August may not have any national holidays but it's definitely a month with annual events and seasonal activities we all look forward to. We're still going to PaddleHeads games and floating the river, and we have the Western Montana Fair to look forward to. At the end of the month students will head back to school, so let's all get as much out of summer as we can! Here are the events going on in and around Missoula and Montana in the month of August.

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Through the Month of August in Missoula

• Out to Lunch & Downtown Tonight (Free Shuttles at the University of Montana)
• Missoula City Band Concerts in Bonner Park
• Missoula Farmers' Market
• Free Community River Shuttles at the University of Montana

August 1

• 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm National Night Out - a night to promote positive police-community relationships. Scheels Parking lot 2901 Brooks St.
• 7:05 Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers
• 8:00 pm boygenius, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 2

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers - Family Feast Night/Woof Wednesday
• 8:00 pm Ben Folds ft. Missoula Symphony Orchestra, KettleHouse Amphitheater

August 3

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers - Thirsty Thursday

August 4

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs - Tie Dye Night
• 8:00 pm Kip Moore, KettleHouse Amphitheater

August 4 - 5

• Stevensville Creamery Picnic

August 5

• 12:00 pm - 4:20pm Second Annual Stoner Games, Cymatic Event Center
• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs

August 6

• 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Griz Soccer vs Air Force
• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs

August 8

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs
• 8:00 pm Bon Iven, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 9 - 13

• Western Montana Fair: rides, exhibitions, events, music, and free admission.

August 9

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs
• 7:00 pm Greensky Bluegrass, KettleHouse Amphitheater

August 10

• 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Griz Soccer vs Calgary
• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Billings Mustangs
• 8:00 pm Richard Thompson, The Wilma

August 12

• 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hip Strip Hip Hop Block Party

August 13

• 7:00 pm Symphony in the Park "A Jazzy Summer Evening with the Missoula Symphony", Free at Caras Park

August 15

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks

August 16

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks

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August 17

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks

August 18

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks - Indigenous Celebration
• 8:00 pm Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 19

• 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 18th Annual Pet Fest--with adoption opportunities, Doggie Olympics, vaccination clinic, and the Wacky Weiner Dog Dash, all at Caras Park
• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks
• Missoula's Totfest 2023, Dark Horse Bar
• 8:00 pm Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 20

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Boise Hawks
• 8:00 pm Flogging Molly, The Wilma

August 21

• 8:30 am - 8:00 pm Move-in Day 2023: University of Montana
• Virtual Auditions for American Idol - Montana
• 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Griz Volleyball vs Carroll College

August 23

• 6:30 pm Rebelution, KettleHouse Amphitheater

August 24

• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Griz Soccer vs MSU Billings

August 25 - 26

• River City Roots Festival, Downtown Missoula

August 25

• Griz Volleyball vs UTRGV
• 8:00 pm The Flaming Lips, Kettlehouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 26

• 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Griz Volleyball vs PITT
• 7:00 pm Lindsey Stirling, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 29

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers

August 30

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers

August 31

• 7:05 pm Missoula PaddleHeads vs Great Falls Voyagers - University of Montana Night
• 8:00 pm Billy Idol, KettleHouse Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

Other Events Around Montana in August

• August 5 - Modern Recycling Benefit for Haven House Food Bank
• August 6 - Wildlands Festival with headliner the Foo Fighters, Big Sky, MT
• August 6 - Ronan Pioneer Days, Ronan, MT
• August 12 - Harlo Music Project 2023, Harlowton, MT
• August 10 - 12 - Rockin the Rivers, The Bridge Near Three Forks, MT
• August 19 & 20 - 14th Annual Bitterroot Celtic Games and Gathering, Historic Daly Mansion, Hamilton, MT
• August 27 - 15th Annual Canine Classic Walk/Run/Hike