Weekend PICKS: Thursday, October 17th thru Sunday, October 20th
Tami Hubbard
Posted On October 17, 2024
With the weather getting downright chilly, the fall colors and leaves are poppin’ – it is gorgeous out there! The MUG has compiled the most comprehensive list of mid-October events in Missoula and around Western Montana, all right here for you to make your own Weekend PICKS!
The Benevolents kindly lay down the grooves Thursday from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the KettleHouse Tap House in Bonner.
Meet up with TNR at 6:00 pm for this week’s Thursday Night MTB Ride at the Main Blue Mountain Trailhead Parking Lot.
Chill out to Live Jazz with Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo at 6:00 pm Thursday at The Old Post in Downtown Missoula.
World Ballet Company dances their ways into your weekend with a performance of Swan Lake at the UM Dennison Theatre in Missoula Thursday from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
MCT presents Little Shop of Horrors with several weekend performances this weekend, and thru October 27 at Missoula Children’s Theatre.
Over in Deer Lodge, take in Chainsaw the Musical, a musical parody of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Cutler Bros. Theatre with performances this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 7:00 pm.
Grab that mic and rock on with your bad self with Karaoke hosted by DJ Nite Wolf at The Dark Horse Bar – starting at 9:00 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Enjoy a chilly fall evening over wine and pizza with Wolf and The Moons live Friday at Missoula’s Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Enjoy a fun late afternoon & evening in the Pumpkin Patch at Turner Farms in Missoula from Noon to 7:00 pm Friday.
Release the Squirrels unleash the bluegrass at Highlander Brewing in Missoula Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Watch local combatants slug it out MMA style when Fusion Fight League presents – Missoula’s Rising Star at the UM Adams Center Friday at 7:00 pm.
Jesse, the Ocelot lands on the Imagine Nation Brewing stage in Missoula to play live 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Friday.
Combine your spooky with your speedy with The Haunting of Lakeside at Flathead Lake Alpine Coaster in Lakeside Friday and Saturday nights from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Logjam Presents welcomes ALLEYCVT with openers PIERCE and zoska for a live concert performance on their Feel It 2024 Tour at The Wilma on Friday.
Heavy Metal Halloween featuring Blessiddoom with Ceres & The New Nightmare rips the roof off Zootown Arts Community Center in Downtown Missoula Friday at 8:00 pm.
Laugh your arse off, and exercise your right to vote at Missoula’s Homegrown Comedy Competition: The Finals! at The Roxy Theater in Missoula Friday from 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm.
Justin Harris plays a solo set 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Friday at the Silver Bullet Bar & Casino in Columbia Falls.
Hammerhead Jack returns to play rockin’ blues from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm Friday at The Rustic Hut in Florence.
Friday Night is Karaoke Night hosted by Pro DJ Entertainment from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, up at the Evaro Bar & Casino.
Groove Solventless & Logjam Presents welcome Dammit Lauren! for a FREE live concert performance at the Top Hat in Downtown Missoula at 10:15 pm Friday.
Western Montana’s farmers markets are in the home stretch for the fall harvest season. Missoula has three remaining Saturday markets, and with the rest of the area bustling with fresh local markets several days of the week and on the weekend. Check out The MUG’s Guide to Summer Western Montana Farmers Markets and you can see ’em all any time on The MUG Events Calendar. We’re here to help!
It’s the Cyclocross race & party of the year in Missoula! Rolling Thunder CX Weekend is happening with racing starting at 9:15 am on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20 at Big Sky Brewing.
Meet up with Women Bike Missoula on Saturday, October 19 at Mile 0 at the beginning of the Bitterroot Bike Path (11:00 am), or at The Peak (11:25 am) for a fun ride down to Lolo Peak Brewing and back.
Missoula’s Draught Works celebrates 13 years with their annual Customer Appreciation Party from Noon to 11:00 pm Saturday, featuring Good Old Fashioned playing live on the murphy stage from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Wander the farm, pick a pumpkin, pet farm animals, live music, food trucks, face painting and more at Turner Farms Pumpkin Patch and Open Farm in Missoula from Noon to 6:00 pm Saturday and Noon to 5:00 pm Sunday.
Bring the kids to the annual Fall Family Fest at Fort Missoula Regional Park Saturday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
One of Missoula’s grandest bike traditions, the annual Tweed Ride meets up at Free Cycles at 3:30 pm Saturday.
No kiddin’! – Cahoots plays live on the fireplace stage from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Saturday at The Jack Saloon in Lolo.
It’s our favorite kind of bribery – put in your favorite song requests to Josh Farmer and Kyle Curtis for Dueling Pianos in Stave & Hoop in Missoula Saturday beginning at 8:00 pm.
Logjam Presents welcomes Classic Albums Live for a live concert performance of David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust” – at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Saturday.
Travis Yost’s band Love is a Dog rolls in to The Rustic Hut in Florence for a night of country and Americana favorites from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm Saturday.
It’s gonna get dark than our own cold black hearts with Emo Night at the Great Northern Bar in Whitefish Saturday from 9:00 pm to 1:30 am.
Get down at the Absolutely Saturday Dance Party hosted by DJ Kris Moon at 10:00 pm Saturday at The Badlander in Downtown Missoula.
Groove Solventless & Logjam Presents welcome Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts for a FREE live concert performance at the Top Hat in Downtown Missoula at 10:15 pm Saturday.
Join hosts Paul and Stu for Dram Tuff Trivia at 6:00 pm Sunday (weekly) at Missoula’s Dram Shop Central.
Logjam Presents welcomes Blackberry Smoke with Charlie Overbey for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm on Sunday.
Dead Eye Productions presents Oriska & Galvanist & Perfect Blue at Monk’s Bar in Missoula Sunday at 8:00 pm.
Join your friends for Sunday Night Karaoke from 9:00 pm to Midnight at the Thomas Meagher Bar in Downtown Missoula.
Close out your weekend like the star you are on the main stage at The Sunrise Saloon with Sunday Night Karaoke hosted by DJ Nite Wolf starting at 9:00 pm.
There are at least 70 local music shows of one kind or another in the area throughout the weekend – we have options!
No matter what direction you wanna get outta town, you can’t go wrong. Lots of 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 farmers markets. Take the family for a brisk outdoor hike. Get out on the mountain bike. 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.
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
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THURSDAY, October 17
Events for October 17, 2024
FRIDAY, October 18
Events for October 18, 2024
SATURDAY, October 19
Events for October 19, 2024
SUNDAY, October 20
Events for October 20, 2024
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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