TUESDAY | AUGUST 5
FREE Admission, All Day, Every Day
Thanks to the generosity of Western Montana Fair sponsors, come and go at your leisure several times a day, every day, no charge. Click here for tips and guidelines on how to maximize your visits including where to park on the newly renovated Fairgrounds.
FREE Lake Bottom Bash Activities, All Day, Tuesday
Join the Hellgate Mineral Society on the first floor of the Commercial Building for an exciting, hands-on experience filled with gems, fossils, and minerals. Enjoy free activities for all ages, shop for gemstones, unique jewelry, and local mineral specimens, and let the kids dig for geodes and hidden treasures. Discover stunning rocks and minerals collected by club members and learn where and how to find your own with expert tips and guidance.
FREE ACTIVITY TABLES
Be sure to check out these free fun activity tables from 11am-10pm. Come hang out with Scouting America Counsel where you can put your Lego skills to the test by building and racing a Lego car! Don't miss Off Leash K9 Training offering fun doggy face painting for kids, and table games for all with awesome PRIZES! Plus, swing by Forward Montana from 11am to 10pm to register to vote and spin the wheel for a shot at winning some cool prizes. While you're there, connect with the Zootown Arts Community Center (The ZACC), Missoula’s nonprofit arts hub. Join local artists and performers all week, for free interactive art activities!
Tuesday’s Shows, Exhibits & Events
8AM
4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Judging & Showmanship (large show ring)
9AM
4-H/FFA Rabbit Showmanship (llama barn)
11AM – FAIR OPENS
Exhibit Halls, Fair, and Fair Office opens
Rocky Mountain Gardens opens
Poultry Cage Judging (llama barn)
4-H/FFA Breeding Meat Goat Judging (llama barn)
4-H/FFA Market Goat Judging (llama barn)
4-H/FFA Meat Goat Judging (llama barn)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
11:30AM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Cardboard Creations to Music (commercial building)
12PM – CARNIVAL OPENS
Missoula Robotics Demonstration (historic plaza)
Carnival Opens (carnival lot)
Butterfly House & Insectarium Opens - viewable by RESERVATION ONLY (register online here) (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1PM
Missoula Robotics Demonstration (historic plaza)
Missoula Highlanders Performance (community showcase stage)
4-H/FFA Poultry Showmanship (llama barn)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1:30PM
FREE Insect Predator Feeding (Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium)
2PM – NEW! COMMUNITY SHOWCASE OPENS
Indigenous Dance & Drum Presentation with Three Chiefs Cultural Center (historic plaza)
Gymnastics & Dance Demonstration with Roots Acro Sports (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
3PM
Indigenous Dance & Drum Presentation with Three Chiefs Cultural Center (historic plaza)
Dance Demonstrations with Moonlight Studio (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4PM
Indigenous Dance & Drum Presentation with Three Chiefs Cultural Center (historic plaza)
Flamenco MT Performance (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4:30PM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Cardboard Creations to Music (commercial building)
5PM
Championship Taekwondo Demonstration (historic plaza)
On Center Performing Arts Performance (community showcase stage)
Midtown Mixer at Champions Hideout (Clouse Bauer Arena)
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium closes
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
5:30PM
Gates Open for Missoula Stampede: Xtreme Bulls (Clouse Bauer Arena)
6PM
Olympic Fencing Demonstration with Missoula Sport Fencing (historic plaza)
Rocky Mountain Gardens closes
6:45PM
Dorn Parkinson Dedication (Clouse Bauer Arena)
7PM – XTREME BULL RIDING
Butterfly House & Insectarium Closes (Reservation required - register online here) (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
PRCA Xtreme Bulls - Missoula Stampede presented by Epic Steel (Clouse Bauer Arena)
8PM
Fair Office Closes
9PM – FREE LIVE MUSIC
FREE Live Music by River City Rhythm Band (fairway plaza)
10PM
Buildings, Barns & Carnival closes
