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  • The Underground Comedy Series

    Butte, MT
    Apr 1 – Aug 19, 2023
    Phone: (406) 723-3602

    The Mother Lode Theatre presents live stand-up comedy on the Orphan Girl Theatre stage!It's...

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  • Community Day in Deer Lodge

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jun 3, 2023
    Phone: (406) 846-3111

    Please join us to celebrate the GRAND OPENING of our new auto addition! Admission is FREE. Enjoy...

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  • Summer Family Film Series

    Whitehall, MT
    Jun 7 – Jul 26, 2023
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    Gold Junction Presents... is excited to announce the Summer Family Film Series. This series is free...

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  • Western Film Series featuring Gary Cooper

    Whitehall, MT
    Jun 8 – Jul 13, 2023
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    Gold Junction Presents... is excited to announce the Western Film series featuring Gary Cooper...

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  • Governor's Cup 5K, 10K, and Marathon

    Helena, MT
    Jun 10, 2023
    Phone: 406-444-8200

    Sometimes all it takes to start a fire is a little spark. That's the thought behind the Governor's...

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  • Townsend Area Chamber of Commerce ATV Poker Run

    Townsend, MT
    Jun 10, 2023
    Phone: (406) 266-4101

    The Townsend Area Chamber of Commerce will be having the annual ATV Poker Run. Each year the route...

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  • Breweries and Brothels - The Foundation for Montana History

    Helena, MT
    Jun 15 – Sep 1, 2023
    Phone: (406) 449-3770

    Explore the colorful history of Helena's prominent brewery scene and historic red-light districts...

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  • Territorial Days

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jun 17, 2023
    Phone: 406-846-2094

    The 33rd Annual Territorial Days Celebration in Deer Lodge will be held on June 17th, 2023...

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  • Blues, Brews, and BBQ

    Philipsburg, MT
    Jun 17, 2023
    Phone: (406) 859-3353

    Blues, Brews, and BBQ is a fundraising event for the Philipsburg Ice Association in historic...

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  • Twin Bridges Fly-In and Cruise

    Twin Bridges, MT
    Jun 17, 2023
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    Join us for a day of Aviation fun. This is a free event open to the public. Various events and...

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  • Uptown Butte Hoops 3 on 3 Tournament

    Butte, MT
    Jun 17 – 18, 2023
    Phone: (406) 407 1997

    Get your 3 on 3 basketball team together for a fun weekend of competition in Uptown Butte. This...

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  • Miners to Millionaires Tour - The Foundation for Montana History

    Helena, MT
    Jun 17 – Sep 3, 2023
    Phone: (406) 449-3770

    Every step tells a story on this tour of Helena’s historic Last Chance Gulch. Discover the vibrant...

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  • Adventure on the Ambrose

    Helena, MT
    Jun 17 – Sep 2, 2023
    Phone: (406) 449-3770

    Go back in time on this family friendly stroll along Mount Helena’s ADA trail! On the way, we’ll...

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  • Whitehall Community Yard Sale

    Whitehall, MT
    Jun 17, 2023
    Phone: (406) 287-2260

    Join us for Whitehall's Annual Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 17th.Shop for bargains and more...

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  • Bear Safety Training - Living and Recreating in Bear Country (Divide)

    Divide, MT
    Jun 22, 2023
    Phone: (406) 599-9424

    Bear Safety Training - Living and Recreating in Bear Country with Amber Kornak, USFWS Grizzly...

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  • Augusta American Legion Rodeo

    Augusta, MT
    Jun 23 – 25, 2023
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    The Annual Augusta American Legion Rodeo will be held on Sunday, June 23-25, 2023 in Augusta,...

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  • Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival

    Townsend, MT
    Jun 23 – 25, 2023
    Phone: (406) 266-4101

    The annual Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival will be held on June 23rd through the 25th and is one...

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  • Blast from the Past Car Show and Drag Races

    Helena, MT
    Jun 23 – 25, 2023
    Phone: (406) 202-4699

    Make your way to Helena and check out some of the nicest cars and motorcycles in the Pacific...

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  • Big Sky Draft Horse Expo

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jun 23 – 25, 2023
    Phone: 406-490-1305

    The Big Sky Draft Horse Expo currently is the only draft horse show held in Montana.Competitions,...

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  • Old Salt Festival

    Helmville, MT
    Jun 23 – 25, 2023
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    Old Salt Festival is about people coming together to support the art of land stewardship in Montana....

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  • Beyond the Big Sky – Public Stargazing Nights in June

    Helena, MT
    Jun 23 – 24, 2023
    Phone: (406) 475-3638

    Spend an evening under the night sky at The Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake! The...

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  • Walk and Wag in Jefferson County

    Boulder, MT
    Jun 24, 2023
    Phone: (406) 225-4334

    You do the walking while your Dog does the wagging participating in our third Annual Walk & Wag...

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  • Bear Safety Training - Living and Recreating in Bear Country (Wisdom)

    Wisdom, MT
    Jun 29, 2023
    Phone: (406) 599-9424

    Bear Safety Training - Living and Recreating in Bear Country with Amber Kornak, USFWS Grizzly...

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  • Ennis Annual 4th of July Parade and Rodeo

    Ennis, MT
    Jul 3 – 4, 2023
    Phone: 406-599-4705

    This Fourth of July, experience the great American West and celebrate our country's heritage in the...

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  • Freedom Festival

    Butte, MT
    Jul 3 – 4, 2023
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    This Fourth of July, head to the historic town of Butte for the Freedom Festival. The festivities...

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  • 4th of July Parade - Boulder

    Boulder, MT
    Jul 4, 2023
    Phone: (406) 225-4015

    Celebrate Independence Day with the community of Boulder, Montana and the annual 4th of July Parade...

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  • Branding Event - Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jul 6, 2023
    Phone: 406-846-2070 ext 226

    See the Open Range come to life and see cowboys work cattle on horseback. Branding was critical on...

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  • Anaconda Community Market

    Anaconda, MT
    Jul 6 – Sep 7, 2023
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    Every Thursday from 4-7pm starting July 6th through September 7th, ACM is a weekly organized...

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  • East Helena Rodeo

    East Helena, MT
    Jul 7 – 9, 2023
    Phone: (406) 459-5872

    The first East Helena Rodeo held in 1963, was sponsored by the VFW Post 10010. VFW members leveled...

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  • OokiiSoraCon

    Helena, MT
    Jul 7 – 9, 2023
    Phone: (406) 498-1001

    Ookii Sora means Big Sky. OokiiSoraCon was formed with the mission to develop an ever growing gaming...

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  • Grant-Kohrs Ranch - Taste of the West

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jul 12 – Aug 2, 2023
    Phone: (406) 846-2070

    Come sample chuckwagon cooking and hear stories of life on trail drives.July 12th August 2ndStart...

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  • Montana Folk Festival

    Butte, MT
    Jul 14 – 16, 2023
    Phone: 406-497-6464

    With performances and demonstrations from over 200 musicians, dancers and craftspeople from across...

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  • Thunderbolt Creek 30K

    Basin, MT
    Jul 15, 2023
    Phone: 406-431-0697

    These moderately challenging 12K & 30K races take place on a beautiful stretch of the...

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  • Symphony Under the Stars

    Helena, MT
    Jul 15, 2023
    Phone: 406-442-1860

    The event that you all love and have been waiting for is back! The 2023 Symphony Under the Stars...

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  • Augusta Kids Fishing Derby

    Augusta, MT
    Jul 15, 2023
    Phone: 406-925-0605

    Join the community of Augusta, Montana for their first Kids Fishing Derby. This event is for...

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  • Grant-Kohrs Ranch - Haying with Horses

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Jul 19 – Aug 9, 2023
    Phone: (406) 846-2070

    Take a step back in time and watch as several teams of draft horses, driven by teamsters, are used...

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  • Cowboy Mounted Shootout - State Championship

    Lincoln, MT
    Jul 21 – 23, 2023
    Phone: 406-590-8873

    The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association's Montana State Championships are returning to Lincoln! Join...

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  • Art in Washoe Park

    Anaconda, MT
    Jul 21 – 23, 2023
    Phone: (406) 563-2422

    Art in Washoe Park is one of the best shows in southwest Montana. Over 80 juried art and craft...

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  • Beyond the Big Sky – Public Stargazing Nights in July

    Helena, MT
    Jul 21 – 22, 2023
    Phone: (406) 475-3638

    Spend an evening under the night sky at The Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake! The...

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  • Butte 100 Mountain Bike Race

    Butte, MT
    Jul 22, 2023
    Phone: (406) 490-7632

    If you love to mountain bike and are up for a challenge, the weekend in Butte, Montana for the Butte...

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  • Annual Broadwater County-Wide Yard Sale

    Townsend, MT
    Jul 22, 2023
    Phone: (406) 422-7028

    The seventh annual Broadwater County-Wide Yard Sale features yard sales throughout Broadwater County...

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  • Whitehall Frontier Days

    Whitehall, MT
    Jul 28 – 29, 2023
    Phone: 406-287-2260

    This annual event includes vendors in Legion Street Park, a Ranch Horse Rodeo, Rod Run, Parade, and...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Townsend

    Townsend, MT
    Jul 28, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Boulder

    Boulder, MT
    Jul 30, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's The Three Musketeers - Helena

    Helena, MT
    Jul 31, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    A swashbuckling tale filled with action and adventure, The Three Musketeers will enthrall all...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Helena

    Helena, MT
    Aug 1, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Butte

    Butte, MT
    Aug 3, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Smeltermens Day

    Anaconda, MT
    Aug 4 – 6, 2023
    Phone: 406-563-2400

    Anaconda's Smeltermens Day Celebrations include three days of packed fun for all! Highlights include...

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  • An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival

    Butte, MT
    Aug 11 – 13, 2023
    Phone: 406-723-3177

    An Ri Ra is a Montana Irish Festival that promotes Irish culture and is held in Butte, Montana. The...

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  • Beyond the Big Sky – Public Stargazing Nights in August

    Helena, MT
    Aug 11 – 12, 2023
    Phone: (406) 475-3638

    Spend an evening under the night sky at The Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake! The...

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  • Peddlers on Main

    Augusta, MT
    Aug 12, 2023
    Phone:

    Join us for an annual event, Peddlers on Main. Booths will be set up along Main Street in Augusta,...

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  • Battle of Big Hole Annual Commemoration

    Wisdom, MT
    Aug 12, 2023
    Phone: (406) 689-3155

    Every August, Nez Perce people and others gather at Big Hole NB to remember and honor those who lost...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's The Three Musketeers - Dillon

    Dillon, MT
    Aug 12, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    A swashbuckling tale filled with action and adventure, The Three Musketeers will enthrall all...

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  • Adult Science Camp at the Montana Learning Center

    Helena, MT
    Aug 25 – 27, 2023
    Phone: (406) 475-3638

    Jealous that your kids get to hang out at the Montana Learning Center? Wishing you could hang out by...

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  • Fly Fishing and Outdoor Festival

    Ennis, MT
    Aug 26 – 27, 2023
    Phone: 406-682-4388

    This festival weekend includes celebrity speakers and seminars, casting clinics and competitions,...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Philipsburg

    Philipsburg, MT
    Sep 1, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure - Anaconda

    Anaconda, MT
    Sep 5, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    This is the company’s first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's The Three Musketeers - Deer Lodge

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Sep 6, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    A swashbuckling tale filled with action and adventure, The Three Musketeers will enthrall all...

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  • Montana Shakespeare in the Park's The Three Musketeers - Whitehall

    Whitehall, MT
    Sep 8, 2023
    Phone: (406) 994-3310

    A swashbuckling tale filled with action and adventure, The Three Musketeers will enthrall all...

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  • Septemberfest Soap Box Derby

    Helena, MT
    Sep 15 – 16, 2023
    Phone: 406-447-1535

    Point S Tire & Auto and Downtown Helena, Inc. are excited to announce the Third Annual...

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  • Sweet Bee Vintage and Maker's Market

    Helena, MT
    Sep 29 – 30, 2023
    Phone: (406) 447-8481

    Join us at the Helena Civic Center for the Sweet Bee Fall Vintage Market! This vintage market...

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  • The Fab Four performs The Beatles' "Rubber Soul"

    Helena, MT
    Oct 7, 2023
    Phone: (406) 447-8481

    If you want to experience the best Beatles tribute ever, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four-The...

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  • Pumpkin Sunday

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Oct 15, 2023
    Phone: 406-846-2070 ext 226

    Activities: Come out for a fun, family friendly afternoon filled with great activities for children...

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  • Annual Hunters Feed

    Ennis, MT
    Oct 20, 2023
    Phone: (406) 682-4388

    The Ennis Chamber of Commerce's Ennis Hunters Feed is held every year on the Friday before rifle...

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  • Helena Holiday MADE Fair

    Helena, MT
    Dec 1 – 2, 2023
    Phone: (406) 214-9078

    Shop and discover a curated collection of local and regional artists. You can expect to see...

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  • Holiday Open House

    Deer Lodge, MT
    Dec 3, 2023
    Phone: (406) 846-2070

    Bring the whole family out to see the elegant Kohrs family ranch house decorated for the holidays....

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  • Spirit of Christmas Stroll

    Ennis, MT
    Dec 8, 2023
    Phone: 406-682-4388

    Come experience Ennis during an old fashioned Christmas Stroll. Merchants will be open late,...

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