FRIDAY | AUGUST 8
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.
Ride to the Fair Day
Ride to the Fair Day is Friday, August 8 presented by Missoula in Motion, Free Cycles and Mountain Line. Bike or bus to the Fair on August 8 and get $5 in Fair Food bucks. Available for the first 150 people.
Missoula in Motion will be offering free bike valet from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free Cycles will be teaching ways to tune up your bike from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Please bike/walk through the South Ave. entrance (Fair Way) and receive all these perks on Ride to the Fair Day.
FREE Lake Bottom Bash Activities, All Day, Friday
Muse Comic & Games invites you to the first floor of the Commercial Building on August 8th for an exciting day filled with dueling wizards, sorcery, and strategic battles. Discover the captivating world of Magic the Gathering, a collectible tabletop card game. Come learn the fundamentals and receive a complimentary pack of cards to take home! After mastering the basics, join a table to showcase your skills in a friendly yet competitive game. Experience firsthand why this engaging game has become one of the most beloved card games globally.
Friday’s Shows, Exhibits & Events
7:30AM
4-H/FFA Hog Showmanship (livestock pavilion)
10AM
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Opens - viewable by RESERVATION ONLY (register online here) (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
11AM – FAIR OPENS
Exhibit Halls, Fair & Fair Office opens
Rocky Mountain Gardens opens
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
11:30AM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Painting with Found Objects (commercial building)
12PM – CARNIVAL OPENS
Fossil Show & Tell with Kallie Moore (historic plaza)
Carnival Opens (carnival lot)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1PM
Taekwondo Demonstration by Dueling Dragons (historic plaza)
4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship (livestock pavilion)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1:30PM
FREE Insect Predator Feeding (Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium)
2PM – NEW! COMMUNITY SHOWCASE OPENS
Taekwondo Demonstration by Dueling Dragons (historic plaza)
Choir Performance by MPower Voices (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
3PM
Jump Rope Demonstration with Montana Super Skippers (historic plaza)
Garden City Salsa Demonstration (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4PM
Country Swing Dance Demonstration by Grizzly Stomp (historic plaza)
Container Wars Gardening Competition (community showcase stage)
4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship (livestock pavilion)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4:30PM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Painting with Found Objects (commercial building)
5PM
Country Swing Dance Demonstration by Grizzly Stomp (historic plaza)
FreakSessions - Musical Jam Session (community showcase stage)
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Closes
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
5:30PM
Gates open for Missoula Stampede Rodeo (Clouse Bauer Arena)
6PM
UM Woodsman Team Demonstration (historic plaza)
Rocky Mountain Gardens closes
7PM – RODEO
Butterfly House & Insectarium Closes (Reservation required - register online here) (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
Parade of Champions - Missoula Stampede Rodeo presented by Epic Steel (Clouse Bauer Arena)
9PM – FREE LIVE MUSIC
FREE Live Music by 406 (fairway plaza)
10PM
Buildings, Barns & Carnival closes
