Bridal Walk
April 10, 2010 11:00 AM - April 10, 2010 3:00 PM

Brides and their entourage are invited to roam the streets of downtown and take advantage of the numerous businesses that can offer you all of your wedding needs! From bridal wear to flowers, cakes, jewelry, or honeymoon assistance…downtown has everything to offer the Montana wedding! You can also sample wedding cakes, taste wines, and have a chance to win many great prizes.

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Bozeman Clean-Up Day
April 24, 2010 9:00 AM - April 24, 2010 1:00 PM

Meet at Bogert Park at 9am to help clean up Bozeman! Visit www.bozeman.net or call The City of Bozeman Planning Office for more information.

Bobcat Fest on Main
April 30, 2010 6:00 PM - April 30, 2010 9:00 PM

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a gathering of MSU students, faculty and the Bozeman community on Main Street in Downtown Bozeman. We’ll be closing down Main Street to invite everyone to enjoy live music by The Clinton’s, 10ft Tall and 80 Proof and Landlocked. There will also be free Redneck Sausages, hamburgers, and Pepsi products as well as other free items for students and faculty with appropriate identification such as “Senior Send-Off” cups, Gold Rush T-shirts, koozies and more. Don’t miss this great chance to get the MSU community together in Downtown and for the general public to help thank MSU for being an essential part of the Bozeman Community through food and fun!

The event is FREE and open to the public and will go on snow or shine!

For more information contact:
Downtown Bozeman Partnership - 406-586-4008
MSU Alumni Office - 406-994-4201 or www.alumni.montana.edu

Bogert Farmer's Market
June 01, 2010 5:00 PM - September 21, 2010 8:00 PM

Join us every Tuesday from 5-8pm, from June through the 3rd week in September.
Vendors from around the area bring vegetables, arts, crafts, music, food and much more! Shop and gather in support of a fun-filled family environment! The Market is run by The Friends of Bogert Park. Proceeds go to rejuvenate Bogert Park! Promote, Preserve, and Play together at Bogert Farmers’ Market! For more information call 539-0216 or visit www.bogertfarmersmarket.com.

Art Walks
June 11, 2010 6:00 AM - September 10, 2010 8:00 PM

Second Fridays, June-Sept. from 6-8pm.  Art galleries and businesses displaying artwork located along Main Street and at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture. The galleries feature artists’ openings and receptions and often provide hors d’oeuvres and complimentary refreshments. Also, keep an eye out for local musicians playing music as your stroll Main Street in Downtown Bozeman.

Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market
Dates TBA

The Gallatin Valley Farmer’s Market is every Saturday from the 3rd week in June through the 2nd week in September and runs from 9-noon. Every thing sold at the market is homemade or homegrown. We have local growers, artists, crafters, frozen meats and prepared foods. We also accept the Bozeman Senior Center Produce Vouchers. For more information contact Kristi Wetsch at 388-6701 or visit www.careertransitions.com and click on the farmers' market link.

Lunch on the Lawn
Dates TBA

Located at 111 South Grand Avenue, The Emerson Center for Arts and Culture’s summer Lunch on the Lawn series returns for its 7th year. This year’s LOL will be better than ever with a great lineup of local and regional musical acts to entertain during your lunch hour. Also enjoy a new noon-time Farmers Market; joining the traditional food vendors, will be local farmers, Emerson artists, shop owners, crafters and gardeners. Join us for live music and fun for 7 Wednesdays in July and August at Lunch on the Lawn, a FREE local event. For more information call Nelle Devitt at The Emerson Center 597-9797 or visit www.theemerson.org.

Music on Main
July 01, 2010 6:30 PM - August 19, 2010 8:30 PM

Every Thursday evening for 8 weeks in July and August from 6:30pm – 8:30PM enjoy live music in downtown Bozeman. Bring the kids from 6:30 PM to 8 PM for planned activities like Kenyon Noble’s Junior Carpenter program and educational games with the Museum of the Rockies and Children’s Museum. Grab a bite to eat from food vendors that will be on site or step into a few of the downtown stores that stay open late and of course, enjoy the live music!  As we get closer to this year's events, check out the hompage for sample of all the confirmed musicians for 2010!

Gallatin County Fair
July 21, 2010 9:00 AM - July 25, 2010 12:00 AM

The Gallatin County Fair celebrates our Montana lifestyle with music, livestock, special entertainment, children's activities, competitive exhibits, carnival, food, agriculture education, class exhibits, 4-H exhibits and animals, rodeo, mud bog and dog contests and more. The Fair always starts on the third Wednesday every July. For more information visit www.gallatincountyfair.org or call 582-3270.

Downtown Bozeman Crazy Days
July 23, 2010 9:00 AM - July 25, 2010 6:00 PM

It’s the biggest, the best and the original. It’s the Downtown Crazy Days during the same weekend of the Gallatin County Fair in July. From 9AM to 6PM. Downtown merchants take to the sidewalks with unbelievable sales on spring and summer merchandise.  You don\'t want to miss this!

Cruisin on Main Car Show
August 15, 2010 9:00 AM - August 15, 2010 3:00 PM

The annual car show is located on Main Street between Willson and Rouse Avenues. The show will last from 9AM till 3PM on the 3rd Sunday in August. Car enthusiasts are invited to enter their vehicles in the show – all classes are welcome! You may pre-register or register the day of the show. Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 cars to register and trophies will be awarded in all classes including Best of Show.

Registration form for 2010 will be available online soon!

Bite of Bozeman
Dates TBA

The Sweet Pea festival presents the annual Bite of Bozeman on Wednesday August 2nd at 6PM preceding the weekend festival. Come mingle on Main Street with your friends and family, enjoy fine cuisine by over 30 local restaurants and listen to great local bands. Visit www.sweetpeafestival.org for more information.

Sweet Pea – A Festival of the Arts
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Sweet Pea has been a Bozeman tradition for over thirty years. This event occurs the first weekend in August at Lindley Park. You can spend the entire weekend enjoying a wonderful variety of music, dance, and theatrical performances. There are children's art workshops, arts and crafts vendors and great festival food. Visit www.sweetpeafestival.org for more information.

Downtown Trick or Treat
October 29, 2010 3:00 PM - October 29, 2010 6:00 PM

Join us for a spooktacular, safe evening of traditional trick or treating in downtown! Parent's let your kids enjoy the brisk outdoors on the Friday night before Halloween weekend in Downtown Bozeman and gather goodies at over 75 businesses! Hot drinks will be available at the Downtown Visitor's Center at 224 East Main Street. See you there!

30th Annual Christmas Stroll
December 04, 2010 4:30 PM - December 04, 2010 7:30 PM

Be a part of Downtown Bozeman’s greatest holiday tradition…the Christmas Stroll. On Sat., Dec. 5th at 4:30PM Santa Claus works his way from the Emerson Cultural Center down Main Street, singing Christmas carols and lighting the downtown holiday lights with more than 6,000 people in tow as Bozeman's annual Christmas Stroll gets people into the holiday (shopping) spirit. Enjoy horse drawn wagon rides, pictures with Santa Claus, the gingerbread house display, entertainment, holiday treats and much more! The fun lasts until 7:30PM.  Check out the "current news" link on the homepage of this website to view the most recent list of activites at the Stroll or pick up a Stroll packet inserted into the Chronicle on the Friday prior to the Stroll!