowton

5 Kids Fest, Missoula

5-7 Superior Lions Club Rodeo, Superior

5-8 Yellowstone Rod Run, West Yellowstone

5-8 Wadopana Celebration, Wolf Point

6 Historic Bar Tour, Anaconda

6 Cathy Miller Duck Derby, Hardin

6 Redneck Rodeo, Broadus

6-8 Prairie County Fair, Terry

6-8 Little Bear School House Museum Antique Show, Bozeman

6-8 Sweet Pea Festival, Bozeman

6-10 Artist of the Prairie Art Show, Ekalaka

6-10 Whitefish Divide Trail Volunteer Field Work, Eureka

6-7 Relay for Life, Helena

6-8 “Days of 85” Fair, Parade and Rodeo, Ekalaka

6-8 Annual Original Missoula Gun and Antique Show, Missoula

6-8 Cruisen By the Bay Car Show, Polson

6-8 Festival of Nations, Red Lodge

6-7 Chokecherry Festival, Broadus

6-7 98th Creamery Picnic, Stevensville

6-7 Cabin Fever Quilters Quilt Show, Superior

6-15 Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous, West Yellowstone

7-8 Bigfork Festival of the Arts, Bigfork

7 Madison Valley Arts Festival, Ennis

7 Eureka Montana Quilt Show, Eureka

7-8 Fiberfest Eureka!, Eureka

7-10 Northeast Montana Fair, Glasgow

7 Community Artists Day, Great Falls

7 PAL Bump n’ Run, Fairgrounds, Terry

7 Governor's Cup All Breed Horse Show, Helena

7 HURL Elkhorn Endurance Runs, Montana City

7 Annual Outdoor Art Festival, Polson

7 Red Lodge Climb to Conquer Cancer, Red Lodge

7 133rd Commemoration of the Battle of the Big Hole, Wisdom

8 Annual Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast at Airport, Hysham

9 & 23 Farmers Market & Pool Dinner, Melstone

9-14 Tipi Retreat, Red Lodge

10-15 Western Montana Fair and Rodeo, Missoula

11-14 Roosevelt County Fair, Culbertson

11-14 Judith Basin County Fair, Stanford

11-15 Dawson County Fair and Rodeo, Glendive

11-15 Madison County Fair & Rodeo, Twin Bridges

12-14 Powder River County Fair and Rodeos, Broadus

12-15 Days of '85 Fair, Rodeo, and Parade, Ekalaka

12-15 Dawson County Fair & Rodeo, Glendive

12-15 Heart Butte Celebration, Heart Butte

12-15 25th Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Western Music Rendezvous, Lewistown

12-15 Western Art & Gear Show, Lewistown

13 Bike and Car Poker Run, Forsyth

13-15 An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival, Butte

13-15 Musician's Rendezvous, Columbus

13-15 Yellowstone River Duck Festival, Classic Car Show, Microbrew Fest, Parade, Bump n’ Run, Pig Roast, Forsyth

13-14 Northeast Montana Relay for Life, Glasgow

13-15 Hays Pow Wow, Hays

13-14 Miles City Relay for Life, Miles City

13-15 Rockin the Rivers 2010, Three Forks

13-15 Huckleberry Festival 2010, Trout Creek

13-15 Virginia City Art Show, Virginia City

13-15 Huckleberry Days Art Festival, Whitefish

14 Belgrade Crazy Days, Belgrade

14-15 Pioneer Cabin Endurance Ride, Canyon Creek

14 Annual Madison River Run, Ennis

14-15 The Montana Wild West Fest, Helena

14-15 Ignite The Nites, Libby

14 Western Hoedown Dance and Barbecue, Malta

14 Annual Wine Festival, Polson

14-15 Indian Arts Showcase, Sidney

14 Huckleberry Festival, Swan Lake

15 Kids ranch Rodeo, Fairgrounds, Forsyth

17-20 Fallon County Fair, Baker

18-23 Crow Fair and Rodeo, Crow Agency

18-22 Tri County Fair, Deer Lodge

18-22 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo, Kalispell

18-22 Montana Cowboy Mounted Shooting Competition Finals, Three Forks

19-22 Fallon County Fair, Baker

19-21 McCone County Fair, Circle

19-23 Ten Lakes Scenic Area Volunteer Field Work, Eureka

19-22 Western Rendezvous of Art, Helena

20-21 A Day in the Country, Bozeman

20-22 Montana Fun Weekend, Cut Bank

20-22 Chouteau County Fair, Fort Benton

20-22 Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto Club Fall Tour, Kalispell

20-21 Manhattan Potato Festival, Manhattan

20-21 Annual Montana Knifemaker Show, Missoula

20-22 Big Sky Rendezvous, Troy

20-22 A Step Back in Time: The Grand Victorian Ball for Peace 1865, Virginia City

21 Quilts on the Lawn Quilt Show, Bozeman

21 Stillwater Art and Wine Festival, Fishtail

21 Park to Paradise Triathlon, Gardiner

21-22 Huntley Project Threshing Bee, Huntley

21-22 Big Sky ACBS Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show , Lakeside

21 Montana State Chili Cook-off, Manhattan

21 Melstone Mania, melstone

21-22 1910 Fire Commemoration: Anniversary of the Big Blow-Up, Missoula

21 Annual Polson Fly-In, Polson

21-22 Lone Tree Gun Show, Sidney

21 Evelyn J Cameron Gala, Terry

21 Glacier Nordic Run, Whitefish

22 Powell County Demolition Derby, Deer Lodge

22 Bark in the Park, Livingston

22 Fiddler’s Jamboree, Fairgounds, Hardin

22 Demolition Derby, Miles City

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

22 Demo Derby, Miles City

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