Entertainment in Missoula

Missoula's entertainment scene is second-to-none. Music venues host everything from headline national acts to local musicians. Theater enthusiasts can enjoy top-rate productions from the University, travelling shows and community's own Missoula Children's Theater. There are a number of attractions to fill your days and nights. If you're looking for entertainment, Missoula is the place to be.

The Holt Heritage Museum collection tells the story of cowboys, their equipment, including celebrity's western boots and the evolution of different types of saddles and tack. Nez Perce, Salish/Kootenai and Crow are included in the Indian collections. The museum is on the famous Lolo Trail or the Nez Perce (Nee-me-poo) Trail, which was used, by Lewis and Clark in 1805 and 1806.

Founded in 1975 and accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1987, MAM is emerging as the leading contemporary art museum in the Intermountain West. MAM is a spectacular attraction in the heart of Missoula's historic downtown: a fully accessible, free, public museum that boasts eight exhibition spaces, a library, education center, and an inviting information lounge.

Montana Museum of Art & Culture is home to one of the oldest and most prominent fine art collections in the Rocky Mountain Northwest.

​Step into Elk Country at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Elk Country Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is more than just a museum; it’s an experience that reveals the beauty, diversity and importance of elk country across North America. 
The visitor center is open year-round and admission is free! 

Keeping Missoula County's History Alive! With over 20 historic buildings located on 32 acres in the heart of historic Fort Missoula, the Historical Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Missoula, Fort Missoula, and the forestry industry. The main Museum is open year-round with permanent and changing exhibits.

The Smokejumper Visitor Center is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day 7 days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In the Visitor Center, tourists can see many displays explaining firefighting procedures, smokejumping history, and other fire related issues. In addition, there are several short educational videos and an actual fire lookout from 1937 that visitors can enter.

A Carousel for Missoula is one of the first fully hand-carved carousels to be built in the United States since the Great Depression. Open daily, with the exception of 12 days in January when major maintenance is performed.

Dragon Hollow, built by 4000 volunteers in just nine days in the spring of 2001, has many fun and artistic elements thanks to local children and other artists. It is open dawn to dusk daily, weather permitting, and is free to the public.

Features at Splash Montana include three exciting 3-story water slides, spray features and kiddie Grizzly slide, a lazy river float-way with a wild river branch, floating play structures, two party shelters, Crazy Creek Café, family locker rooms, lounge chairs and sun shades. 

Currents’ four pools have engaging water features for every age. Currents is also home to Parks and Recreation headquarters and Headwaters, a beautiful state-of-the-art community meeting room available for public use.

Memorial Rose Garden Park was established in 1944 by the city and the Missoula Rose Society to commemorate members of the armed forced killed in World War II. It has since become the site for memorials dedicated to casualties of America’s conflicts including Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf and Korea. In addition, there are a variety of other memorials throughout the park, including the Missoula Law Enforcement Memorial. In April 1999, the Missoula Memorial Rose Garden was designated as a “State Veteran’s Memorial Rose Garden” and the Korean War Memorial as a “State Korean War Memorial.” Both are shown on official Montana State Highway maps.

Mobash Skate Park is open daily in McCormick Park in downtown Missoula. Helmets are required in the 15,000-square foot park. Mobash is a home-grown project conceived and developed by local skaters in partnership with the City of Missoula. Many generous donors helped fund the project, and professional skateboarder and philanthropist Tony Hawk kicked off the fun at the 2006 grand opening of the park. 

Located adjacent to the award-winning KettleHouse Brewery, and nestled on the banks of the Blackfoot River, the 4,250 capacity KettleHouse Amphitheater provides artists and concertgoers a uniquely Montana setting to experience their favorite artists.

Located in downtown Missoula, The Wilma combines the historic character of a 1921 theatre with all the amenities associated with a state-of-the-art concert venue.

Now one of the most dynamic and respected touring companies in the country, Montana Repertory Theatre was established as a professional touring company in 1967, providing professional theatre to our own and neighboring Western states at an affordable cost. Our mission is to tell the great stories of our world to enlighten, develop, and celebrate the human spirit in an ever-expanding community. 

Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre (RMBT) and Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre School were founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Charlene Campbell Carey. Ms. Carey envisioned Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre as a company that would present original ballets and would collaborate with musicians, artists and other dancers and choreographers.

Downtown ToNight happens every Thursday night in June, July, and August from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Caras Park. This weekly event offers an outdoor venue for live music, food vendors, and the Bud Light beverage garden for residents and visitors. The event is FREE to attend and also highlights a weekly family activity.

Held in downtown Missoula for the last 14 years, the River City Roots Festival is Western Montana’s must-see-event of the year! This two-day free festival features first-class art and entertainment for both residents and visitors.With quality live performances on a big stage on West Main Street, a fine art show, entertainment for children and families, and a 4-Mile run through the heart of Missoula, Roots Fest brings a weekend of family fun to the heart of the community.