Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of “Make It Missoula Monday.” with Robert Chase.
Here are this week’s top picks from the Morning Trail:
Monday, August 6
Missoula Osprey host the Helena Brewers with a first pitch at 7:05
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, and it’s Family Night.
Four general admission tickets, hot dogs, chips, sodas, and one super scorecard for $30 with the donation of non-perishable food items. All food collected benefits the Poverello Center.
Tuesday, August 7
The Western Montana Fair begins at the Missoula County Fairgrounds
4-H Activities
- 8:00 am 4-H Goat Showmanship followed by 4-H Dairy Goat and Meat Goat in the Small Show Ring
- 9:00 am 4-H/FFA Poultry Judging & Showmanship in Barn
- 9:00 am 4-H/FFA Rabbit Showmanship, in Large Show Ring
- Noon 4-H Exhibit Building Opens
- Noon to 4 pm Open Class Beef Arrive
- 1:30 pm Open Class Poultry Judging in Barn
- 4 – 8 pm ALL 4-H/FFA Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Hogs are Required to Arrive on the Fairgrounds
Arena
7:00 pm PBR Touring Pro Division
Beer Garden
5:30 pm & 9 pm Cross Guns
Country Fair
- 11 am – 8 pm Petting Zoo
- 11 am – 8 pm Pony Rides
- 1:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 3:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 4:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 6:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
Culinary
11 am – 2 pm Daily Demonstrations
Floriculture
All Day Gladiolus Show
Standard Flower Show
Free Stage
- 1:00 pm April Payton
- 5:00 pm Cross Guns
- 9:00 pm Wapikiya Records Entertainment
Poultry Barn
- 9:00 am 4-H Cage Judging
- 11:00 am Showmanship Judging
- 12 – 1 pm Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm Open Judging starting with 8 & under, followed by Layer Judging, Backyard Bird Judging and the Purebred Show
West Lawn
- All Day Leroy’s Zoo
- 11 am – 8 pm Kid Zone
- 11 am – 8 pm Camel Rides
Also Tuesday
The Top Hat hosts Zoo Town Throw Down featuring Javier Ryan and Friends at 10 p.m.
The Top Hat, 134 W Front Street Missoula
Wednesday, August 8
Western Montana Fair
4-H Activities
- 6:30 am Lions Club Breakfast at 4-H Café
- 7:45 am Meeting for Livestock Exhibitors and Parents
- 8:00 am All 4-H/FFA Market Animals Weighed
- 9:30 am Dairy Judging & Showmanship
- 10:00 am 4-H Exhibit Building Opens
- 11:00 am Breeding Sheep Judging (4-H/FFA)
- 2:00 pm Breeding Beef Judging (4-H/FFA)
- Open Class Beef Judging will Follow 4-H/FFA Breeding Beef Judging
- 10:00 pm 4-H Exhibit Building and Livestock Barns Close
Arena
- 1:00 pm Rodeo Royalty Horsemanship
- 7:00 pm PBR Touring Pro Division
Beer Garden
5:30 pm & 9 pm Shane Clouse
Country Fair
- 11 am – 8 pm Petting Zoo
- 11 am – 8 pm Pony Rides
- 1:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 3:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 4:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 6:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
Culinary
- 11 am – 2 pm Daily Demonstrations
- 3:00 pm National Favorites Competition
Floriculture
All Day Gladiolus Show
Standard Flower Show
Free Stage
- 1:00 pm April Payton
- 4:00 pm Accordians
- 9:00 pm Wapikiya Records Entertainment
- TBD John Dunnigan
- TBD Marty Davis
West Lawn
- All Day: Leroy’s Zoo
- 10:00 am DockDogs On-Site Registration/Practice
- 11:00 am DD Big Air Wave 1
- 1:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 2
- 3:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 3
- 4:30 pm DD Big Air Wave 4
- 6:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 5
- 11 am – 8 pm Kid Zone
- 11 am – 8 pm Camel Rides
- 2 pm – 4 pm Trackless Train
- 5 pm – 8 pm Trackless Train
Also Wednesday
Out to Lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Caras Park
Dodgy Mountain Men perform on the main stage
Community UNite at Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room
Each pint sold proceeds benefit The Flagship Program.
Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room, 313 N 1st Street West
Thursday, August 9
Western Montana Fair
4-H Activities
- 7:00 am Sentinel Kiwanis Club Breakfast at 4-H Café
- 7:30 am Market Hog Judging Followed by Breeding Hog Judging
- 10:00 am 4-H Exhibit Building Opens
- 2:00 pm Market Lamb Judging
- 6:00 pm Market Beef Judging
- 10:00 pm 4-H Exhibit Building and Livestock Barns Close
Arena
- Noon Rodeo Slack
- 7:00 pm Missoula Stampede PRCA Rodeo
Beer Garden
5:30 pm & 9 pm Cold Hard Cash
Country Fair
- 11 am – 8 pm Petting Zoo
- 11 am – 8 pm Pony Rides
- 1:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 3:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 4:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 6:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
Culinary
- Noon Rodeo Royalty Speeches & Fashion Show
- 3:00 pm Tough Enough to Cook Pink (Men Only)
Floriculture
All Day Gladiolus Show
Standard Flower Show
Free Stage
- 1:00 pm Duckmandu
- 3:30 pm Shane Clouse
- 5:00 pm Duckmandu
- 9:00 pm Wapikiya Records Entertainment
- TBD John Dunnigan
- TBD Marty Davis
West Lawn
- All Day: Leroy’s Zoo
- 10:00 am DockDogs On-Site Registration/Practice
- 11:00 am DD Big Air Wave 6
- 1:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 7
- 3:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 8
- 4:30pm DD Big Air Wave 9
- 6:00pm DD Big Air Wave 10
- 11 am – 8 pm Kid Zone
- 11 am – 8 pm Camel Rides
- 2 pm – 4 pm Trackless Train
- 5 pm – 8 pm Trackless Train
Also Thursday
Downtown ToNight
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Caras Park with Mudfoot and the Dirty Soles performing
Friday, August 10
Western Montana Fair
4-H Activities
- 7 – 9 am Open Class Beef Leave Grounds
- 7:30 am Hog Showmanship
- 10:00 am 4-H Exhibit Building Opens
- 1:00 pm Sheep Showmanship
- 6:00 pm Beef Showmanship
- 10:00 pm 4-H Exhibit Building and Livestock Barns Close
Arena
7:00 pm Missoula Stampede PRCA Rodeo
Beer Garden
5:30 pm & 9 pm Doo Wah Riders
Country Fair
- 11 am – 8 pm Petting Zoo
- 11 am – 8 pm Pony Rides
- 1:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 3:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 4:30 pm Kids Tractor Pull
- 6:00 pm Kids Tractor Pull
Culinary
- 11 am – 2 pm Daily Demonstrations
- 3:00 pm Fun Foods Competition
Floriculture
All Day Gladiolus Show
Standard Flower Show
Free Stage
- 1:00 pm April Payton
- 9:00 pm Wapikiya Records Entertainment
- TBD John Dunnigan
- TBD Marty Davis
West Lawn
- All Day: Leroy’s Zoo
- 10:00 am DockDogs On-Site Registration/Practice
- 11:00 am DD Big Air Wave 11
- 1:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 12
- 3:00 pm DD Big Air Wave 13
- 4:30 pm DD Big Air Wave 14
- 6:30 pm DD Extreme Vertical
- 11 am – 8 pm Kid Zone
- 11 am – 8 pm Camel Rides
- 2 pm – 4 pm Trackless Train
- 5 pm – 8 pm Trackless Train