🤠 Things to do in Bozeman this weekend

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Warriors & Quiet Waters’ annual Warrior Taste Fest event is coming up on Friday, September 11th at 6:00pm, at The Commons at Baxter and Love…

With incredible local food, drinks, art, live music, and community on the 25th anniversary of September 11, to honor the lives lost, those who answered the call to serve, and the post-9/11 combat veterans whose lives were shaped by that day.

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It’s time for the Summerfest block party at The Cannery District this Saturday from 3:00pm-8:00pm, for an afternoon of food, drinks, music and activities throughout the neighborhood.

Explore specials from Cannery restaurants and retailers, enter a giant in-person giveaway, and find games, a bounce house and face painting for kids.

Lost Canyons takes the stage for live music from 5:00pm-8:00pm, and it’s going to be one of the parties of the summer. See you there!

🐾 MSU’s Community Cat Walk takes over downtown Bozeman from 11:00am-1:00pm, with President Brock Tessman, Champ, the Spirit of the West Marching Band and Bobcat athletes making their way along Main Street. The route includes local business stops, free Bobcat gear and treats, plus a stop at Soroptimist Park for athlete autographs. Details.

🎶 Americana and folk singer-songwriter Maggie Hickman performs at The Backyard at Field & Stream Lodge from 5:00pm-7:00pm, with food and drink specials available during the show. Details.

🖼️ Make a custom mosaic picture frame from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Studio Wheelhouse, where you’ll learn to cut and break glass, assemble your mosaic, and grout the finished frame. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar features alternative jazz artist Ocean Lee from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by Doors tribute band Mojo Risin’ from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🎸 The Bandwagon Mobile Stage is throwing a free locals appreciation party from 6:00pm-10:00pm at 2320 W Babcock, with food, a full bar, volleyball and yard games, a hip-hop vinyl DJ set from Code4 and live rock and soul from Willy on the Wire. Details.

🎸 The Red Clay Strays bring their Grateful Tour to Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at 6:30pm, with special guests Dylan Gossett and Sweet Talk. Details.

🎤 Comedian Daniel Eachus takes over Last Best Comedy with stand-up shows at 7:00pm and 9:00pm. Details.

🏁 Gallatin Speedway is back with more dirt track racing starting at 7:35pm. Details.

🥕 Visit the Fairgrounds for the Gallatin Valley Farmers’ Market from 9:00am-12:00pm with fresh produce, local ranchers, baked goods, and more. Details.

🏰 The Bozeman Renaissance Festival returns to the Fairgrounds all weekend, on Saturday from 10:00am-6:00pm and Sunday from 10:00am-5:00pm. The weekend features jousting, belly dancers, aerial shows, fencing, fire performances, reptiles, ventriloquism, and more across multiple stages. Details.

📚 Stock up on books at the Library for their Used Book Sale this weekend. Shop Saturday from 10:00am-5:00pm, or stop by Sunday from 1:00pm-5:00pm for the Fill-a-Bag Sale. Details.

🎉 The Cannery District’s Summerfest block party is happening from 3:00pm-8:00pm with food and drinks, games, a bounce house, face painting, specials from Cannery businesses, and a huge in-person giveaway worth $1,200+, with live music from local band Lost Canyons from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar features singer-songwriter Marcedes Carroll & Doc Elliot from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by indie rock band Miss Massive Snowflake from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🎬 Bozeman Film Society runs the rescheduled Story Under the Stars, for a free outdoor screening of A River Runs Through It at the Story Mansion Lawn from 6:30pm-10:00pm. Details.

🩰 Raison D’être Dance Project brings classical music and heavy metal together for METAL + MOZART at The Ellen Theatre, with performances Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm. Details.

🎤 Don’t Tell Comedy has a secret indoor comedy show at 8:00pm, featuring a surprise lineup of comedians, in a hidden location that gets revealed to ticket holders the morning of the show. Details.

🏃 Portal and Roly-Poly Coffee host their weekly Run Club at 8:00am, meeting at Roly-Poly, going for a run, then heading to Portal for an optional sauna and cold plunge session from 9:00am-10:00am. Details.

🏓 The Picklr Bozeman celebrates its one-year anniversary from 1:00pm-7:00pm with free open pickleball play from 1:00pm-4:00pm, food trucks, drinks, games and live music from Emma and the Ledge, followed by the party from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Details.

🎨 Paint a bison at Grand Prismatic Spring during a guided paint and sip at Bar 3 Bar-B-Q from 4:00pm-6:00pm, with Ain’t A Better Way to Paint. Details.

🎶 Singer-songwriters Abby Webster, Angela Autumn and Trinity Jane perform at Pine Creek Lodge from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

🎸 Folk-rock artist Jacob Rountree & the Somethings perform at the Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

As a reminder: This week, we’re giving away a $25 gift card to 4 Daughters Farm for their flower U-Picks! (On Instagram @4daughtersfarmmt). The giveaway runs from today until this Sunday, 8/23, at 11:59pm, and we’ll announce the winner in next Monday’s newsletter.

If you haven’t entered this week’s giveaway yet, reply to this email with the word “FLOWERS”.

See you on Monday with a look at what’s happening in Bozeman next week! 👋

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