Events

ARTrageous is an all-arts festival in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Visual, performing, and culinary arts. Dance. Design. Music. Join us for key events and pop up surprises as our community joins together to surround you with and involve you in art. See art, interact with art, learn about art. Buy art. Eat and Drink art.

The Montana Made Wedding fair is wedding showcase, featuring local Missoula and Bitterroot Valley wedding and event vendors. We host our event in the fall to capture those who haven't selected a venue just yet, and want to book the majority of their vendors before the mad dash begins during the "engagement season," from mid November through February. Keep in [...]

BRHA Festival of Wreaths at BR River Inn. Fundraising event will begin at 5:30 to 8:00.  Get into the holiday spirit and support your community animal shelter!  Advance reservations, on sale now, at $30 each - must be purchased by calling the shelter at 363-5311 or  at the BRHA Animal Shelter, 262 Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton.  For information call Sue [...]

Corvallis Christmas Bazaar from 9 am to 3 pm at Corvallis High School, both old and new gyms.  Call 961-3961 or 369-2131.

Stevensville Country Christmas & Splendor on Main Gala—December 1st-2nd This festive celebration begins with the “Parade of Lights”, caroling down Main Street, the Christmas Story, and open houses. Decoration and beautiful lights adorn our historic town. Open houses at the businesses with complimentary, wonderful Christmas treats, with horse and wagon rides throughout the evening, and a hayride to boot! Santa [...]

Santa is coming to the Daly Mansion on Saturday December 16th for his annual visit! From 11-4 the house will be full of fun activities for kids, such as cookie decorating, craft projects, a performance by the Sunshine Generation and of course visits and pictures with Santa Claus. Santa will arrive at noon and be on hand for photos until [...]

Join The Montana A Cappella Society for A MONTANA CHRISTMAS on Saturday December 16 at 7:30 PM in the Hamilton Performing Arts Center. The show will feature special guest John Floridis, guitarist extraordinaire, who is the Emmy award winning host of the Musicians Spotlight on Montana Public Radio. Continuing a Bitterroot tradition, this free, festive holiday concert is perfect for [...]

Every month on 2nd Friday various venues in Hamilton feature visual, performance, culinary and written word. Appetizers are provided and a social evening of enjoying the culture of Hamilton from 5:00- 8:00 pm View the participating locations each month on Facebook: Culture Crawl Hamilton  

Chicago, based on Maudine Dallas Watkins’ play of the same name has everything that makes a musical great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping song after another; and some of the most creative dance numbers you've ever seen on stage at the Playhouse! In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover [...]

Exhibition Opening Reception Journey with us into the Darkness... Discover a whole new world that exists deep within the Earth in this illuminating exhibit on caves in Montana! Exhibition Opening Reception Thursday, March 15 at 6pm Sponsored by Mike McEachern, Nancy Boice, Bitterroot Audubon Society, Jane S. Heman Foundation, and Big League Builders

Since 2003, this trio has been exploring and performing time-honored melodies in the stomping grounds of Québec’s musical past. Playing fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, these three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable “joie de vivre” found only in traditional Québécois music.

Bid the winter ski season farewell at this fun and wild event. The annual Skiesta happens on one of the last weeks of the ski season at Lost Trail. The party features a pond skim starting around 2 p.m. Dress up in your best costume and join in the festivities. Food and live music are part of the fun. https://www.facebook.com/LostTrail/

The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952, and has been running continuously since then. The longest running West End show, it has by far the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th performance taking place on 18 November 2012. The play is known for its twist ending, which the audience is traditionally asked not to reveal after [...]

Taste local, regional, and international wines. There will be live jazz, wine-complimentary food to purchase, and unlimited tastes of wine in your own keepsake wine glass. Join us for the fun! Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at The Wine Cave or Chapter One.

The biggest, little parade in the Bitterroot Valley. The parade marches down Main Street in Corvallis. The parade was first organized by returning World War I veterans and has continued since to honor men and women who have died in our nation’s service. This is a wonderful event for people of all ages. It is preceded by a pancake breakfast, followed by a [...]

NSPRA (Senior Pro Rodeo) in Darby. Conestants from the US and Canada travel to Montana to compete in all standard rodeo events. Rodeo event kicks off at 6 pm each evening. Call 544-5436, Cal Ruark.

Adventure Crew presents Lost Trail Fest at Lost Trail Ski Area this July 27th & 28th under the full moon. Join in on the mountain celebration with 13 bands (including Josh Farmer Band, Innasci, and Left on 10th), a giant slip ‘n’ slide, adventure hike, and local food/craft vendors. Bring your tent and the whole family for a weekend of [...]

Bike Walk Bitterroot presents the third annual Fork to Farm Tour- A cycling adventure to Bitterroot farms and culinary bliss! The Fork to Farm tour is a celebration of the diversity of agriculture and cycling in the Bitterroot Valley.  The 30 mile ride will include stops at four Bitterroot farms where riders will enjoy food and drink produced from locally [...]

The Travelin’ McCourys do not stand still. No other band today has the same credentials for playing traditional and progressive music. As the sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their father’s work—a lifelong dedication to the power of bluegrass music to bring joy into people’s lives. And with fiddler Jason [...]