WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 6
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, Wednesday
Join us on August 6th at the Commercial Building's first floor for an exciting exploration of fashion and style. Local designer Bubblegum will be teaming up with Missoula artist and printmaker, Sabertooth Studio to bring fair attendees joy through the medium of textile art and clothing up-cycling. Want to print a patch and take it home? Do it! Want to browse through a curated collection of thrifted clothes and take a few pieces home free of charge? Do it! Maybe you even want to look through the free closet, find a new piece of clothing and upcycle it by printing directly on the garment. Seize the opportunity to become a style influencer by taking home an extraordinary piece created by local artists and style innovators!
FREE ACTIVITY TABLES
Also be sure to check out Giving Art Missoula from 11am-10pm to craft a free, eco-friendly masterpiece, Join the Scouting America Counsel, where you can challenge your Lego-building skills by constructing and racing your very own Lego car! Swing by Forward Montana to register to vote and take a spin on the wheel for a chance to win some amazing prizes. While you're there, connect with the Zootown Arts Community Center (The ZACC), Missoula’s nonprofit arts hub. Join local artists and performers for free interactive art activities! Test your knowledge at ACLU Montana for some exciting trivia. Come see Missoula Public Health for fun with a giant game of Connect 4 and some awesome free loot.
Wednesday’s Shows, Exhibits & Events
8AM
4-H/FFA Breeding Sheep Judging (livestock pavilion)
10 AM
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Opens - walk-ins welcome, tickets also available online (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Judging & Showmanship (livestock pavilion)
11AM – FAIR OPENS
Exhibit Halls, Fair, and Fair Office opens
Rocky Mountain Gardens opens
Open Class Sheep Judging (livestock pavilion)
Horse Connection Zone: How to Professional Cowgirl presented by Texas Spirit Riders (Clouse Bauer Arena)
11:30AM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Sculpture Making (commercial building)
12PM – CARNVIAL OPENS
Carroll Henderson School of Irish Dance Performance (historic plaza)
Carnival Opens (carnival lot)
Horse Connection Zone: Tips for Riding the Back Country presented by Back Country Horsemen (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1PM
Garden City Fungi Presentation (historic plaza)
4-H/FFA Beef Breeding Judging (livestock pavilion)
Horse Connection Zone: Holistic Bodywork with Horses presented by Kris LaRoche (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1:30PM
FREE Insect Predator Feeding (Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Byron Weber Classroom, G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
2PM – NEW! COMMUNITY showcase OPENS
Championship Taekwondo Demonstration (historic plaza)
4-H Fashion Show (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone: Champion Lead-line Barrels presented by Golden Circle of Champions (Clouse Bauer Arena)
Open Class Beef Judging (follows 4-H/FFA Beef Breeding)
3PM
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Presentation (historic plaza)
Karaoke Performance with Golden Circle of Champions (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone: Hitching & Driving Belgians presented by JZ Livestock (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4PM
Modern Country Swing & Line Dancing with Mountains Dancing (historic plaza)
Missoula Symphony String Trio Performance (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone: Gaining Confidence with Don & Rachel Jessop presented by Mastery Horsemanship (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4:30PM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Sculpture Making (commercial building)
5PM
Instrument Petting Zoo with Missoula Symphony (historic plaza)
UM Circus Club Performance (community showcase stage)
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium closes
Horse Connection Zone Closes for Rodeo Prep (Clouse Bauer Arena)
5:30PM
Gates Open for Missoula Stampede: Bulls, Broncs, & Busters (Clouse Bauer Arena)
6PM
Olympic Fencing Demonstration with Missoula Sport Fencing (historic plaza)
Rocky Mountain Gardens closes
7PM – RODEO
Bulls, Broncs & Busters - Missoula Stampede presented by Epic Steel (Clouse Bauer Arena)
8PM
Fair Office Closes
9PM – FREE LIVE MUSIC
FREE Live Music by Off in the Woods (fairway plaza)
10PM
Buildings, Barn & Carnival closes
