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.
Wednesday’s Shows, Exhibits & Events
8AM
4-H/FFA Breeding Sheep Judging (livestock pavilion)
10 AM
Butterfly House & Insectarium Opens - viewable by RESERVATION ONLY (register online here) (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 Programming TBA (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 Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
1PM
Garden City Fungi Presentation (historic plaza)
4-H/FFA Breeding Judging (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
Special Olympics Demonstration (historic plaza)
4-H Fashion Show (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
3PM
Missoula Butterfly House Presentation (historic plaza)
Karaoke Performance with Golden Circle of Champions (community showcase stage)
Horse Connection Zone Programming TBA (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 Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
4:30PM
Predator Feeding (G.W. Marks Exploration Center, Balsam Root Rm.)
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 Programming TBA (Clouse Bauer Arena)
5:30PM
Gates Open for Missoula Stampede: Bulls, Broncs, & Busters (Clouse Bauer Arena)
6PM
Rocky Mountain Gardens closes
7PM – RODEO
Bulls, Broncs & Busters - Missoula Stampede presented by Epic Steel (Clouse Bauer Arena)
Butterfly House & Insectarium Closes (Reservation required - register online here) (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
9PM – FREE LIVE MUSIC
FREE Live Music by Off in the Woods (fairway plaza)
10PM
Buildings, Barn & Carnival closes
