Weekend PICKS: Thursday, October 3rd thru Sunday, October 6th
Tami Hubbard
Posted On October 3, 2024
Oh, hey October! The MUG has compiled the most comprehensive list of events in Missoula and around Western Montana, all right here for you to make your own Weekend PICKS!
Groove out to old-school Rock, Soul, Funk and more spun by Ear Candy Music on Vinyl Night at Missoula’s Draught Works 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday.
Logjam Presents welcomes tribute band Red NOT Chili Peppers for a live performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm on Thursday, October 3 with Snacks at Midnight opening.
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.
Free fun events for everyone from kids to old fogies at the Stevensville Scarecrow Festival in Downtown Stevensville 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday.
Meet up with MTB Missoula at Bonner Park at 5:00 pm Friday for a mountain bike ride up MoZ Trail
It’s another First Friday in Downtown Missoula, and also Downtown Hamilton – get out and check out all the local businesses and artists, music, and bonus free beverages and appetizers to get your weekend started.
Missoula Avalanche and the West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation host the 18th annual Pray for Snow party / fundraiser 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm First Friday, October 4 at Caras Park in Downtown Missoula.
Missoula’s favorite musical madman Bob Wire can be found performing his hair-raising honky-tonk for a First Friday set at Bound By Glory Tattoo in Missoula at 6:00 pm.
You can put some extra twists and turns in your early Halloween spooky with a visit to The Haunting of Lakeside at Flathead Lake Alpine Coaster on Friday and Saturday nights from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Check out live music from Marly and The Pocket, and a new art exhibit by Randy Zielinski for the First Friday Party 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Cranky Sam Public House in Downtown Missoula.
Over in Deer Lodge, take in Chainsaw the Musical, a musical parody of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at Cutler Bros. Theatre with performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 7:00 pm.
Logjam Presents welcomes BoomBox for a live performance with AudsR opening at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm on First Friday.
Freshly-signed country recording artist Jaden Decker returns with his Thrown to the Wolves Tour at the Rustic Hut in Florence Friday at 8:30 pm.
The Copper Mountain Band performs with special guest Alan Keithley at Missoula’s Sunrise Saloon Friday from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am.
Groove Solventless & Logjam Presents welcome local supergroup Brute Finesse for a FREE live concert performance at the Top Hat in Downtown Missoula at 10:15 pm on First 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!
Run, walk or jog the Oktoberfest 5k Fun Run on Saturday, October 5 at Bitter Root Brewing in Hamilton – then celebrate with a frosty beverage conveniently located at the finish line.
The Stevensville Harvest Valley Farmers Market has their last market of the season on Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Stevi’s Main Street.
Join the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton for their 45th annual McIntosh Apple Day 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Saturday.
Missoula’s own Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery is returning with their grand tradition of annual Community Grape Harvest Day; the public is invited to bring their own snippers and help harvest the red grapes any time between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on Saturday. Later on, Texas Tom performs live from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Appropriately-named Stacktoberfest is happening with a lederhosen contest, stein hoisting competition, and hammerschlagen and prizes all day at Smelter City Brewing in Anaconda Saturday beginning at 11:00 am.
“Think Pink” in support of breast cancer awareness is the theme when UM Griz Football returns vs Weber State, with kickoff at 1:00 pm Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Go Griz!
Meet up with MTB Missoula at the Pattee Canyon Picnic Area at 2:00 pm Saturday for IMBA’s Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day.
Catch a performance of Shakespeare’s zaniest comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Missoula Children’s Theatre 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Saturday, and at 5:00 pm Sunday.
After the fun of McIntosh Apple Day, join the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton for delicious hard apple cider sampling on a crisp autumn Liquid Apple Night from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Saturday.
The 11th edition of the annual Ghoul Bash returns to the Milltown Garden Patch with four bands, aerialist performances, karaoke, costume contest, pumpkin smashing, vendor, bonfire, raffle and more from 5:00 pm Saturday til 2:00 am.
The Badlander hosts AHHH GET IT! Productions’ “A Burlesque & Masquerade Soiree” in Downtown Missoula starting at 6:00 pm Saturday.
Dueling Pianos with the Dueling Missoulians – Josh Farmer and Kyle Curtis – is a guaranteed good time at Stave & Hoop in Missoula beginning at 8:00 pm Saturday.
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of groundbreaking duo Black Violin at Hamilton Performing Arts Center at 8:00 pm Saturday.
Logjam Presents welcomes Highly Suspect with special guest Dead Poet Society for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm on Saturday.
Groove Solventless & Logjam Presents welcome The Local Honeys for a FREE live performance at The Top Hat in Downtown Missoula at 10:15 pm on Saturday.
If you’re feelin’ a little “festlich”, celebrate at ARTS Missoula’s Germanfest 2024 from Noon to 5:00 pm Sunday at Caras Park.
Join hosts Paul and Stu for Dram Tuff Trivia at 6:00 pm Sunday (weekly) at Missoula’s Dram Shop Central.
The Cactus Cuts with Kyle Hunter & The Mountain Standard play a live show at the ZACC in Downtown Missoula Sunday at 7:30 pm.
Join your friends for Sunday Night Karaoke from 9:00 pm to Midnight at the Thomas Meagher Bar in Downtown Missoula
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.
“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
Do you have a Western Montana event coming up that you would like to have included on The MUG? Click HERE to submit your event!
THURSDAY, October 3
Events for October 3, 2024
FRIDAY, October 4
Events for October 4, 2024
SATURDAY, October 5
Events for October 5, 2024
SUNDAY, October 6
Events for October 6, 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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