🤠 Things to do in Bozeman this weekend

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Salchicha is opening a brand-new kids store, with a grand opening celebration this Saturday, May 16th from 10:00am-1:00pm!

📍 730 Boardwalk Ave, Bozeman, MT 59718

Salchicha Kids is the brand new sister store to Salchicha, filled with fun clothing, gifts, toys, and more for little ones.

They’re celebrating with:

🎈 Swing by their new space from 10:00am-1:00pm, and if you’d like a reminder before showing up, tap the button below to RSVP for free.

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Join Salchicha Kids this Saturday, May 16th, from 10:00am-1:00pm for their Grand Opening Party at their brand new kids store in Bozeman!

📍 730 Boardwalk Ave, Bozeman

⏰ Saturday, May 16th, from 10:00am-1:00pm

🍺 Visit MAP Brewing for Pint Night with Friends of Hyalite from 4:00pm-8:00pm. During the event, MAP will donate 50 cents from every pint sold to Friends of Hyalite, the local nonprofit that helps support year-round recreation access, winter road plowing, stewardship, and conservation efforts in Hyalite Canyon. Details.

📝 The Bozeman Poetry Collective has an open mic poetry night at Country Bookshelf at 5:30pm. Head to the first-floor seating area to hear local writers share their work, or bring your own poems and step up to the mic. Details.

🧗 Spire Climbing + Fitness is celebrating its 20th Anniversary from 6:00pm-10:00pm with a big community party featuring food, games, tacos, cake, pizza, and live music kicking off at 7:00pm. Details.

🐾 Stafford Animal Shelter’s annual Fur Ball fundraiser returns at Chico Hot Springs with this year’s magical theme: Labracadabra. The evening includes cocktails, entertainment, dinner, a live auction, signature drinks, and plenty of fellow animal lovers all raising money to support animals in need. Festivities begin at 5:30pm, with dinner and the live auction starting at 7pm. Details.

🎶 Friday night music at the Tune Up Bar starts with mountain folk duo Western Wallflower from 6:00pm-8:00pm, bringing beautiful harmonies and heartfelt acoustic songs. Then from 9:00pm-11:00pm, country artist Clint Reimann takes the stage with a mix of 90s-to-current country hits and originals. Details.

🥂 Wildrye Distilling is hosting another Sip & Shop Social Night from 6:00pm-8:00pm with drinks, shopping, and a chance to hang out with other locals while browsing new arrivals from The Westbound Wildflower. Details.

😂 Last Best Comedy features two Treasure State Comedy Showcase performances on Friday, at 7:00pm and 9:00pm. The Montana-made stand-up showcase highlights some of the state’s top up-and-coming comedians and rising local talent for a night of homegrown comedy right here in Bozeman. Details.

🎻 The Bozeman Symphony performs Sounds of America II: Rhapsody in Blue & West Side Story at Willson Auditorium this weekend, with shows on Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 2:30pm. Details.

🎶 Retro soul and blues-funk band The California Honeydrops are bringing their Lovin’ Made Easy Tour to The ELM with a show at 8:00pm. Details.

🪴 Local gardeners can gather at Beringia House for a Seedling Exchange from 9:00am-12:00pm, where you can bring extra seedlings to trade, meet fellow plant lovers around Bozeman, and browse flowers, veggies, and new plants from local growers like Hillside Nursery, Flowerhouse, Linus Farm, and Bombus Botanics. Details.

🍵 Start your morning with Mats and Matcha, a 45-minute Zephyr Pulse class on the outdoors patio at The Market at 9:00am. Following the class, you can enjoy a Zephyr Matcha from The Little Pink Coffee Trailer, with proceeds supporting Gallatin Valley Land Trust. Details.

🧸 Salchicha Kids is celebrating its grand opening party from 10:00am-1:00pm at their new kids-focused shop in the Market building off Huffine. Expect giveaways (including gift cards that work for both Salchicha locations), treats from Sweet E Cookie Co., and a craft and activity station for kids led by Four O Six Nannies. Details.

📚 The Bozeman Library Friends & Foundation is hosting its latest Used Book Sale in the Community Room at the Bozeman Public Library. Browse thousands of used books on Saturday from 10:00am-5:00pm, then come back Sunday from 1:00pm-5:00pm for the popular Fill-a-Bag Sale. Details.

🐶 Tomes & Bones is throwing a Trailer Launch Party from 10:00am-2:00pm at West Paw to celebrate the debut of their new dog-friendly mobile bookshop, with giveaways, drinks and snacks, training demos, photo ops for you and your pup, and plenty of curated books and pet goodies to browse. Details.

🛍 The Totally Rad Vintage Fest is taking over the Gallatin County Fairgrounds from 10:00am-5:00pm with a full day of vintage shopping, retro gaming, and throwback nostalgia. Browse vendors specializing in 80s, 90s, and Y2K clothing, records, toys, video games, and home goods, then hit the free-play vintage arcade, explore the Rad Rewind Museum, and snap photos at nostalgic throwback setups. Details.

🦉 The Museum of the Rockies hosts the latest Raptor Meet & Greet from 10:00am-11:00am, where you can meet stunning birds of prey from the Montana Raptor Conservation Center. Details.

🌱 Amaltheia Organic Dairy’s Plant Sale & Pop-Up Farmer’s Market is back from 10:00am-2:00pm with certified organic herbs, veggie starts, hanging baskets, compost, local produce, goat cheeses, lotions, and more. (They’ll also have free baby goat snuggling included!) Details.

🌎 The Gallatin Watershed Council has a Spring Gallatin Watershed Cleanup from 10:00am-2:30pm, where volunteers will help remove trash from streams, wetlands, trails, and waterways across the Lower Gallatin Watershed before the busy summer recreation season begins (from 10:00am-12:00pm), followed by a celebration at Bozeman Pond with prizes, announcements, and community hangouts from 12:30pm-2:30pm. Details.

📚 The Bozeman Public Library’s Classics Book Club meets from 10:15am-12:00pm in the Ponderosa Room. The group explores classic literature from around the world and gathers monthly to discuss timeless books that still resonate today, with this month’s selection of Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Details.

🔥 It’s Traeger Demo Day at Owenhouse Ace Hardware from 11:00am-2:00pm at both their West and Downtown Bozeman locations. This week’s theme is “Steak and Potatoes,” with live grilling demos, samples, and tips for cooking steakhouse-style meals at home on a Traeger pellet grill. Details.

🍺 Montana-made craft beer takes over the Gallatin County Fairgrounds for the Spring Rendezvous Brewfest, where breweries from across the state will be pouring unlimited samples, including specialty beers you usually can’t find in Bozeman. Your ticket includes a collectible tasting glass, all beer samples, and an evening celebrating Montana’s craft beer scene from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Details.

🎶 Saturday night music at the Tune Up Bar starts with country-folk duo Marcedes Carroll & Doc Elliot from 6:00pm-8:00pm, blending classic country and singer-songwriter influences into an intimate acoustic set. Then from 9:00pm-11:00pm, genre-bending Montana duo El Wencho brings an energetic mix of red dirt rock, blues, country, Americana, and Latin percussion. Details.

✨ Mountain Air Dance’s Magic in the Wild show continues at The Emerson from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This evening highlights performances from Mountain Air Dance instructors, advanced adult students, and the Youth Performance Company in a showcase centered around strength, artistry, and aerial movement. Details.

😂 The Stand-Up Pop-Up returns to Après Brewing at 6:00pm with an early-evening comedy showcase featuring Montana comics and local personalities. Details.

🎬 The Ellen Theatre has a screening of The Wolf and the Lamb movie at 7:00pm, followed by a live Q&A with director Michael Schilf. Filmed in Montana, the supernatural folk-horror thriller is set in 1870s Montana Territory and follows a schoolteacher confronting a terrifying evil after her son mysteriously vanishes. Details.

🐶 Heart of the Valley’s 41st Annual Dog Ball is at MSU’s Strand Union Building from 6:00pm-11:00pm, with this year’s theme: “A Galaxy Fur Fur Away.” The beloved fundraiser features a cocktail hour, silent auction, dinner, dancing, and a full night celebrating and supporting local shelter animals. Details.

🎨 The Little Pink Coffee Trailer is hosting an Artist Market from 10:00am-2:00pm on the Market Food Hall patio, featuring local artists, vintage goods, handmade jewelry, paintings, and more. Details.

🖼️ Studio Wheelhouse has a Fusing Glass 101: Frit Art class from 1:00pm-3:00pm. This beginner-friendly class teaches the basics of stained glass fusing using colorful glass frit and scrap glass to create your own 3x3-inch glass tile. Details.

🦞 Bourbon is hosting a Sunday Crawfish Boil starting at 1:00pm! In partnership with Chef Sean of Family Meal 406, the meal includes imported crawfish, shrimp, andouille sausage, corn, and potatoes. Only 100 tickets are available! Details.

🧚 Fairy Tea for the Arts is happening at Sage Lodge from 2:00pm-4:00pm for a magical spring afternoon featuring fairy-themed tables, live ballet and dance performances, butterfly presentations, harp music, tea and treats, miniature horses, shopping, and more, all benefiting the Yellowstone International Arts Festival through Youth Arts in Action. Details.

🎤 Stop by the Tune Up Bar at 7:00pm for Sunday night Karaoke, with free entry, Montana ID drink discounts, and a full night of singalongs. Details.

🎶 Brother Venus and Come Back K are playing a live show at the Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm, for a night of local alternative and indie rock from two Bozeman-area bands. Details.

As a reminder: This week, we’re giving away a $50 gift card to the Phoenix Garden Center in Bozeman! (On Instagram @phoenixgc_bozeman)

The giveaway runs until this Sunday, 5/17, at 11:59pm, and we’ll announce the winner in next Monday’s newsletter.

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I’ll be back on Monday to share what’s going on in Bozeman next week! 👋

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