Before the long weekend officially kicks off, we just want to say thanks. We’re grateful for our American service members who make our way of life possible. We hope you get outside and make the most of the events listed here. All the fun happenings around Western Montana are here with The Missoula Underground’s Memorial Day Weekend PICKS!

Logjam Presents welcomes Brad Paisley for the first live concert of the summer season with the Truck Still Works World Tour with Avery Anna at the KettleHouse Amphitheater in Bonner at 8:00 pm Thursday. Lord Huron plays a doubleheader at the KettleHouse Amphitheater, bringing their Strange Trails 10th Anniversary Tour to Bonner with shows at 8:00 pm Sunday, and a Matinee show at 2:30 pm in the afternoon on Memorial Day / Monday.

The Bigfork Whitewater Festival takes over Downtown Bigfork celebrating its 50th year with competitive events where “The Wild Mile” of the Swan River flows into Flathead Lake, with vendors and live music happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The farmers’ market season is well underway, including Columbia Falls and Ronan on Thursday, Polson and Saint Ignatius on Friday, and all the ones in Downtown Missoula, Hamilton, Kalispell, Stevensville, Arlee, and Hot Springs on Saturday morning. The weekly Bigfork Monday Market gets underway from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Memorial Day in Downtown Bigfork at Lake Baked / River View Bar.

The MUG’s Western Montana Summer Farmers Markets guide is ready to help – save the link and get around to all of ’em over the next several months.

You can properly celebrate the holiday by honoring our fallen heroes at the big annual Memorial Day Parade on Corvallis’ Main Street, hosted by American Legion Post 91 at 10:00 am Monday.

We just spotted news that the Glacier Park road crews have cleared Going to the Sun Road up to Logan Pass. Crews will have Memorial Day Weekend off, and it looks like the road will be available for cycling most or all the way to the top! Check the conditions before you go – but it looks good to go!

We have around 60 live music events listed for the weekend – take your pick! It’s officially patio season now. You can’t go wrong with seeking out any and all of the fantastic area rooftop bars and outdoor patios to soak in this fantastic spring Montana weather.

No matter what direction you wanna get outta town, you can’t go wrong. Lots of spring weekend activities and events are happening not only around Missoula, but all the way up the Flathead and the Bitterroot valleys, east to Phillipsburg and Anaconda, and out west past Alberton. If you’re headed up to Whitefish and Glacier, there are some outstanding pit stops to make along the way.

Get out & enjoy our locally-owned bars & restaurants with Montana grown / made food and beverages – they need your business! Try a new local brew! Support our local artists and vendors at the area markets. Take the family for a brisk outdoor hike. It’s prime time for a spring mountain bike ride. Spring fishing is rockin’. Catch a classic movie screening or a stand-up comedy night. Stretch that big brain at one of the local trivia nights. Sing your favorite karaoke song, or catch a live music show. Enjoy safely and responsibly.

Please confirm event details at the source before you go. Last minute changes are common, especially due to weather. With each event listing, we try to include a web page or event link with more information you can check for changes.

“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.”
—Lee Greenwood

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MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, May 26

Please confirm event details at the source before you go. Last minute changes are common, especially due to holidays and weather. With each event listing, we try to include a web page or event link with more information you can check for changes.

Do you have a Western Montana event you would like to have included on The MUG? Click HERE to submit your event!

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