8am-1:30pm Fri. Oct. 23

2026 Montana Behavioral Health Conference

Building a better behavioral health system for Montana, together. Presented by NAMI Montana and DPHHS.

Best Western Grantree Inn 1325 N 7th Ave, Bozeman

Cost: $160

9-10am Fri. Oct. 23

Virtual Fossil Fridays

Step into the world of paleontology with Museum Education Specialist MaggieJo Widdicombe! From live Q&As with global dinosaur experts to step-by-step dino drawing tutorials, Virtual Fossil Friday is your front-row seat to ancient discovery.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

9am-5pm Fri. Oct. 23

Academic Symposium: “On the Edge of American: Art, Exodusters, and Expatriates, 1850–1900”

This symposium examines creativity and migration among Black and Afro-Indigenous artists, designers, and performers from 1850–1900, exploring how they sought freedom and opportunity beyond U.S. boundaries.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

9:30-10:30am Fri. Oct. 23

Little Leaners (Ages 1-3)

A specially designed interactive experience for toddlers and their caregivers, including shared readings, singing, movement activities, and sensory exploration. $5/member child; $7/non-member child. Registration is required

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: $5/member, $7/non-member

Age: Ages 1-3

10am-6pm Fri. Oct. 23

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

10:15-11:30am Fri. Oct. 23

Toddler & Preschool Storytime

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 years and their caregivers.

11am-noon Fri. Oct. 23

Preschool Pioneers (Ages 3-5)

A unique program designed for children and their caregivers, featuring fun, handson activities that focus on a topic related to the museum’s exhibits. $5/member child; $7/non-member child. Registration is required.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: $5/member, $7/non-member

Age: Ages 3-5

1-2pm Fri. Oct. 23

Sensational Babies (0-18 months)

Engage with your baby through interactive, shared reading experiences, singing, movement, and exploration activities specifically designed for newborns up to 18 months old. $5/member child; $7/non-member child. Registration is required.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: $5/member, $7/non-member

Age: 0-18 months

1-2:30pm Fri. Oct. 23

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

5-8:30pm Fri. Oct. 23

Kids' Night

A fun-filled night for featuring museum exhibit exploration, crafts, pizza dinner, and a movie! $45/member, $55/non-member. Registration is required.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: $45/member, $55/non-member

Age: 5 - 10 years

7-8pm Fri. Oct. 23

Haunted History Tours

Take a deeper look into tales of murder, betrayal, local crime, and the darker sides of what made the West “wild” while exploring the historic county jail.

Gallatin History Museum 317 W Main, Bozeman

Cost: $20

Age: 16+, no exceptions.

8:15-9:15pm Fri. Oct. 23

Haunted History Tours

Take a deeper look into tales of murder, betrayal, local crime, and the darker sides of what made the West “wild” while exploring the historic county jail.

Gallatin History Museum 317 W Main, Bozeman

Cost: $20

Age: 16+, no exceptions.

9am-noon Sat. Oct. 24

Hams N Coffee

Great time to experience the atmosphere of our Club - HARCMT. Come and enjoy a coffee, get your questions answered, and join in the conversation of all things HAM related.

Cafe M 409 W Main St, Belgrade

9am-12:30pm Sat. Oct. 24

Fall Buddhism Basics

Join senior BDC practitioners on Saturday October 24 from 9 AM to 12:30 PM to explore central teachings of our 2600 year old Buddhist tradition.

Bozeman Dharma Center 3810 Valley Commons Dr, Unit 6, Bozeman

Cost: 35

Age: 18+

9am-5pm Sat. Oct. 24

Academic Symposium: “On the Edge of American: Art, Exodusters, and Expatriates, 1850–1900”

This symposium examines creativity and migration among Black and Afro-Indigenous artists, designers, and performers from 1850–1900, exploring how they sought freedom and opportunity beyond U.S. boundaries.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

10am-6pm Sat. Oct. 24

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

10:15-11:15am Sat. Oct. 24

Family Storytime

Singing simple rhymes and songs for babies, moving and grooving for tots, reading a longer book or two for preschoolers! Stay for community, sensory exploration, hands-on learning, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: birth-5 and their caregivers

noon-5pm Sat. Oct. 24

Bozeman Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

Fun, scholastic chess tournament (unrated). Only requirement is must know the rules. Pre-registration encouraged at Montanachess.org. Boards and clocks provided.

Bozeman Holiday Inn Express 2305 Catron St., Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Children K-12

1-2:30pm Sat. Oct. 24

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

2-3pm Sat. Oct. 24

Family Kitchen Lab - Creepy Treats

Learn to make classic Halloween candies. Hands-on, taste-buds on explorations of kitchen skills, seasonal flavors, and food science.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Kids aged 5-11 with caregivers

7-8pm Sat. Oct. 24

Haunted History Tours

Take a deeper look into tales of murder, betrayal, local crime, and the darker sides of what made the West “wild” while exploring the historic county jail.

Gallatin History Museum 317 W Main, Bozeman

Cost: $20

Age: 16+, no exceptions.

8:15-9:15pm Sat. Oct. 24

Haunted History Tours

Take a deeper look into tales of murder, betrayal, local crime, and the darker sides of what made the West “wild” while exploring the historic county jail.

Gallatin History Museum 317 W Main, Bozeman

Cost: $20

Age: 16+, no exceptions.

10am-6pm Sun. Oct. 25

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

11am-2pm Sun. Oct. 25

(October) Gabriel Chaile Adobe Oven Fire featuring Historic Recipes

Once a month, Tinworks will activate Gabriel Chaile’s commissioned oven sculpture, No puedo evitar la forma en que siento (I can’t help the way I feel), 2025, with a community baking event, led by Tinworks’ Bri Mango.

Tinworks Art 719 N. Ida Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

1-2:30pm Sun. Oct. 25

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

3-4:15pm Sun. Oct. 25

The Art of Pasta, Potions and Pumpkins

Join us for a delightfully spooky pasta making experience! Guests will transform fresh pasta into Halloween inspired colors and shapes. Each guest will take home their fresh, handmade pasta ready for the Halloween holiday.

Kenyon House 612 W Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: $50

Age: All Ages

10am-noon Mon. Oct. 26

7 Week Beginner Wheel Throwing With Lauren Begins

Join us for an introduction to wheel throwing that is open to both beginners and intermediate students, even if you have experience, Lauren will happily meet you where you are at, and work together from there. We will cover throwing posture and safet

The Pottery Den 103 Commercial Dr, Bozeman

Cost: $400

Age: 16+

10am-6pm Mon. Oct. 26

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

10:15-11:45am Mon. Oct. 26

Media and Design Lab

Explore design skills, principles, and software.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

1-2:30pm Mon. Oct. 26

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

6-8pm Mon. Oct. 26

Game Night Live Trivia

With Picture Rounds, Sound Rounds, Word Jumbles and more.. There's Something for Everyone.

Wildrye Distilling 111 East Oak Street Suite 1E, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 21+

6-8pm Mon. Oct. 26

6 Week Beginner Wheel Throwing with Russ Begins

Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel! Over six weeks, you’ll learn the fundamentals of working on the wheel, including centering, opening, pulling walls, shaping, trimming, and finishing your pieces.

The Pottery Den 103 Commercial Dr, Bozeman

Cost: $350

Age: 16+

7pm Mon. Oct. 26

Making Meaning in the Modern World with Kelly Corrigan and Jennifer Wallace

Our well-being grows when we create, when we connect and when we know that we matter to other people. Decades of research and thousands of human stories tell us that making and mattering are powerful antidotes to overwhelm and disconnection.

The Ellen Theatre 17 W. Main St., Bozeman

Cost: All Seats $15.00

Age: All Ages

7:30pm Mon. Oct. 26

Sports Trivia

For those looking for more sporty trivia questions this is it.

Rockin' R Bar 211 E. Main St, Bozeman

Cost: no cover

Age: 21+

10am-6pm Tue. Oct. 27

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

10:15-11:15am Tue. Oct. 27

Baby Storytime

Sing, rhyme, read, and dance with your little one, and then stay for community, sensory exploration, and playtime.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: babies birth-35 months and their caregivers

12:15-1pm Tue. Oct. 27

Yoga

Join certified yoga instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45-minute flow.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Adults

1-2:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

1-3pm Tue. Oct. 27

Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Traveling Museum

Discover the stories, craftsmanship, & living traditions of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakoda peoples through interactive cultural demonstrations, hands-on activities, and engaging presentations.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Included w/admission/membership

Age: All Ages

1:30-2:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

Senior Sing Along with Kate Bryan (Projected Lyrics)

Joyful, fun-filled sing-along gathering. Friendship and connection through music (ages 45 to 105). No singing experience required — just bring your love of music. songs from multiple generations & genres (pop, country, folk, , blues, rock, etc).

Pilgrim Church (Emmett Room) - Enter South Door 2118 S. 3rd Avenue, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 45-105

4-5:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

Bozeman Creek Walk with Gallatin Watershed Council

Wander and wonder with GWC during our next interpretive walk on Tuesday, October 27, at 4:00 pm. Together, we will discuss stories from Bozeman Creek’s past, observe the life it supports today, and ponder visions of its future.

Bozeman City Hall East Bridge 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: All Ages

5:30-7:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

Nonfiction Writers Group

Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Adults

5:30-7:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

On Storied Ground: Voices of the Native West Speaker Series at Montana State University with David Treuer

The Department of Native American Studies and the Ivan Doig Center are honored to host acclaimed author David Treuer as this year's "On Storied Ground: Voices of the Native West" speaker.

Great Hall, American Indian Hall

Cost: FREE

5:30pm Tue. Oct. 27

Drop-in Spanish Class

Hola, Bozeman! Join us every Tuesday for Spanish Night with World Language Initiative Montana

Ponderosa Social Club 515 W. Aspen, Bozeman

Cost: $10

10am-6pm Wed. Oct. 28

Big Kid STEAM - Hexbug Mazes

Design a maze to bamboozle a tiny robot.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Elementary Schoolers (5-11)

10:15-11:30am Wed. Oct. 28

Toddler & Preschool Storytime

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 years and their caregivers.

1-2:30pm Wed. Oct. 28

Thursday's Table

Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+ At BPL - The Kitchen Table.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: 12+

1-3pm Wed. Oct. 28

Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes Traveling Museum

Discover the stories, craftsmanship, & living traditions of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakoda peoples through interactive cultural demonstrations, hands-on activities, and engaging presentations.

Museum of the Rockies 600 West Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman

Cost: Included w/admission/membership

Age: All Ages

3-4pm Wed. Oct. 28

Memory Cafe

Social interaction and activities for people with dementia and their care partners in a safe, welcoming environment. Call Suzanne at (406) 860-8865 to register. Sponsored by MSU extension.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE

Age: Adults

4-5pm Wed. Oct. 28

Read With a Dog

Kids read with a therapy dog for 10 minutes. All abilities welcome. Offered in partnership with Intermountain Therapy Animals.

Bozeman Public Library 626 East Main Street, Bozeman

Cost: FREE