Stevensville: Where Montana Began:
Event Highlights for 2010-2011
Recurring EventsHighlights

First Friday in Downtown, 5:30-9 pm
(first Friday of every month)

Harvest Valley Farmers Market, 3rd & Main St W
(Every Sat. May 5 through mid-Oct)

December 2010
3-4 A Montana Country Christmas, Downtown
Gift Fair, over 25 vendors, stores open for
holiday shopping, craft show, warm fi res, wagon
rides, caroling, refreshments, Parade of Lights,
community tree lighting, pictures with Santa on
Friday evening. Kick off the Holiday Season!

April 2011
16 Oldtime Bluegrass Festival Annual Fundraiser, Lone
Rock School

May 2011
7 Pie in the Big Sky Auction On First Friday 6:30 PM

June 2011
17-18 Western Heritage Days, Downtown,
17 Calcutta Auction of Barnyard Teams
18 Parade, Arts & Crafts, Sidewalk Sales,
Horse and Wagon Rides - Historic Home
Tours, Historic St. Mary’s Mission Tours, Chuck
Wagon BBQ Cook-Off, Barnyard
Games – Prizes! Downtown Saturday Night,
Food Court, Music, Beer Garden, Street
Dance, & FUN!!!

July 2011
8-9 Summer Fest – 3rd Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival:
bands, balloons & BBQ held at St. Mary’s
Mission, sponsored by Black Smith Brewing
Company. Blacksmithbrewing.com

August 2011
5-6 99th Creamery Picnic & Parade. Montana State BBQ
Cook-Off, Brewfest , Car Show, Live Music &
Dancing, Pot of Gold Raffl e! creamerypicnic.com

September 2011
18 Annual Salish Pilgrimage at the historic St. Mary’s Mission. 406-777-5734
24 Founders Day at the historic St. Mary’s Mission.
Re-Enactment – Live History Presentation

October 2011
7-14 Scarecrow Festival sponsored by the Stevensville
Art and Sculpture Society (SASS). Come to
Stevensville for Scarecrow contest, a festival of
Autumn Art!

Bitterroot Valley
Events 2010-2011
Recurring Events
First Friday in Downtown Stevensville & Hamilton (first Friday of every month)

Darby Farmers Market, 101 E. Tanner Avenue, Darby (every Tues. May 1 through Oct 30)

Hamilton Farmers Market, Bedford Street in front of the Museum, Hamilton
(Every Sat. early May through mid-Oct)

Harvest Valley Farmers Market, 3rd & Main St W, Stevensville
(Every Sat. May 5 through mid-Oct)

November 2010
20 Bitterroot Art Guild Christmas Show, Fairgrounds, Hamilton
21-21 You Can’t Take It With You, Hamilton Playhouse, Hamilton
26-27 A Christmas in Hamilton Celebration & Parade of Lights, Hamilton
27 Full Moon, Full Belly Concert, Performing Arts Center, Hamilton

December 2010
3-4 A Montana Country Christmas, Downtown Stevensville
4, 11, 18 Daly Mansion Holiday Tours, Hamilton
6 Chocolate Tasting Party and Silent Auction, Heritage Museum, Victor
10 & 11 A Christmas Carol, Hamilton Playhouse, Hamilton
18 Community Christmas Party, Daly Mansion, Hamilton

January2011
11 Literature Seminar: The Jokers, Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton
15-16 Darby Dog Derby Sled Dog Race, Darby
16 Ailey II, Hamilton Performing Arts Center, Hamilton
26-27 Special Winter Olympics, Lost Trail Powder Mountain Ski Resort, Sula
29 Winter Fest in Darby

February 2011
8 Literature Seminar: The Cave,Bitterroot Public Library, Hamilton
12 Bitterroot Therapeutic Riding Winter Picnic, Fairgrounds, Hamilton
19 Ravalli County Museum Mardi Gras Ball, Hamilton

March 2011
5 Spring Fair, Fairgrounds, Hamilton
12-13 Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hill-climb Race,
Lost Trail Powder Mountain Ski Resort, Sula