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Family-friendly activities in Missoula, Lolo, Bonner, and Frenchtown, each linked to its source.

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  1. , 36 events

    1. Brake for Breakfast

      Community Medical Center, Missoula

      Meal programFree

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      This free, drive-thru event makes cancer screening education accessible and convenient for Montanans across our community.

    2. Stroller Barre

      Bonner Park

      Class or workshop$25 PAYG; $0 member

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      Stroller Barre® is a stroller workout that improves your posture, stability, and mobility while strengthening your body from the inside out!

    3. Family Funtime

      Family activityReservation required

      Photo from Mismo Gymnastics & Ninja

      This is an open gym time for kids walking to 12 years of age.

    4. Preschool STEM Building

      Families First Classroom

      Family activity

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      Discover the magic of huge blue blocks, felt tiles, STEM play activities and magna tiles.

    5. Tot Skate

      Indoor Rink

      Family activityPaid

      Unstructured skating time for preschool age children accompanied by a parent or guardian.

    6. Stories and Games for Diverse Abilities

      Level Two, Missoula Public Library

      All ages

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      Teens and adults with cognitive, physical, or other disabilities are welcome to join a fun hour of stories, games, and light-hearted conversation and connection.

    7. Vaccine Clinic

      East Missoula Fire Hall

      Paid

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      Missoula Public Health is offering multiple flu and covid vaccine clinics across Missoula County in October.

    8. Open Climb

      Missoula YMCA Climbing Wall

      Family activity

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      Our climbing wall features a top-rope system with climbing routes set for beginners and advanced climbers.

    9. book launch

      Missoula Public Library

      Talk or author event

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      Join us at the Missoula Public Library next week for an evening with former Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins and author Daniel Blake Smith!

    10. Wilmot Collins

      Missoula Public Library

      Talk or author event

      Run tells the inspiring story of Wilmot Collins, who fled the brutal and bloody Liberian Civil War in the early 1990s--where over 250,000 Liberians were killed, including two of Collins's brothers--and managed to make it to Helena, Montana, one of the whitest places on the planet.

    11. Brenda Portman Organ Recital

      PerformanceFree

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      We will be welcoming organist and composer Brenda Portman in a recital featuring music by women, half of which will be her own compositions.

    12. Patti Nolan & The Undeniables

      Zootown Arts Community Center

      PerformanceAll agesPaid

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      Patti Nolan, born in Seattle, WA, and raised in Missoula MT, called New York City her home for most of her adult life.

    13. Pumpkin Patch & Open Farm Days

      Turner Farms

      FestivalFreeThrough Fri, Oct 30

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      From very humble beginnings, our family has grown this event into a tradition for the Missoula community!

    14. Teen Open Studio

      Missoula Art Museum

      Class or workshopFreeThrough Sat, Nov 28

      Every Saturday afternoon, middle and high school students gather to make art in MAM’s classroom with unlimited art supplies!

    15. After School Art Adventure [Fall Session]

      Missoula Art Museum

      Class or workshopAges 6 to 11PaidThrough Tue, Dec 15

      Spark your child's creativity with an inspiring journey through art and imagination!

    16. The Missoula Fall Fest

      Grass Valley Farms

      FestivalPaidThrough Sun, Nov 1

      Our goal is for this event to bring families and friends together to celebrate local harvests, hands-on traditions, and the beauty of the changing season.

    17. Bike to Barns 2026

      Missoula, MT

      Outdoor recreationPaidThrough Thu, Oct 15

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      A multi-day ticket providing access to the Bike to Barns route map, farm coupons, and Bingo.

    18. Bike to Barns 2026

      Outdoor recreationThrough Thu, Oct 15

      A self-guided local farm and food bike tour through Missoula's Orchard Homes, Target Range, and Big Flat neighborhoods, with a route map, farm offers, and farm stand Bingo.

    19. The Colors We Carry

      ExhibitThrough Sat, Oct 24

      Frame of Mind is proud to announce The Colors We Carry, an upcoming art exhibition dedicated to raising awareness for those impacted by breast cancer and ovarian cancer, as well as those affected by BRCA genetic mutations that can increase the risk of these diseases.

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    1. Family Fun Time

      Missoula YMCA Youth Gym

      Family activity

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      Indoor, all-weather play place where parents are welcome to join in the fun!

    2. Volunteer in the Gardens

      Rocky Mountain Gardens

      Volunteer

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      Our volunteers experience a hands-on educational opportunity in this beautiful public space.

    3. Tiny Tales

      Level Two, Missoula Public Library

      Ages 5 and under

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      Tiny Tales is a playful early literacy program designed especially for little learners and their caregivers.

    4. Family Funtime

      Family activityReservation required

      Photo from Mismo Gymnastics & Ninja

      This is an open gym time for kids walking to 12 years of age.

    5. Stick & Puck — All Ages

      Indoor Rink

      SportsAll agesReservation required

      Provides unstructured practice time for hockey players of all ages.

    6. Family Skate

      Indoor Rink

      Family activityPaid

      Provides a relaxed, beginner friendly environment for families with young children and new skaters.

    7. Game On! @ MPL

      Level Two, Missoula Public Library

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      Get your game on at MPL! Switch games and controllers will be available for gamers to use most Thursdays* from 2:30-5:30 on the Level Two.

    8. Teen Tenacity

      Missoula YMCA Youth Gym

      Class or workshop

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      Join our high energy class designed for 6th, 7th, & 8th graders that will help you improve total body performance.

    9. Vaccine Clinic

      Lolo Community Center

      Paid

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      Missoula Public Health is offering multiple flu and covid vaccine clinics across Missoula County in October.

    10. Teen Library Community

      Level Two, Missoula Public Library

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      Make your voice heard! TLC is a core group of teens, grades 7-12.

    11. The Way Around: Walking a Reimagined Path with Nicholas Triolo

      Level Four, Missoula Public Library

      All ages

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      Join Missoula Public Library and Humanities Montana for an evening with author Nicholas Triolo, whose memoir The Way Around: Walking a Reimagined Path was selected as Montana’s 2026 Great Reads from Great Places adult title.

    12. Unseen Missoula: Screams & Spirits

      First Interstate Bank

      Outdoor recreationAges 12 and up$25.00

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      As the leaves begin to fall and the seasons begin to change, Missoula’s most spine-chilling history starts to emerge.

    13. Jenny Mattern: Reading & Signing

      Talk or author event

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      When 13-year-old Gloria seeks out the truth of her birth mother, she embarks on a path of lying, deceiving, and hurting those she holds most dear, only to learn that family is complicated, forgiveness is healing, and what has been broken can be made whole.

    14. Almost, Maine

      University of Montana, School of Theatre & Dance, PARTV Bldg

      PerformancePaid

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      On a clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not what it seems in the remote town of Almost, Maine.

    15. Come From Away

      Missoula Children's Theatre

      PerformancePaidThrough Sun, Oct 18

      Nominated for numerous Tony and Grammy Awards among others, it contains mature themes of fear and death and some adult language.

    16. Come From Away-Premiere Party

      Missoula Children's Theatre

      PerformanceAges 13 and upPaid

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      Come From Away is the true story of 38 passenger planes carrying 7,000 people, all planning to be anywhere in the world other than Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001.

    17. Play: 'Almost, Maine'

      Masquer Theatre

      PerformancePaid

      The Theatre Program of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to present the contemporary play “Almost, Maine,” by John Cariani.