Gun shows are located throughout the state. Call to find location and individual dates or visit our website http://wcsofmt.com. ...

Fish Creek Gun Club offers NRA Shooting Clinics the third Saturday of each month.



NRA Basic Pistol: This course is designed to teach the basics of pistol marksmanship. The Pistol Course teaches the functions of the different kinds of handguns and ammunition. The course emphasizes firearms safety ...

Helena Symphony Concerts Season



July 19: Free Concert: Symphony Under the Stars - Out of this World - Held on the Carroll College campus.



September 13: Annual Symphony Gala and XRG MW Concert I Opening Night - Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Trio Casals and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 in D M ...

What is the Yellowstone Association Institute?



The Institute is a nonprofit field school operated in partnership with the National Park Service to provide in-depth learning experiences for Yellowstone visitors. Our goal is to help you understand and enjoy this remarkable place.



What Makes t ...

Live Interpretive Programs will consist of daily 20-minute programs immediately following the Center's 30-minute introductory film.



2008 - 2009 Schedule:



10/1/2008 - 5/22/2009 (Tuesday - Saturday): 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday: Noon - 5:00pm

5/23/2009 - 9/7/2009 Daily: 9:00am - 6:00pm ...

Jerry Cornelia: Paintings and Sculptures will feature Cornelia's classical sculpture forms and diverse paintings in surrealistic, noe-expressionist and neo-primitive styles. His lyrical and amusing works often blur the lines between craft and art.



Jerry Cornelis's paintings and sculptures will b ...

Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts at the Holter Museum's Ho Ho Holter Holiday Gift Sale and exhibition. More than 125 artists will be exhibiting and selling unique jewelry, hand-blown glass, paintings, handmade scarves and hats, functional ceramics, cards, woven baskets, wooden bowls and cooking utensil ...

The Festival of Trees in Dillon Montana is an annual community fundraiser for non-profit organizations. Kick-off for the Festival of Trees will be at the Elks Lodge in Dillon. For $1 you can come see all the beautifully decorated trees, put your name down on the silent auction items and buy homema ...

Carol Poppenga: Anchored in a Sea of Grass documents Poppenja's journey around and in the Big Snowy, Judith and Moccasin ranges and depicts the 'soft mountain scapes' of central Montana and their relationship to the hay and wheat fields of the accompanying valleys and plateaus. Poppenga's art is co ...

The Holiday Food & Gift Festival is a perfect kick-off to your holiday season. Eat, drink and be merry! You will find just the right thing for everyone on your shopping list - gift baskets, cutlery, photographs and prints, candles, ornaments, cosmetics, jams, jellies and syrups, gourmet mustards an ...

The Saturday before Thanksgiving is the date for the Glasgow Branch of American Association of University Women's Community Bazaar. It is held from 9:30 - 3:30 at the Glasgow Civic Center. Home made items only. This bazaar has been the most popular in the area for about 30 years and draws good cr ...

During November, West Yellowstone, Montana comes alive in color. The early snow brings cross-country skiers from around the world to learn and train on the superior Rendezvous Trail System, in fact seven international teams used the Rendezvous to prepare themselves for the Olympics. Residents of ...

The evening begins with Anaconda's annual tree lighting ceremony. The tree is lit by Santa at 6:00pm with a drawing for Anaconda Bucks, followed by a stroll downtown to special sales, mannequins in store windows, food vendors, and caroling. Santa leads the parade to the visitors center in downtown ...

The annual Holiday Parade in downtown Billings offers over 100 festive entries including children's groups and extravagant lighted displays. Santa joins the parade to kick off the holiday season! ...

The Chinook Parade of Lights is a celebration of the beginning of the holiday season on the Hi-Line. This is a one-day affair with arts and crafts, food, Santa pictures, hayrides, music, and a parade of lights at 6:00pm, which in previous years has had 20 or more floats, beautifully lit and decorat ...

Holiday Light Parade is a parade with holiday lights. Enjoy holiday shopping hours and children can have their pictures taken and receive a treat from Santa.

Each year, the Holiday Light Parade grows more impressive in size and creativity. Kicking off the holiday season, the majestic floats light ...

Join us for the annual Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead Christmas Show . A grand prize is offered at the end of the show and there are 65 to 70 booths of fine arts and crafts, including woodcrafts, handmade soaps, paintings, candles, jewelry, toys, and Christmas decorations. We are all local ...

The weather outside can be delightful or frightful, but crowds gather on Main Street for the annual Christmas parade that ushers in the holiday season. Santa joins the festivities on his annual visit to wish everyone a happy holiday! ...

This juried arts and crafts show features some of the Northwest's best artists and craftspeople. Peruse displays of jewelry, photography, sculpture, weaving, wooden toys, handmade furniture, stained glass, glass beads, and pottery. Need some homemade jams or jelly? How about some dressing? Home t ...

Delight in the Billings Symphony Orchestra's annual live symphonic presentation of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, and watch as this quintessential tale unfolds with the beautiful costumes, elaborate sets and creative choreography of the renowned Eugene Ballet Company, along with 110 aspiring local dancer ...

The Madison Valley Women's Club Holiday Bazaar is an annual holiday bazaar and a wonderful opportunity to do your holiday shopping among dozens of handmade gifts offered by local crafts people. Great buys, delicious luncheon and friendly people. Everyone welcome. ...

Christmas Country Craft Show, an annual event bringing together all the crafts and artists in the area, is a great kick off for Christmas. The gym is filled with Christmas sounds and smells, and a large selection of food and crafts. A fun day of shopping, visiting and eating!



All donations are ...

The Community Tree Lighting highlights this annual celebration. Santa lights the tree and singers entertain. Fabulous sales as well as food vendors and children's activities. ...

The Annual Christmas Stroll & Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce, will be held in downtown Chester. All downtown businesses are open for your shopping convenience. Food vendors and crafters are located in several businesses and buildings.



Various clubs and ...

The annual Festival of Trees offers a memorable weekend of decorated Christmas tree viewing. There is an auction party with a delightful selection of trees to purchase. Santa's Workshop, a holiday boutique and craft fair. All proceeds benefit The Family Tree Center, Billings Council to Prevent C ...

Artwalk Billings is a community art event scheduled five times a year in downtown Billings. Galleries and businesses host free receptions for artists/artisans from 5:00pm - 9:00pm. Fun express bus transports artwalkers. Maps available at galleries. Check our website for more information. ...

The annual Uptown Christmas Stroll is a free event uptown in Butte to kick-off the Holiday shopping season. The event features a parade with high school and college marching bands, the arrival of Santa Claus, hay rides in horse drawn carriages, art and craft exhibit (indoors), music and vendors on ...

Night of Lights includes a Christmas parade, turning on of Christmas decorations, craft fair, holiday music, caroling, and holiday treats around town. An evening of 'Good old fashioned family fun!' Children's holiday display at Marantette Park. ...

This festival features decorated Christmas trees for viewing and auction, and is a fundraiser for the Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation. Food, entertainment and a drawing for museum's raffle car to be announced. ...

The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce will present the annual Hometown Holiday Stroll. All downtown merchants will be participating as well as some businesses without a presence on Central Avenue.



The Chamber of Commerce will sell holiday stroll buttons during the two weeks prior to the Stroll. The ...

The Downtown Great Falls Association organizes the annual Christmas Stroll. Live entertainment, food vendors, and a special Santa's Village will highlight this year's event. Buy a Christmas Stroll button and be eligible for prizes from downtown businesses. The Downtown Great Falls Association giv ...

Lewistown offers a Christmas parade, tree decorating contest, Santa's arrival and food booths. ...

Come experience a wealth of holiday cheer, local culture and creative expression in Missoula.



Friday, December 5

* First Friday Gallery Night

* MCT Community Theatre presents Nuncrackers

* Carl Tyler Chevrolet Grizzly Basketball Classic - Denver vs. Texas Arlington

* University Center Holida ...

A traditional Sheridan winter event is the Annual Christmas Stroll. Everyone is invited by the area merchants and Greater Ruby Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Some of the most popular events include the hayride with carolers on board. Santa makes his debut for photo opportunities.

Th ...

Experience Three Forks at its finest during its annual Winter Stroll. Enjoy visits with Santa, horse-drawn wagon rides, arts and crafts, delicious food, retail specials and sales. The town will be decked out with holiday decorations and the sounds of music. We may be off the beaten path a bit, bu ...

Wrap up in your best holiday garb and spirit and get ready to stroll. Visit the stores, ride a horse-drawn wagon, try a roasted chestnut, enjoy enchanting Christmas sounds, and treat yourself to the delicious food and beautiful crafts the street vendors have to offer. ...

Wolf Point comes alive with the Christmas spirit in this magical and enchanting evening that features a parade in which all the floats are illuminated with lights. Santa is the master of ceremonies, and awards for floats are given. This event will make you remember what Christmas looks like throug ...

The Holiday Parade is at 6:00pm. Bigfork is beautifully decorated for the holiday season. ...

Montana Ballet Company presents its 25th anniversary production of this genuine holiday tradition. Join us as world renowned professional guest artists, more than sixty-five dancers from throughout the region, and musicians from the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, with Shuichi Komiyama as conductor, li ...

Choteau Chamber of Commerce Christmas Stroll: a morning till evening hometown Christmas stroll. Activities will include a Jingle Bell Fun Run, shopping specials, firetruck rides with Santa, wagon rides, a free movie for kids at the Roxy theatre in conjunction with the Jaycee's food drive (each food ...

West Shore Holidayfest is held in the Lakeside School Gymnasium. NO admission will be charged at the door to enjoy the quality arts and crafts fair and participate in the extensive silent auction, as well as the upbeat live auction of one-of-a-kind art works. Many unique items and gift certificate ...

Join locals and visitors for homemade sourdough pancakes, sausage and eggs while you sit around the wood stove sipping coffee or hot chocolate. Get the latest trail update from club members, then head out for a day of unparalleled snowmobiling. Most days the clubhouse can be accessed by snowmobile r ...

The Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair is a family fun day. Enjoy holiday shopping in a warm friendly atmosphere. Scrumptious home-style lunch, dinner and dessert specials are served all day, or pull up a chair and rest while local artisans entertain. Country crafting at its best! Vendors wanted! ...

The Sanders County Christmas Bazaar was established in 1978 as a show case for local artists and crafts people. Its primary mission is to raise funds for a local charity, the Sanders County Sheriff's Christmas Relief Fund. This fund provides food baskets and gifts to needy county families at the h ...

Celebrate the season at Virgelle, Montana. A ghost town along the 'Wild and Scenic' Missouri River. The Virgelle Merc. & Antiques will offer antiques, art, collectibles, refreshments, silent auction, Artist and Friends.



Part of Chouteau County Country Christmas. All communities in the County h ...

Glasgow Christmas Stroll welcomes Santa to town at high noon. Santa will be visiting with children at one of the local stores during the afternoon. Concessions will be available. Friends with a team of horses and a wagon will be ready to give rides around town. There will be other group activiti ...

Christmas to Remember welcomes the Christmas season with merchant open houses, caroling, a community bazaar, a lighted parade, and a fireworks display during the celebration. Laurel is lighted during the parade until the downtown is glowing with the Christmas spirit!



Businesses have bargains, s ...

The annual Madrigal Dinner in Big Sky will be held at Buck's T4 Lodge. No host bar begins at 5:30pm and seating is at 6:00pm. A traditional medieval Christmas Feast prepared by the professionally trained Buck's T4 kitchen will be served. The dinner is accompanied by the Montana State University C ...

Festival of Lights is a community Christmas celebration with crafts, hay rides, music, art exhibit, sleigh rides and Santa! Stores are open late. ...

One of the older gun shows in the state, running continuously for over 28 years. We stress guns, knives and old west memorabilia and antiques. A family event. ...

Almost Christmas - Missoula Community Chorus Concert is a celebration of the season with songs of the holidays. Something for everyone! Tickets available at the door: $8/person, $25/family of four. For more information call Kathy at (406)244-5800 or email missoulachorus@hotmail.com ...

Philipsburg Yule Night on Broadway is an evening of holiday spirit, food and music, tree lighting, Santa, arts and crafts. Enjoy a small town festive atmosphere among bright decorations and good cheer. ...

Family Festival is a wonderful weekend full of cookies and treats, crafts and a walk-through tour of the Mansion the entire family will enjoy! Find a unique gift for someone special on your Christmas list at Mattie's Gift Shop in the lower level. ...

Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park offers candlelight tours in December, weather permitting. See the cave as the original discoverers did, by candlelight. These guided tours take 2 hours and require a 2 mile round trip walk. Visitors should be prepared to hike outside in winter time conditions to ...

Join us Sunday and compete in our 5K and 10K ski race benefit. Registration is from 10:30am to 12:00pm. Race starts at 1:00pm. Race entry fee is $10 per person. All proceeds go to the Middlefork Quick Response Unit. Special room rates are available. ...

The MonDak Heritage Center Ethnic Christmas focuses on how Christmas is celebrated in other countries with traditional food, music, and customs. A different country or theme is chosen each year. Native costumes, refreshments, entertainment and displays are the focal point. Other events during the ...

Share in the joy of the season by donating food for the bears and wolves at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. Your donation will provide tasty enrichment and hours of enjoyment for the animals.



The Christmas list for the bears include jars of peanut butter, jam, honey, corn oil, and unsal ...

The annual Big Sandy Christmas Stroll & Parade of Lights is a community wide celebration. This event is filled with shopping and open houses at various businesses. Special events for all ages slated to highlight the stroll, breakfast with Santa for youngsters eight and under, free photos with Santa ...

The Christmas spirit is alive at Big Sky Resort! Events include visits by Santa and the elves, special interdenominational services, a traditional Christmas buffet dinner, caroling and other festivities for the family.

All of these events take place at the Huntley Lodge and Yellowstone Conference ...

Santa and his elves arrive on the Whitefish Mountain Resort escorted by a spectacular torchlight parade. This annual event has thrilled thousands over the years.



Torchlight Parade begins at 7:00pm when mountain employees are joined by Santa in a spectacular procession down Toni Matt. Best viewi ...

Each year the Billings Symphony fundraiser brings a top entertainment act to the stage of the Alberta Bair Theater for an evening of celebration. This event benefits the Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale and helps support its programs throughout the state.



To purchase tickets for this fundra ...

First Night Flathead is an event for the entire family, that is alcohol free, to welcome in the New Year. A variety of entertainment will be presented for the enjoyment of everyone. A carriage ride in the downtown area will be a treat for all ages. Volunteers and new performing groups are always ...

First Night Missoula is an annual community New Year's Eve celebration of the arts. Hundreds of performing, visual and literary artists showcase their diverse talents in more than 100 events throughout Missoula. This spirited, cultural celebration is open to the entire community and is alcohol and ...

The rail jam is the opener to the New Year's Eve celebrations, capped off with a great Fireworks Display. Any 'Jam' style of event means skiers/riders will be constantly hitting the jumps and rails, so there is no break in the action between riders (shred city), making this style of event great for ...

Flathead Sled Dog Days is a 3-day event. Friday, January 2, is vet check for competing teams, mushers' meeting and an assortment of fun and games for the community to become involved. Saturday is the 9:00am race start for the first heat of 50 miles for the 12-dog teams and 25 miles for the 6-dog te ...

New Trends in Agriculture will feature speakers from all around the United States telling us about new trends in agriculture. Applicator points are given. ...

The Lewis and Clark Film Series opens Thursday. All film series focus on treatment of Lewis and Clark in film. The films show at 7 p.m. on six consecutive Thursdays in the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center's theater. The film series is free, with financial support from the Lewis and Clark Inter ...

The Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals are held at the State Fairgrounds in Great Falls. Over 96 of Montana's best PRCA pro rodeo contestants travel to Great Falls to pit their wit and ability against the skill and heart of Montana's finest PRCA rodeo stock. Also included are the Miss Rodeo Mont ...

A day filled with outdoor winter fun for the whole family. Recently named the #1 Nordic Ski Center in the country, Lone Mountain Ranch will be holding its annual festival geared at getting everyone out and enjoying the trails by cross country skis or snowshoes. A $5 entry fee allows for the use of ...

The Annual Ski Fest is a worldwide celebration of cross-country skiing. Featuring family activities, equipment demonstrations, free ski lessons, discounted ski rentals and free ski trail passes. Special room rates are available.



A great way to get acquainted with cross country skiing. The week ...

The Great Rockies Sportshow and the Montana Outdoor Recreation Exposition (MORE) have merged to bring you the largest sport show in Montana and Wyoming. Catch the Big One! Each year international exhibitors from around the world travel to Billings to meet with outdoor enthusiasts.



This three day ...

Saturdays 10am - Noon, join a member of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center staff to learn more about a specific aspect of the Lewis and Clark expedition. These informal programs take place in various venues around the Center and last about two hours. Limited to 15 participants. Children must ...

At the Bozeman Home Show you'll discover home improvement ideas, builders, landscape, garden and building products, furnishings, art, home and garden goods and services and so much more! ...

Winterfest will kick off Friday with a torch light parade followed by the annual bonfire to burn old Christmas trees. Throughout the entire event will be Snow Sculpture viewing and competition. As these creations come to completion, it forms a unique activity for both the sculptures and the viewer ...

The Ice Fishing Derby is a two-day family event. The Havre Chamber Ag Committee fishing derby is designed for participants to win cash, have fun, and protect the fishery and raise scholarship funds.



A Montana fishing license is required. Under 13 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. E ...

The Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit features some of the best works being produced by professional and amateur artists throughout Montana and adjoining states. Works include paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and more.



A 'Traveling Collection' chosen from these entries will ...

Annual Micro-Brew Review & Cool Dog event will be at the Helena Civic Center Ballroom from 6:00 to midnight. This party is way too cool to miss out on and it is a major fundraiser for Race to the Sky. Come support the race and sample some amazing microbrews and come listen to some great dance music ...

Frost Fever/Winter Festival - 5k fun run, sports events, outdoor adventures, special events at Currents Aquatics Center. 406-721-PARK, www.missoulaparks.org ...

Local merchants give away free chocolates to all customers. A constable fines any merchants found not giving away chocolate, with proceeds going to their favorite charity. A Children's Valentine Box Contest, ages K-6th, the winner receiving a $50.00 Savings Bond.



The Annual Quilt Exhibit and ...

The Great Rockies Sportshow is where northcentral Montana sportsmen and women gather under one roof for three days, visit with exhibitors and other outdoor experts to get ideas, buy products and book vacations for their outdoor adventures! Exhibitors from across Alaska, Canada, Africa and surroundi ...

Get ready for a day of crashes and laughs as local and regional teams design and decorate the best crash test dummies. The day will begin with creativity judging in the plaza followed by a quick lift up the mountain where the dummies are launched off a kicker on the Ambush headwall. The mannequins w ...

Held annually at the Meadow Lark Country Club, The Square's annual Art Auction and Benefit Dinner features many diverse pieces of art from local and regional artists, delicious cuisine from around the world, and a fun, festive atmosphere.



The Meadow Lark Country Club will be transformed into an e ...

This popular event is scheduled around the full moon. The high poker hand wins, but the scenery is the real prize. Join us for fun, food and door prizes. First hand goes out at 6:00pm and last hand out leaves clubhouse at 8:00pm. Prizes awarded at 10:00pm. With 250 miles of groomed trails to e ...

Learn all about the wild language of love at ZooMontana's Woo at the Zoo. Guests will be entertained by two presentations on animal romances and mating rituals. Spend Valentine's Day at the Zoo for this highly comical catered evening. ...

This romantic package offers luxurious guest rooms exquisitely restored in Montana's oldest operating historic hotel. Enjoy an intimate candlelight dinner for two in our 3 Diamond riverside Union Grille Restaurant. All room packages include a voucher for the Union Grille Restaurant, which is open ...

The Race to the Sky will have its official kick-off celebration on Friday, starting with a vet check at noon. That evening an auction for rides at the restart in Lincoln will happen. Don't miss an opportunity to bid on a sled ride with a Race to the Sky competitor and feel the electricity of the r ...

Montana Snowkite Rodeo is the Northwest's premier snowkiting competition. This freestyle and racing event attracts competitors from multiple countries including powerkiters from Norway, Canada, Sweden and the United States. Kiteboarding has joined the list of wind-driven sports and unleashed never ...

This annual event, sanctioned by the U.S.S.A., draws the best skiers in the area for moguls, freestyle competition and jumping. ...

Meagher County's Little Belters Snowmobile Club hosts this annual Snowmobile Poker Run, a 100-mile or 60-mile ride on marked and groomed trails. No entry fee. The cost is $10 per poker hand with no limit. First - third place payout on two hands.



Lots of fun for the whole family. Come and enjoy ...

The Annual Montana Agri-Trade Exposition (MATE) is the largest agricultural trade show event of the year in Montana. This show is held in conjunction with The Billings Home and Garden Show and The Health & Fitness Expo.



The MATE exhibits include large machinery and seed and fertilizer companies. ...

Winter Carnival is a much anticipated three-day themed event in Red Lodge for kids and adults. This year events include the Cardboard Classic Most Creative Judging, Parade and Race, Mini Griz Skin to Win Race, King and Queen of the Mountain Race, Bogart's Jalapeno Eating Contest, live music, and the ...

A musical adventure that visits France via a Spain-inspired opera, Italy via the brush of an Italian master, across the continents via a saxophone driven film score and a St. Petersburg's art exhibit against a backdrop of local student's art.



Sponsored by: Underriner Motors. For information or t ...

Competition ice fishing in the Marina Bay at Fort Peck Lake! Top prize is $2,000, with other cash prizes and merchandise prizes. Any fish caught could be the winner from perch to northern pike; walleyes are accepted too!



Bring the whole family, dress warmly and expect to have a lot of fun. The ...

The Snowbowl Cup Gelande Championship features spectacular ski jumping of up to 200 feet using alpine equipment. The jumpers fly off a narrow drop between two cliffs just above the Grizzly chairlift. The event attracts national media as well as jumpers from all over the United States. ...

Legends of the Wulf Nordic Ski Race, formerly Ben Ali Haggin's Mile High Nordic Ski Race, is a freestyle Nordic ski race with distances of 1, 2, 5, 9, and 19 km. The entry fee is $25 for adults and $15 for juniors 17 and under, and ask for family rates. A meal and awards at end of race is included ...

A highlight of the winter season, the Special Olympics Montana State Winter Games bring together more than 200 Special Olympics athletes and their coaches for three days of winter sports competition at The Big Mountain Ski and Summer Resort in Whitefish. Under the guidance of hundreds of volunteer ...