The Missoula Underground

Snow Joke Half Marathon in Seeley Lake
2026-02-28 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Seeley Lake Elementary School, 200 School Lane, Seeley Lake, Montana, 59868, United States
Sign up for the oldest, coldest (except maybe in ’26), & most iconic race – the Snow Joke Half Marathon starting at Seeley Lake Elementary School 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday, February 28

Get ready for 13.1 cold(ish) and fast miles in Seeley Lake!

RACE INFO• Start Time: 11:00 AM (No late starts allowed)• Start/Finish: Seeley Lake Elementary School• Parking on nearby streets PRO TIP – take the bus from Missoula!

BIB PICKUP• Run Wild Missoula – Friday, Feb 27 | 3:00 pm to 5:45 pm• Seeley Lake Elementary (Race Day) – 9:30 am to 10:45 am (No bibs issued after 10:45 am)

POST-RACE• Pancakes by Paws Up Montana• Free beer (21+) courtesy of The Filling Station Seeley Lake

AWARDS• Top 3 Overall Male, Female & Nonbinary – $300 / $150 / $75• Canine Division prize from Toiffer Pet Outfitter

GOOD TO KNOW• Cupless event — bring hydration• Dogs & strollers welcome (non-retractable leashes)• Montana winter(ish) conditions apply

Not running? There’s still time to volunteer and join the fun!

Tag your race crew, check your layers, and we’ll see you at the start line!

All your race day info here: https://buff.ly/wo5hvTE

Thank you to our amazing sponsors! Blackfoot Communications, Missoula Electric Cooperative, Missoulian, Lithia Toyota of Missoula, Citizens Alliance Bank, Cory’s Valley Market

Sign up for the oldest, coldest (except maybe in ’26), & most iconic race – the Snow Joke Half Marathon starting at Seeley Lake Elementary School 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday, February 28

Emo Nite with special guest Shane Told from Silverstein at The Wilma
2026-02-28 20:00 - 23:00 | The Wilma Theater, 131 Higgins Avenue, Missoula, Montana, 59802, United States
Logjam Presents welcomes Emo Nite for a live in concert with special guest Shane Silverstein at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Saturday, February 28

Doors @ 7:00 pm

Logjam Presents welcomes Emo Nite for a live in concert with special guest Shane Silverstein at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Saturday, February 28.

Tickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome.

Take a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience.

Additional ticketing and venue information can be found here.

** $1 per ticket transaction sponsors Emo Nite Gives A F*ck. Donations are allocated for worthwhile organizations focusing on: Mental Health, Harm Reduction, Children & Families, Poverty & Homelessness, Disenfranchised Communities, and Terminal Illness. **

About Emo NiteAs Rolling Stone observed a few years ago, “Emo Nite Vindicated the Scene.”

Since they threw their first party at an East L.A. dive bar, Morgan Freed and T.J. Petracca, and a dedicated crew of regular attendees, built Emo Nite into a phenomenon. Top-tier emo artists, old and new, curate playlists and perform, with guest lists boasting members of blink-182, All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional, The Maine, and Good Charlotte. Scene-friendly pop culture mavericks often participate, like past attendees Post Malone, Demi Lovato, Machine Gun Kelly, and Skrillex.

It’s all too easy to forget that before the first Emo Nite in December 2014, “emo” was a joke.

Somehow on its journey from a melodic post-hardcore subgenre, built on earnest emotional expression, to a mainstream moniker assigned to anything remotely angsty, “emo” became a dirty word. Despite the positive impact ushered in by waves of bands, from the crucial “Revolution Summer” and Sunny Day Real Estate through Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance, accepting “emo” as a dismissive designation or identity invited polite embarrassment and even scorn.

But Freed and Petracca grew up loving the music associated with emo and the people like them who similarly embraced outsider art and subculture, regardless of changing fashions or pretentious snobbery. Petracca told The New Yorker the idea behind the first Emo Nite celebration was to center a happy, communal experience on the music they once listened to when they were upset and alone.

“I sang Dashboard Confessional at karaoke at a friend’s birthday party and thought it was super fun to go out with friends and listen to music we actually liked,” recalls Petracca, who met Freed when the pair worked at a creative agency together. “Every other club in LA played EDM, Top 40, or hip-hop. We always found ourselves pre-gaming with emo and pop-punk music before we went out.”

Freed knew a bartender at the Short Stop in Echo Park and convinced him to let them throw a party on a random, rainy Tuesday. They invited friends via Facebook; double the bar’s capacity turned up. “We decided to see how far we could take it,” Petracca says. “‘Who would be the craziest guest?’ We invited Mark Hoppus, and he came! He did our first one at Echoplex, which was our third party ever.”

“There’s no disconnect between the artist and fan,” Freed points out. “I think that’s brought people closer to the music. It created a really strong sense of community, at a time when emo wasn’t ‘cool.’”

There may be a surprise acoustic set or even a full-band performance, but ultimately, it’s about the experience. Emo Nite turned a party into a community, reclaiming the spirit of how the scene began.

It’s now a recurring event thrown by dozens of friends in over 50 cities in the United States. Emo Nite runs full-day festivals and curates coveted performance spots at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Firefly, and more. Freed and Petracca launched successful clothing collaborations with brands like OBEY, Urban Outfitters, PLEASURES, The Hundreds, Rose in Good Faith, Market, and OWSLA.

“A larger promoter told us the shelf life of a club night in Los Angeles was two years,” Freed says, marveling at Emo Nite’s staying power. “A hundred percent of it is the people that go to it. This music makes people feel connected. The energy of it is so special. You get a group of people together who look different, but they have this thing in common. We started seeing friend groups form really, really quickly. People met their significant others at these events. The community really trusts each other.”

“Emo Nite LA has become an essential gathering point for fans of emo, pop-punk, and related styles,” Rolling Stone noted.

In October 2021, Emo Nite’s founders threw Emo Nite Vegas Vacation, a three-day event headlined by Avril Lavigne and Machine Gun Kelly, with Sleeping With Sirens, MOD SUN, 3OH!3, and more.

“What Emo Nite does better than any of their competitors is they make ‘emo culture’ feel both nostalgic and brand new,” The Summer Set’s Brian Logan Dales told Forbes, in a profile which included professions of love from members of Papa Roach, Underoath, and State Champs. “You can go to an Emo Nite with your best friends and sing along to old songs you grew up with, and at the same time, discover a brand-new artist who’s making music today because they grew up on that very same music as you. They’ve taken the emo of the past and helped it forge a new path for the future.”

As emo reenters popular culture with a blend of adoring nostalgia and optimistic forward- thinking, Emo Nite remains an authentic space to celebrate diversity, experience passionate catharsis, and champion authentic expression. Emo Nite isn’t a band or a DJ crew. It’s an idea, one as simple as the urge to throw a party for a beloved style of music. Often imitated but never truly duplicated, Emo Nite’s founders and supporters are fond of saying, “If you don’t see the grave, it ain’t our rave.”

“There’s a lot of ownership from our community of the event itself and the Emo Nite brand,” Petracca says. “It’s about breaking down that barrier of ‘Look at me, it’s all about me.’ No, it’s about us, together, in this room. It belongs to every single person that comes through the door.”

The co-founders continue to look ahead. “Emo Nite definitely impacted culture,” Freed notes. “But we have no plans to stop changing the way we view the evolution and expansion of the genre.”

Clark Fork Winter Market at The Badlander / Locals Only
2026-03-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-21 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-04 09:00 - 13:00 | The Badlander, 208 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, United States
Join the Clark Fork River Market for our first-ever Winter Market season happening 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturdays from November 15 thru April 4 at The Badlander / Locals Only in Downtown Missoula

Join the Clark Fork River Market for our first-ever Winter Market season happening 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturdays from November 15 thru April 4 at The Badlander / Locals Only in Downtown Missoula.Fresh produce, cozy baked goods, handmade goods, and community spirit will keep the market warm and alive all winter long!

Missoula Valley Winter Market at Southgate Mall
2026-03-07 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-14 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-21 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-04 09:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Southgate Mall, 2901 Brooks Street, Missoula, Montana, 59801, United States
The Missoula Valley Winter Market happens from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm every Saturday from November 8 through December 27, and 9:00 am to 2:00 pm January 3 through April 11 inside Southgate Mall near the Scheels entrance

The Missoula Valley Winter Market is an outlet to extend the summer farmers and crafts market season from November through April in Western Montana. We have over 40 vendors with everything from local produce to cheese and eggs, as well as quality art and crafts. Stop by, grab a pastry and a coffee, shop for the week’s groceries or buy a holiday gift for that special someone.This will be the 11th anniversary for the Missoula Valley Winter Market. There will be a terrific mix of vendors, some of your favorites are returning along with some new vendors.

Orchard Homes Winter Market
2026-03-07 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Orchard Homes Country Life Club, 2537 S. 3rd Street West, Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States
Orchard Homes Winter Market is open at the Orchard Homes Country Life Club in Missoula every Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm from January 24 thru March 28

The 2026 Orchard Homes Winter Market is open in Missoula every Saturday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm from January 24 thru March 28.

Hot Club Jazz by Elephant Gerald at The Underground / Leaf + Quiet
2026-03-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Leaf + Quiet, 235 N 1st St W, Missoula, Montana
Hot Club Jazz with The Jive at The Underground / Leaf + Quiet in Missoula 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Saturday, March 7

Attention Missoula! Coming this Saturday – for the first time since The ZACC relocated from the Northside – the basement space in the Leaf + Quiet building, now called The Underground, is reopening for social gatherings, art markets, live music and more!

We are excited to kick-off the reopening of this nostalgic space in an historic railroad building located at 235 North 1st Street West with The Jive – a hot club jazz band from Missoula.

Hot Club Jazz, also known as Gypsy Jazz or jazz manouche, is a vibrant style of swing jazz originating in 1930’s Paris, popularized by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli of the Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Little Red Trucks' Missoula Spring Market at Missoula Fairgrounds
2026-03-20 17:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Missoula Fairgrounds, 1101 South Avenue West, Missoula, Montana, 59801, United States
Little Red Trucks’ Missoula Spring Market celebrates Cottage, Collected & Artisan goods for sale in both big barns at the Missoula Fairgrounds 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, March 20 and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday, March 21

Two days. Two Barns. Carefully Curated.Little Red Trucks’ Missoula Spring Market celebrates Cottage, Collected & Artisan goods as we welcome in the new season. Join us in our favorite venue at the Missoula Fairgrounds with TWO 2-story, 100 year-old barns; an epic shopping experience enhanced by sweet live music Friday night, delicious local foods and espresso and best of all: THE FINEST COTTAGE SHOPPING of the season. Vintage furniture home goods & clothing, exceptional artisan goods, gourmet handcrafted foods, fun vintage campers to shop from, COTTAGE style, COTTAGE industry ~ the very best of small business!

Friday night 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm heralds in the weekend; tickets are $10 adults (gets you in free Saturday too!) OR $5 for Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Kids 12 and under always free.

All Tickets Available at the Door

Hello Spring Craft & Vendor Market at Flathead County Fairgrounds
2026-03-21 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
Kalispell Weekend Market hosts the Hello Spring Craft & Vendor Market in the Expo Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, March 21 and 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday, March 22

Kalispell Weekend Market hosts the Hello Spring Craft & Vendor Market the perfect way to kick off spring, support small businesses, and find one-of-a-kind treasures all in one location!

Bring your friends, bring your family, and come support local!

Alberton Indoor Winter Market in the Community / Senior Center
2026-04-02 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-09 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-16 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-04-23 16:30 - 19:00 | Alberton Senior Citizens Center, 701 Railroad Avenue, Alberton, Montana, 59820, United States
Check out the Alberton Winter Indoor Market in the Alberton Community/Senior Center 30 miles west of Missoula 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm Thursdays thru May 7

Check out the Alberton Winter Indoor Market in the Alberton Community/Senior Center! Inside, you will find a variety of vendors featuring textiles, crafts, sweet treats, savory goods, and more! Many times vendors often cater their goods to the season and holidays! And, vendors often vary from event to event. So, need to find that unique gift? Want to stock up on some sweet treats? Just want to visit with friends and community is a warm spot? This is your event! We love to see your smiling faces in this relaxed homey environment that is the heart of the Alberton Community!

For vendors: this is a come on over and set-up type event with no fees. We will try to get the word out on who is at each event prior to the event, or on the day of the event. However, if we don’t get that far, just pop on by – it’ll be like opening up a gift, you never know who will be there with what!

Happy shopping!

Turner Farms' Easter Farm Market
2026-04-04 12:00 - 15:00 | Turner Farms, 3515 S 3rd St. West, Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States
You’ll find lots of local vendors with various food, crafts and gifts for those Easter Baskets at the annual Easter Farm Market at Missoula’s Turner Farms from 12:00 pm Noon to 3:00 pm Saturday, April 4

It’s time for the annual Easter Farm Market at Missoula’s Turner Farms!Lots of local vendors with various food, crafts and gifts for those Easter Baskets!Plus, Turner Brothers will be cooking up some of their farm-raised, regenerative, grass-fed beef burgers at the Turners’ Meat Shack!

Turner Farms will have farm-raised hams, jams & jellies, a limited amount of Wisconsin made Kringle, and so much more! Your Easter table will be unique and special with all we have to offer!

And of course, it’s wouldn’t be a Turner Farms’ event if we didn’t have some farm animals to see! The new crop of lambs will there for everyone to see along with some goat mamas!

Stop by and help us welcome Spring and Easter to the Farm!

Artist David Secrest exhibit opening "The Unprejudiced Silence of Things that Are” in the Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery at Wachholz College Center
2026-04-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Wachholz College Center at FVCC, 795 Grandview Drive, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, United States
The Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery holds an opening exhibit reception for “David Secrest: The Unprejudiced Silence of Things that Are” at Wachholz College Center on the FVCC campus in Kalispell 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, April 10

The Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery presents “David Secrest: The Unprejudiced Silence of Things that Are” at Wachhold College Center on the FVCC campus in Kalispell. The show opens April 7 and runs through May 23, 2026, with a free public opening reception on Friday, April 10, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

David Secrest is a nationally known sculptor and blacksmith celebrated for his mastery of forged iron, fabricated steel and bronze. He is also an accomplished draftsman, ceramicist and woodworker. Secrest has designed, engineered, and hand-built his extraordinary home and sculpture studio in the woods above Flathead Lake near Somers, a setting that has shaped his solitary creative process. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has developed a singular visual language rooted in natural form, material history and the intentional manipulation of metal.

In 2017, Secrest was named “Master Metalsmith” by the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee — one of the highest distinctions in the field. The honor is awarded to artists with more than 20 years of exceptional studio practice and is jury selected by a committee of leading metalworking professionals. To date, fewer than 40 artists have received the designation.

Secrest’s sculptures and furniture are held in private and institutional collections across the country, including the University of Montana, and have been shown at major national venues, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, SOFA Chicago, the Armory in New York City, the National Ornamental Metal Museum, the Prichard Art Gallery at the University of Idaho, and Art Market San Francisco. He has shown at the Paris Gibson Museum, the Holter Museum, the Missoula Art Museum, and the Glacier Museum of Art. He has exhibited extensively with Gail Severn Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho.

His work has been recognized with the Silvermine Guild of Artists Prize, the Rolex Prize for Excellence in Metal, and a WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship for Visual Artists. The title of this show, “David Secrest: The Unprejudiced Silence of Things that Are,” is a quote from the philosopher Henry Bugbee. To Secrest, the quote evokes the quiet immutability of the objects he ultimately creates.

Everyone is invited to attend the exhibition opening reception in the Wachholz College Center’s Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery on Friday, April 10 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Following the opening event, the exhibition will be available for public viewing through May 23. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm as well as during WCC showtimes for patrons with tickets to WCC performances.

Bike Exchange fundraiser for Bikers Against Bullies at Larry's Six Mile Tavern
2026-04-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Larry’s Six Mile Tavern, 23384 Huson Road, Huson, Montana, 59846, United States
Get ready for a fun-filled day for the whole family as Vivid Marketing & Design presents the Spring Fever Bike Exchange benefit event for Bikers Against Bullies at Larry’s 6 Mile Tavern off the I-90 Huson exit on April 11 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Get ready for a fun-filled day for the whole family as Vivid Marketing & Design presents the Spring Fever Bike Exchange benefit event for Bikers Against Bullies at Larry’s 6 Mile Grill off the I-90 Huson exit on April 11 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm!

Have a gently used bike, helmet, or safety pads your kids have outgrown? Give them a second life by donating them to a local kiddo! Bring your donations to the event or drop them off at one of our community locations, including Big Sky Brewing during our Community Pint Night on March 24, or at Madhouse Farms.

Thanks to The Bicycle Hangar in Missoula, kids will have the chance to learn basic bike maintenance, find bikes that fit them better, and even test their skills on the bike race course!And – the Hellgate Elks will be doing FREE ID Kits for the kids!

But that’s just the beginning…– Community potluck– A day-of scavenger hunt– Live entertainment– A Whiskey & Wine Corner, and Mocktails– Food trucks & local vendors– Family-friendly games and activities

Whether your family brings a bike, or just comes for the fun, this is the perfect way to spend the day together and get kids off their phones and onto their bikes!

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who make this event possible:Children’s Dentistry, Stag Construction, Alcan, Madhouse Farms, Montana Custom Apparel, Unwined Catering, Blooming Creations, TrailWest Bank, Vivid Marketing and Design Montana Preferred Properties

Spring Crafter's Market at Living Savior Lutheran Church
2026-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Living Savior Lutheran Church, 4616 Gharrett St, Missoula, MT, Missoula, Montana
Spring is in the air at the Crafter’s Market at Living Savior Lutheran Church in Missoula from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday, April 25

Spring is in the air, and so is creativity!Come out to the Living Savior Lutheran Church Spring Crafter’s Market, and experience talented local vendors, handmade goods, and a welcoming community atmosphere.We can’t wait to see you there!

Enjoy a thoughtfully-prepared lunch for only $5 – simple, affordable, and done with excellence.
