Missoula City Council voted 10 to 2 to adopt a new data center definition and looser driveway rules, and Missoula County heard a $7.3 million plan to fix Lolo's aging water and sewer system.
No City Council meeting and the commissioners are out of town, but the boards are busy: a park easement and tennis court repairs Tuesday, Mountain Line's CEO review Wednesday, and about $297,000 in trail requests Thursday.
Fall Fest and Turner Farms pumpkin weekends, the Comics Arts of Missoula Festival at the library, Parks Palooza at McCormick Park and a sold-out Cameron Whitcomb show for Oct. 9 to 11.
Three downtown Saturday markets run May through October, and two keep going indoors all winter. Days, hours, locations and parking, checked October 2026.
The M trail climbs 620 feet in three-quarters of a mile above the University of Montana. Here is where to park, the dog rules and the route to the summit.
Missoula governments are making decisions this week that will stretch years into the future. From a massive $484M utility overhaul to a 25-year transportation plan, here is what is happening—and why residents are asking when these plans will actually turn into reality.
River City Roots Festival takes over downtown Missoula with two days of free music, while Alison Krauss, The Red Clay Strays and NEEDTOBREATHE headline a packed Aug. 21–23 weekend.
Missoula enters one of its busiest civic seasons as city and county leaders debate FY2027 budgets, Stage II fire restrictions take effect, and commissioners prepare to decide the future of the Miller Creek feral horse herd.
Twenty-two Montana Democratic lawmakers are calling on Senate nominee Alani Bankhead to leave the race and endorse independent Seth Bodnar, arguing a three-way contest could improve Republican Kurt Alme's chances ahead of Monday's withdrawal deadline.
Looking for events in Missoula this weekend? Top highlights for August 7–9, 2026, include the final days of the Western Montana Fair and rodeo, downtown First Friday art walks, Paddleheads baseball, and stargazing at the Blue Mountain Observatory.
