Fundraiser
midnight-6pm Fri. May. 5
Donate to Gallatin County nonprofits and help build your community! Visit GiveBigGV.org to find a cause you care about and contribute to the $3M goal in 24 hours. Learn more at GiveBigGV.org.
GiveBigGV.org
Age: All Ages
Education
10-11am Fri. May. 5
Join us each week for a shared storytime, hands-on STEAM activity, and take-home craft.
Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman
Cost: Included with Admission
Age: Ages 3-5
Kids
10-11am Fri. May. 5
Make a campfire and s’mores, create a paper bag backpack and fill it will all the important items for camping, sing campfire songs and build a stick lean-to to take home.
Story Mill Community Center 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman
Cost: $25 for full session, $10 drop-in, city residents
Age: Preschool
Words
10:15-11am Fri. May. 5
Songs, rhymes, and stories with a slightly more complex structure followed up by a craft or activity and socialization time.
Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade
Age: ages 3 to 5
Words
10:15-11:15am Fri. May. 5
Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your kiddo, and then stay for community, hands-on learning, and playtime.
Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman
Cost: FREE
Age: kids ages 3-5 and their caregivers
Visual Art
11am-5pm Fri. May. 5
Sacred Roots explores the scientific, symbolic, and aesthetic representations of flora in art.
Bozeman Art Museum BAM 2612 W Main St Suite B, Bozeman
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
Education
noon-1pm Fri. May. 5
Wren Killian will present the "Valley of the Flowers Project: Bozeman's Grassroots Sustainability Initiative." The event is sponsored by the Bozeman Preservation Advocacy Group.
Story Mansion 811 South Willson Avenue, Bozeman
Cost: $5 Suggested Donation
Age: All Ages
Business
12:10-1pm Fri. May. 5
A friendly group of individuals who meet weekly on Fridays at 12:10 p.m. in the basement of the First Security Bank to improve our communication skills.
First Security Bank 208 E. Main St,, Bozeman
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
Visual Art
2:30-4pm Fri. May. 5
Led by the Bozeman Art Museum for students grades K-6 as part of our Friday early release clubs!
Belgrade Community Library 106 N Broadway, Belgrade
Education
3-6pm Fri. May. 5
Included with admission or membership.
Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman
Cost: No Cover
Age: 5-18
Music
4-7pm Fri. May. 5
This Friday from 4-7 PM, stop by their courtyard for an evening of music, good food and a brew from MAP Brewing.
The LARK Motel 122 West Main St, Bozeman
Music
4-11pm Fri. May. 5
Join us this Cinco de Mayo for chips, salsa, guacamole, & marg specials all night long in Sky Shed & Tune Up. We'll also have free tequila tastings + live music in Tune Up! No RSVP req'd.
The fiesta starts @ 4 p.m. in Sky Shed, 5 p.m. in Tune Up.
Armory Hotel 24 W MENDENHALL ST, Bozeman
Stage
5-6pm Fri. May. 5
Join us for Happy Hour Open Mic with host Jon Jacobs! With $4 Beer, Wine, Wells and sets, this is the perfect end of the week activity. Grab your office mates and come try your hand at some comedy. Sign-ups start at 4:30pm.
Last Best Comedy 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman
Cost: FREE
Age: 18+
Family
5-8pm Fri. May. 5
We are excited to bring all that our events offers for artisans, non-profits, and the local community to the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse for the Bozeman SPRING MADE fair. Enjoy shopping a curated collection of over 195+ skilled artisans and non-profits.
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 1 Bobcat Circle, Bozeman
Cost: FRIDAY, MAY 5: $10 VIP NIGHT 5PM-8PM SATURDAY, MAY 6 $5 EARLY BIRD PASS 9AM-10AM *** FREE10am-4pm
Age: All Ages
Recreation
5:15-6:15pm Fri. May. 5
Feel your heart open and your fire ignite with West African World Dance to live drumming! Over 6 weeks, Ginny Watts leads our dance village through 3 heart-pumping choreographies based on dances passed to her from her African teachers.
Starlite Bozeman 622 E Tamarack St, Bozeman
Cost: $25
Visual Art
5:30-7:30pm Fri. May. 5
Opening reception for a new body of work by local artist Jennifer Pulchinski. On view through May.
Old Main Gallery. & Framing 129 E Main, Bozeman
Cost: FREE
Age: All Ages
Kids
5:30-9pm Fri. May. 5
Gym games like trivia battle, campfire stories, dancing, cooking, creating art, going on a safe night walk and making a healthy dinner (dessert too) all in the comfort of our PARTY.
Story Mill Community Center 600 Bridger Drive, Bozeman
Cost: $20 city of Bozeman
residents; $28 nonresidents
Education
6-8:30pm Fri. May. 5
Are your kids ready for a fun, parent-free evening of science? Limited to 15 spots, pizza included. (Children must be potty-trained). Sponsored by Audrey's Pizza.
Montana Science Center 2744 W Main St, Bozeman
Cost: $30
Age: 4 - 11 yrs
Stage
6:30pm Fri. May. 5
We are looking for actors who are ready to work hard to bring this wonderful show to life on the stage of The Ellen Theatre.
The Ellen Theatre 17 W. Main St., Bozeman
Stage
7-8:30pm Fri. May. 5
Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA. He performed on both The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year. He has over 1 million views on YouTube.
Last Best Comedy 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman
Cost: $20 online
Age: 18+
Music
7pm Fri. May. 5
Verdi’s tragic masterpiece based on Victor Hugo’s provocative play tells the story of a hunchbacked jester fighting against the powers around him for the good of his family.
Willson Auditorium 404 W. Main St., Bozeman
Cost: $60-80
Stage
7:30pm Fri. May. 5
F*cking A tells the tragic story of Hester Smith, a mother whose son was taken from her and imprisoned as a child, and her journey to free him.
Emerson Suite 107 111 South Grand Avenue Suite 107, Bozeman
Cost: $35
Age: 17+
Music
8pm Fri. May. 5
New Local All-Star Band Mixtape is ready to rock your socks off with their mixture of Dreamy Disco-Pop melted in with Country Southern-Rock. This band features Madeline Hawthorne Kelly on Vocals and Guitar, Joe Kirchner and Tyler Schultz from Pink an
The Filling Station 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman
Cost: $15 Presale $20 at the Door
Age: 21+
Music
8-10pm Fri. May. 5
Featuring local and touring music acts.
Tune Up Bar 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
Cost: no cover
Age: 21+
Stage
8pm Fri. May. 5
Playwright Tracy Letts expands what at first appears to be an intimate snapshot of one woman’s ordinary life into a sweeping portrait chronicling seven decades, with five actresses playing the title role.
Blue Slipper Theatre 113 E Callender St, Livingston
Age: 15+
Music
8pm Fri. May. 5
Bozeman, Montana based “Y’allternative Big Sky Country” band.
The Jump 75770 Gallatin Rd, Gallatin Gateway
Cost: no cover
Music
8pm Fri. May. 5
Rock music
The Filling Station 2005 N. Rouse Ave, Bozeman
Age: 21+
Stage
9-10:30pm Fri. May. 5
Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA. He performed on both The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year. He has over 1 million views on YouTube.
Last Best Comedy 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman
Cost: $20 online
Age: 18+
Music
9pm Fri. May. 5
A powerhouse duo with big sound that relates the Montana lifestyle through immersive lyrics, catchy melodies and driving rhythms.
Chico Hot Springs 163 Chico Road, Pray
Cost: no cover
Age: 21+
Music
9pm Fri. May. 5
Matt's stories paint musical pictures with songs that you can see when you hear them.
Tune Up Bar 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
Cost: no cover
