WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 5
FREE Admission – All Day, Every Day
Thanks to the generosity of Western Montana Fair sponsors, come and go at your leisure several times a day, every day, no charge.Click here for tips and guidelines on how to maximize your visits including where to park on the newly renovated Fairgrounds.
Fur & Feather Silent Auction – All Day
Take home a feathered or furry champion! The Fur & Feather Silent Auction offers a unique opportunity to purchase outstanding poultry and rabbit exhibits showcased by talented Open Class and 4-H exhibitors. Whether you're an experienced breeder, a hobbyist, or simply looking to support local youth and agriculture, this auction is a fun way to bring home a quality animal while celebrating the hard work and dedication of our exhibitors. Browse the entries throughout the week, place your bids, and you just might leave the Fair with a new feathered or furry addition to your family.
FREE Activities – All Day
Be sure to stop by the Free Activity Tables at the West Lawn from 12pm–6pm for hands-on fun and community connections! Challenge friends to giant Connect 4 and pick up fun giveaways with Missoula Public Health, help design a more accessible Missoula with Missoula ADA, and meet their interactive Dax Robot. Share hope and decorate a safety plan menu with United Way of Missoula County's Project Tomorrow Montana, and join Open Air Montana for an interactive art project for all ages.
Wednesday’s Shows, Exhibits & Events
8AM
4-H/FFA Breeding Sheep Judging (Livestock Pavilion)
10 AM
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Opens - walk-ins welcome, tickets also available online (G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Judging & Showmanship (Livestock Pavilion)
12PM – FAIR & CARNIVAL OPENS
Carnival Opens
Food & Amusement Vendors Open
Exhibition Buildings Open
Rocky Mountain Gardens Open
Open Class Sheep Judging (Livestock Pavilion)
Missoula Robotics Team (Historic Plaza)
12:30 PM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Sculpture Making (Commercial Building)
1PM
Garden City Fungi Presentation (Historic Plaza)
4-H/FFA Beef Breeding Judging (Livestock Pavilion)
1:30PM
FREE Insect Predator Feeding (Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium Byron Weber Classroom, G.W. Marks Exploration Center)
2PM
Irish Dance by Carroll-Henderson School of Irish Dancing (Historic Plaza)
Open Class Beef Judging (follows 4-H/FFA Beef Breeding)
3PM
Play Piano Academy (Historic Plaza)
4PM
Karaoke Performance with Golden Circle of Champions (Historic Plaza)
4:30PM
DAR's Young Artist Studio: Sculpture Making (Commercial Building)
5PM
Olympic Fencing Demonstration with Missoula Sport Fencing (Historic Plaza)
Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium closes
6PM
Gates Open for Missoula Stampede: Bulls, Broncs, & Busters (Clouse Bauer Arena)
Rocky Mountain Gardens closes
7PM – Bareback, Saddle Bronc & Bulls!
Epic Steel presents the Missoula Stampede
The excitement continues on the second night of rodeo with Bulls, Broncs & Busters! Experience rodeo's most thrilling roughstock events as fearless cowboys match their skill and determination against powerful bucking horses and bulls in the ultimate eight-second challenge. Tonight is also Golden Circle of Champions Night—wear gold to honor children battling pediatric cancer and celebrate the incredible strength, courage, and resilience of these young champions.(Clouse Bauer Arena)
7PM – FREE LIVE MUSIC
FREE Live Music by Wild Wind (Starlink Stage)
10PM
Buildings, Barn & Carnival close