🤠 Things to do in Bozeman this weekend

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For the first time, the Bozeman Film Festival is taking over downtown for four days of independent film, filmmakers, live music, panels, parties, and more.

From Thursday October 8th through Sunday October 11th, the inaugural festival will feature 72 films, ranging from documentaries and narratives to animation and student work, with filmmakers representing 58 of the selected films traveling to Bozeman for the weekend.

Screenings will happen across three downtown venues - The Ellen Theatre, the Rialto, and the Tune Up Bar in the Armory Hotel - with plenty happening beyond the movies, too.

Throughout the festival, you’ll find filmmaker conversations, three industry panels, juried and audience awards, and two signature parties with live music, including the opening-night celebration at the Baxter Hotel and Saturday night’s Shake the Marquee party at the Rialto.

Individual tickets are available for films throughout the weekend, and you can browse the full schedule, find the screenings you want to see, and build your own festival experience at the link below:

Or, if you want to experience it all, grab a Gallatin Pass, which gets you access to:

To get a festival pass, tap the link below to explore the full weekend!

4 Daughters Farm hosts its Fall Market on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am-5:00pm, bringing together a full weekend of local makers and fall favorites.

Shop pumpkins, dried flowers, wreaths, local art, pottery, home goods, and more, with food from Tanemaki throughout the weekend and live music from Maggie Hickman on Saturday.

🤖 Museum of the Rockies is giving members an early look at its new POPnology exhibit from 5:30pm-7:30pm, with interactive exhibits where pop culture meets real-world technology. Details.

🎨 The Crazy Mountains Indigenous Art Symposium comes to MSU’s American Indian Hall from 5:00pm-8:00pm. The event will showcase work by Montana Indigenous artists inspired by cultural connections to the Crazy Mountains, with a focus on celebrating and strengthening connections to place. Details.

🎸 Country western and blues singer-songwriter Blake Brightman performs at Field & Stream Lodge from 5:00pm-7:00pm in The Backyard. Details.

🎶 Live music at the Tune Up Bar on Friday features alternative jazz from Ocean Lee from 6:00pm-8:00pm, followed by Americana-infused rock band The Scurry from 9:00pm-11:00pm. Details.

🎿 Teton Gravity Research brings its newest ski and snowboard film, Actually, It Is Rocket Science, to the Emerson, with showings at 6:00pm and 8:00pm. The film features world-class athletes and mountain adventures from around the globe. Details.

🍺 Gute Laune hosts an Oktoberfest Pint Night at 6:00pm to support Treasure State Hostel. Details.

😂 Emmy-winning comedian Dulcé Sloan performs two shows at Last Best Comedy on Friday at 7:00pm and 9:00pm (and two more on Saturday at the same times). Details.

🏒 The Bozeman Icedogs have two home games this weekend, taking on the Yellowstone Quake on Friday and the Sheridan Hawks on Saturday. Both games begin at 7:30pm, with warmups starting 30 minutes before the puck drop. Details.

🎸 The Climate Aid / Black Ram Guitar Festival brings musicians, writers, and climate advocates to the Willson Auditorium from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

🏉 MSU Men’s Club Rugby takes on Weber State at the Dobbie Lambert Intramural Fields from 9:00am-11:00am. Details.

🥕 Border Farm hosts its 6th annual Harvest Market from 9:00am-1:00pm at 28 Border Lane. Shop meat, raw dairy, produce, grains, honey, baked goods, flowers, and more from Montana farms and producers, plus breakfast and lunch, coffee, live music, and harvest-themed tattoos. Details.

🦅 The Bridger Raptor Festival celebrates 30 years at Bridger Bowl on Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00am-3:00pm both days. The free festival centers around the annual Golden Eagle migration, with raptor viewing, nature walks, educational programs, and activities for all ages. Details.

🎃 4 Daughters Farm hosts its Fall Market on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am-5:00pm. Shop pumpkins, dried flowers, wreaths, local art, pottery, home goods, and other fall finds, with food from Tanemaki all weekend and live music from Maggie Hickman on Saturday. Details.

🛍️ 406 Flea brings a vintage market pop-up to Portal Thermaculture from 11:00am-3:00pm where you can browse vintage sellers and handmade goods. Details.

🎃 Yellowstone Alliance Adventures hosts its sixth annual Harvest Market from 11:00am-5:00pm with local vendors, food trucks, and lots of fun fall activities. Details.

🛹 Shredtober takes over Kirk Park from 11:00am-6:00pm for an all-ages celebration of Bozeman’s skate community. The day includes jam-format skate contests, music and DJs, raffles, giveaways, an art walk, and community booths, while helping build support for Bozeman’s future skatepark. Details.

🍺 Bozeman Brewing Company celebrates 25 years with a parking lot party from 2:00pm-8:00pm, with food from Gute Laune, Ohana, and Yellow House Barbecue, plus live music from The Scurry from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Details.

🎃 The Miller Harvest Fair brings an afternoon of fall activities to Manhattan from 2:00pm-5:00pm. Head to 680 Farmall Lane for pumpkins, petting animals, pony rides, games, crafts, food, and locally made goods. Details.

🥁 MSU’s Showcase of Bands brings 10 high school marching bands to Bobcat Stadium from 2:00pm-5:00pm, for a free exhibition including performances from each school, 406Cirque, and MSU’s Spirit of the West. Details.

🎨 Beringia House hosts a launch event with artist Ben Miller from 5:00pm-7:00pm. The evening will unveil Miller’s collaboration with Japanese fly-fishing brand S2W8, featuring his Endangered Rivers Project. Details.

🎸 The Bozeman Maze’s concert night brings country, folk, blues, and honky-tonk group The Band of Drifters to the maze from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Details.

🐶 Bozeman’s monthly wiener dog meetup returns to Kirk Park from 10:00am-12:00pm, where you can bring your wiener dog and meet other dachshunds from around town. Free to attend. Details.

🏔️ Auster at Dome Mountain hosts a free Community Open House in Paradise Valley from 10:00am-3:00pm. Tour the cabins, grab food and drinks, take a wagon ride, play lawn games, and learn about local wildlife, with kids’ activities, a scavenger hunt, and prizes throughout the day. Details.

🎈 Greater Gallatin United Way’s kidsFEST brings a free afternoon of activities to Gallatin County Regional Park from 12:00pm-4:00pm. Kids can explore bounce houses, yard games, a bubble dance floor, face painting, arts and crafts, giveaways, and more, with seven food trucks on site. Details.

🧴 Learn to make hand salves and lip balms at the Library’s Crafternoon from 2:00pm-4:00pm. The adults-only workshop covers at-home skincare basics, with all materials provided. Registration is required. Details.

👻 Extreme History Project brings Bozeman’s past to life with Tales from the Tombstones at Sunset Hills Cemetery from 3:00pm-5:00pm, for a guided cemetery tour with characters from local history, and stories of murder, scandal, and mystery. Details.

🎨 Enjoy a “Spooky Season” paint-and-sip at Bar 3 BBQ from 4:00pm-6:00pm with Grace from Ain’t a Better Way to Paint. Details.

🎸 Live music at the Tune Up Bar on Sunday features roots rock and Americana from Dead Night With The Hooligans from 6:00pm-9:00pm. Details.

🎸 Alt-rock band Silvertongue performs at the Bozeman Hot Springs from 7:00pm-10:00pm. Details.

🎸 Folk-rock duo Shovels & Rope performs at The ELM at 8:00pm, with singer-songwriter Nolan Taylor opening the show. Details.

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