Upcoming events

Step back in time with an exclusive Unseen Missoula historic walking tour.

Migratory birds have returned for breeding season!

No matter the season, Family Fun Time allows Missoula families to enjoy all-weather indoor playtime with bounce houses, gymnastics mats, and more!

A dedicated jump session for our little jumpers (46″ and under) to have the entire park to themselves.

The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world.

Jump In Open Gym Time (walking-12 yr old) Ages : Children walking through 12 years Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult on the floor Children 6+ can be dropped off and/or participate without parent accompaniment Jump In Open Gym is your opportunity to get your kids out on the floor to practice skills and/or get in some great exercise.

Families First and the Missoula Public Library host a play group for infants to three-year-olds.

New season. Same lifesaving mission. Make an appointment to give at RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code missoulalibrary or 59801, or simply call 800-733-2767.

Ever wanted to watch our newly emerged butterflies be released into the greenhouse?

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

Tiny Tales uses sounds, rhythms, and movement to help your child learn to read!

Stop by the spectrUM Discovery Area on Level Two Tuesday through Saturday to explore a guided science activity.

Ever wonder how a tarantula consumes its prey?

Certified Therapy dogs are just waiting for your child to read them a book–a favorite from home or one of our picture books.

Missoula Teens! Join us to spark creativity, make connections, and thrive together every Tuesday after school, Drop in for arts, crafts, games, cooking, new skills, shared interests.

During open climb hours, the YMCA's climbing wall is staffed by a certified belayer.

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

Basic technology assistance available – please come in and ask.

Participants will explore all the necessary elements of writing for the theater including; how to write realistic dialogue that leaps off the page, how to craft vibrant and exciting characters, how to infuse action and conflict into their work, and more!

Learn to use MCAT’s podcasting equipment which features headphones and microphones for up to four participants.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT, Claude, and other tools continue to evolve and take on more of a role in society.

Join Sophie Osborn, Susie Adams, and Lindsay Carlson as they discuss the new collection, Wild Work: Adventures of Women Field Biologists that offers a rare and powerful glimpse into the extraordinary work, risks, and rewards experienced by people who dedicate their lives to understanding and protecting our planet’s wild inhabitants.

Alice Di Micele is an Americana/Folk artist, rooted in the natural world, using the earth as her primary source of inspiration, threading its essence into her music.

Open swim is perfect for families, kids, and those wishing to enjoy the pool in an casual swimming setting.

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

Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for Lil’ Bugs Story Time!

Ever wanted to watch our newly emerged butterflies be released into the greenhouse?

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

No theme or helper this week.

Stretch your legs and your curiosity every Wednesday with Walking Wednesdays and the Florence Hotel!

Stop by the spectrUM Discovery Area on Level Two Tuesday through Saturday to explore a guided science activity.

Learn Computer Video Editing from MCAT staff.

For writers and would-be writers. We share our original stories, poems, novels; give and receive feedback; and do fun writing activities.

Ever wonder how a tarantula consumes its prey?

Our cooking classes bring families together in the kitchen by teaching children and adults lifelong cooking skills that can ignite creativity, build self-esteem, and most importantly create memories that will last forever. ​ ​Join us in the Demo Kitchen on the third Wednesday of the first month of each quarter, from 4 to 5 p.m.

During open climb hours, the YMCA's climbing wall is staffed by a certified belayer.

Learn Computer Video Editing from MCAT staff.

Meetings will be held in the Blackfoot Room on Level Four.

Open swim is perfect for families, kids, and those wishing to enjoy the pool in an casual swimming setting.

Get Ready To Rock Out! Rock meets classical in this soul-stirring concert experience that fuses the best in rock and heavy metal with a talented chamber orchestra and a whole lotta candles!

No matter the season, Family Fun Time allows Missoula families to enjoy all-weather indoor playtime with bounce houses, gymnastics mats, and more!

A dedicated jump session for our little jumpers (46″ and under) to have the entire park to themselves.

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

Ever wanted to watch our newly emerged butterflies be released into the greenhouse?

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

A Death Cafe is a group of people getting together over a beverage to have the opportunity to informally talk about death.

Stop by the spectrUM Discovery Area on Level Two Tuesday through Saturday to explore a guided science activity.

Learn to use MCAT’s podcasting equipment which features headphones and microphones for up to four participants.

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.

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

Ever wonder how a tarantula consumes its prey?

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

Computers, software and keyboards for a group exploration of music-making using the popular Apple software Garageband.

During open climb hours, the YMCA's climbing wall is staffed by a certified belayer.

Visit the farmers market at Orchard Homes Country Life Club.

Spontaneous Construction (SponCon) is Missoula’s creative ReUse Build-A-Thon, where teams have just seven hours to transform reclaimed materials from the Home ReSource ReUse Store into incredible works of art or functional masterpieces.

Third Thursday is MAM’s monthly late-night museum experience, inviting the community to slow down, connect, and experience art after hours.

Interested in learning to fail? Then improv might be for you!

The group meets to discuss the book on the third Thursdays of the month at 5:45 pm in the library.

You re cordially invited to join us for the Montana Museum of Art and Culture s special fundraising event at Missoula College from 6-8 PM on September 17, A River Runs Through Us: An Evening Celebrating Art and Community Along the Clark Fork River.

In this class, we’ll explore the world of peppers—focusing on the sweet and flavorful Jimmy Nardello variety.

Come find community and inspiration for your nature photography passion at our Scavengers Photography Club!

While they truly enjoy all of those genre descriptors, the band self identifies as “Living Room Folk.”

Open swim is perfect for families, kids, and those wishing to enjoy the pool in an casual swimming setting.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault brings his deeply expressive blend of folk and Americana to the Zootown Arts Community Center on Thursday, September 17.