Pumpkin patches, a comics festival at the library, Rocky Horror at the Roxy and the last few outdoor Saturday markets of the season. The Griz are on the road, so it's a good weekend to stay local.
Missoula
Friday, Oct. 9
- Come From Away at Missoula Children's Theatre, 7:30 PM. The Gander, Newfoundland musical opened MCT's community season Thursday. Recommended 13+, runs through Oct. 18.
- Missoula Fall Fest at Grass Valley Farms, 5280 Deschamps Lane, 4 to 8 PM. Corn maze, hayrides and a pumpkin patch; $25, kids 3 and under free.
- Freya Halland: The Model, stand-up at the ZACC, two shows (doors 6:30 and 8:30 PM). Ages 16+.
Saturday, Oct. 10
- Clark Fork River Market under the Beartracks Bridge, 9 AM to 1 PM, plus Missoula's Farmers Market at the XXXXs on Higgins from 9 AM.
- Folkbird Tiny Halloween Handmade & Vintage Market at Folkbird Cottage, 10 AM.
- Parks Palooza Block Party at McCormick Park, 11 AM to 8 PM. Hayrides and cider pressing run 11 to 3, a bike parade rolls at 1:30, and Currents Aquatics Center stays open late until 8.
- Turner Farms Pumpkin Festival, 3515 S. 3rd St. W., noon to 6 PM. Free, with live music and food trucks (also Sunday).
- NAMI Melodies for the Mind music walk at Greenough Park, 12:30 PM.
- Missoula Fall Fest at Grass Valley Farms, 11 AM to 8 PM (also Sunday).
- Come From Away at MCT, 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
- Almost, Maine from UM theatre, 7:30 PM.
- The Good Life at the Westside Theater, 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
- Rocky Horror at the Roxy, 6:45 PM and 9 PM.
- Cameron Whitcomb at The Wilma with Nep and Liam St. John, doors 7 PM, show 7:45. Sold out; Ticketmaster resale only.
- Izaak Opatz & Junior at Free Cycles, 7 PM.
- Caroline Davis and Naomi Moon Siegel jazz at Longstaff House, 7 PM.
- Bumps in the Night, Montana Drag Wrestling at the ZACC, doors 7:30 PM. Ages 18+.
Sunday, Oct. 11
- Bike to Barns Group Ride and Celebration from Tower Gardens, 10 AM. All abilities.
- Turner Farms Pumpkin Festival, noon to 5 PM, and Missoula Fall Fest at Grass Valley Farms, 11 AM to 5 PM.
- Come From Away at MCT, 2 PM and 6:30 PM.
- Almost, Maine at UM, 2 PM, and The Good Life at the Westside Theater, 6 PM.
- Fabulous Bingo Fundraiser at the ZACC, doors 2:30 PM, bingo at 3. $25, benefits Emmaus Campus Ministry.
- 9 to 5 on the big screen at the Roxy, 2:30 PM.
📚 At the library: the Comics Arts of Missoula Festival fills the fourth floor Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM, with vendors, panels and tutorials on comics, graphic novels and zines. Also Saturday: a stop-motion animation workshop for kids (1 PM) and Saturday Tiny Tales (3 PM). Sunday brings Rattlesnake Stormwater: Water, Roads & Our Watershed at 2 PM. The library is closed Monday for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
🍺 Brews & music: Draught Works throws a Customer Appreciation Party Saturday from noon, with Tom Catmull at 7 PM and Sunday Jazz Night at 6 PM. OddPitch Brewing has bingo Saturday at 6 PM and a pinball tournament Sunday at 4 PM. Sunday also has yoga at Western Cider (11 AM), game day at Cranky Sam (noon) and Dram Tuff Trivia at the Dram Shop Central (6 PM).
Lolo & south
- Saturday: Trekker Kids at Travelers' Rest State Park in Lolo, 11 AM. The 1st Annual Jack Saloon Fall Festival runs 2 to 7 PM up Graves Creek Road.
- In the Bitterroot: The Shark Is Broken at the Stevensville Playhouse (Saturday 7:30 PM, Sunday 2 PM), the Hamilton Train & Toy Show Saturday from 10 AM, and Field of Screams haunting Friday and Saturday nights in Victor.
Bonner-Blackfoot
- Ghoul Bash 2026 at the Milltown Garden Patch, Saturday from 5 PM, with live rock.
Seeley-Swan
- Alpine Artisans' Tour of the Arts opens artist studios across the Seeley-Swan and Blackfoot valleys Saturday from 10 AM.
Look ahead
IPD Pow Wow at Caras Park on Monday, Oct. 12. Fruit Bats at The Wilma, Oct. 15. Griz football is home against Idaho Oct. 17. The Montana Film Festival takes over the Roxy Oct. 22 to 25.
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