Labor Day Weekend is here!
Make your plans, soak up the last days of summer, and dive into everything happening across Missoula and Western Montana. From Thursday through Monday, there’s music, food, art, markets, and adventures waiting for you. The MUG has your ultimate guide — Labor Day Weekend PICKS — so you don’t miss a thing this holiday weekend.

It’s time to float! Take advantage of UM’s FREE UDash River Shuttle Service to get to the Clark Fork River Access points in Missoula at Sha-Ron and Milltown through August.

The last Downtown ToNight of the season happens at Caras Park in Downtown Missoula 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday (live music by the Joan Zen Band starts at 5:30 pm) – and it’s also the Missoula Downtown Association’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Wild Rides. Live Music. Local Food. Vendors. It’s all at the Ravalli County Fair & Rodeo at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds in Hamilton running 10:00 am to 10:00 pm daily thru Saturday.

Singer-songwriter Sarah Burton moves your heart and your hips 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Thursday at Bitter Root Brewing in Hamilton.

You’ll love Travis Yost’s live show “Love is a Dog from Nebraska” 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday at Missoula’s Draught Works Brewery.

Jason Scott & The High Heat play live with Kyle Hunter at Zootown Arts Community Center in Downtown Missoula at 7:30 pm Thursday.

Bring your instrument, request a tune, and Jazz Jam with the S&H Elephant Gerald house band, The JIVE from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Thursday at Stave & Hoop in Downtown Missoula.

If your brain stuffed full of a lifetime of music, bring it on in to Missoula’s Sunrise Saloon at 8:30 pm Thursday for “Name That Tune” Night.

Sean Devine & The Stars of Anguilla w/Foreshadow perform live 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm Thursday at Monk’s Bar in Downtown Missoula.

Exclusive World Premiere of The Way Way West at Missoula Children’s Theatre Friday at 6:00 pm, with additional performances at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Saturday, and 2:00 pm Sunday.

In case you hadn’t heard…The Beach Boys concert at KettleHouse Amphitheater that was scheduled for this Friday night has been postponed to Sunday, October 5.

The Status Crowes return to Missoula’s Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery to take your requests and play the songs you know by heart from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks puts on a free performance of “Henry V” at 5:00 pm Friday on the Oval at the University of Montana in Missoula.

The Benevolents light up The Old Post in Downtown Missoula with a live show 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Friday.

The summer farmers’ market season is reaching the late summer stretch, including Orchard Homes in Missoula, Anaconda, 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. On Sunday, there are farmers markets in Seeley Lake, Columbia Falls and Ronan to check out.

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 remaining weeks of the season.

As seen on “The Voice”, and winner of 2024 “Montana’s Got Talent”, Joe Martinez brings his band to The Jack Saloon up Graves Creek Road in Lolo on Saturday night.

Logjam Presents welcomes the Missoula Symphony Orchestra for their 1st Annual Symphony on the River for a live concert performance featuring “Madman Across the Water: The Music of Elton John” at KettleHouse Amphitheater in Bonner at 8:00 pm Saturday.

Foundation Entertainment and Montana Kush present An-Ten-Nae “Limitless Tour” ft. Mfinity at 9:00 pm Saturday at Monk’s Bar in Downtown Missoula.

Join the Black Cherry Band at Kelly’s Casino in Bigfork for their end of summer Labor Day Weekend Party on Sunday from 12:00 pm Noon to 3:00 pm, and again at 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Logjam Presents welcomes Pixies for a live concert performance with Spoon & Fazerdaze at the KettleHouse Amphitheater in Bonner at 6:30 pm Sunday.

The last Bigfork Monday Market of the summer happens from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Labor Day in Downtown Bigfork at Lake Baked / River View Bar.

We have around 70 live music events listed for the weekend – take your pick! It’s the peak of summer patio season now. You can’t go wrong with seeking out all the excellent rooftop bars and outdoor patios to soak in this fantastic summer Montana weather.

No matter what direction you wanna get outta town, you can’t go wrong. Lots of summer 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 – all the trails are waiting. Conditions are perfect just about everywhere for mountain biking. Summer fishing and floating is at its peak. 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 and holidays. With each event listing, we try to include a web page or event link with more information you can check for changes.

“If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.”
– Doug Larson

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THURSDAY, August 28

FRIDAY, August 29

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LABOR DAY, MONDAY September 1

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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