It’s the Missoula Marathon weekend! With thousands of visitors in town, The MUG will help you and your friends find all the live music, outdoor events, and cool stuff going on Thursday thru Sunday. All the fun happenings around Western Montana are here with The MUG’s Weekend PICKS!

Downtown ToNight featuring the Missoula Makers Collective Market, food trucks and live music in Downtown Missoula; with expanded hours 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday Nights June thru August (live music starts at 5:30 pm). Tonight’s live band is Rose’s Pawn Shop.

Start your engines! Stretching all the way from Lolo to Darby and all points between, the big annual Bitterroot Valley 50 Mile Garage Sale 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday and Saturday.

The Missoula Marathon weekend takes center stage with pre-events happening around town and at Caras Park with a free Beer Run on Friday; Tony Banovich 5K starting at 8:00 am in front of The Wilma, Kids’ Marathon starting at 10:00 at Boone & Crockett Club, and Runner’s Expo at Caras Park 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday; and the Marathon starting 6:00 am Sunday morning (Half Marathon starts at 7:00 am).

Take the kids for a live stage performance of The Emperor’s New Clothes at Missoula Children’s Theatre with performances at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm Friday.

Logjam Presents welcomes Andy Frasco & The U.N. for a live concert on the Growing Pains Tour with Cordovas at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Friday.

The summer farmers’ market season is in full swing, 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 starting up in 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 next several months.

Enjoy a full day of live music, local shopping, delicious food and family fun at Rhythm & Roam by the Hamilton Downtown Association & Foundation on Saturday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

We have around 70 live music events listed for the weekend – take your pick! It’s officially the summer 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 early 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 bike riding. Summer fishing 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. With each event listing, we try to include a web page or event link with more information you can check for changes.

“When it comes to running, you have to become the person you don’t want to let down. You get a few minutes or an hour a few times a week when you put yourself first, and you don’t flake. You show up for yourself.”
– Brendan Leonard / Semi-Rad: I Hate Running and You Can too: How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Make Sense of an Irrational Passion 

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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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