Events

Opening day is September 20, till October 31, weather permitting. Hours are 10 A.M to 5 p.m Monday through Sunday. Admission is 15 dollars per person. A ticket for a train ride is three dollars, 2 and under are free. If you have questions, or to reserve our party Barn please call Deb at (406) 270-0089. We are excited for another year of making memories with you and your families.

We are SO excited to kick off the 2025 Pumpkin Season! Our Pumpkin Patch and Open Farm will open at 12pm on Wednesday, Oct. 1st! Check out our hours below! The first 3 weekends of October will be our Festivals! We will close the Open Farm on Oct. 20th but the Farm Store, Farm Yard, and Harvest Market Barn will remain open until Thursday, Oct. 30th. The Harvest Market Barn will be closed on Halloween…but of course our Farm Store remains open year round! See you at the Pumpkin Patch!!! Please note: our FARM STORE will be open as normal EVERYDAY from dawn to dusk to purchase produce, meat, eggs ,etc! Sorry, NO dogs allowed! Officially trained service animals are allowed per ADA. Non-service pets are not allowed on our working farm with livestock and our trained farm dogs. Thank you for respecting our farm and our commitment to being good stewards of our livestock. These weekends will have food trucks, fresh popcorn, fresh baked donuts, live entertainment, face painting and a more festival type atmosphere. The whole farm will be open to explore and see the animals! The following is our Pumpkin Patch and Open Farm schedule for the 2025 season starting Wednesday, October 1st: Mondays: 12-5pm Tuesdays: 12-5pm Wednesdays: 12-5pm Thursdays: 12-5pm Fridays: 12-7pm Bamboo Bar will be here from 3pm-7pm and live music from 4:30p-7pm on Oct. 3, 10 & 17th! Saturdays: 12-6pm Sundays: 12-5pm We are thrilled to welcome Deli Arepa, Bamboo Bar,, and Stuffed 406 the first 3 weekends of October! These are local food/drink trucks! Plus, we will have Big Sky Hollers and Texas Tom playing on the weekends! The Open Farm will close after Oct. 19th so we can prep our fields for winter and the animals can get back to their pastures. But the Farm Store, Harvest Market Barn and the Farm Yard will remain open until Oct. 30th! We accept cash, check, Venmo, PayPal or credit/debit cards during the Pumpkin Festival!

Join us for our annual National Fossil Day event, come be a paleontologist for a day! We will have several paleontology and fossil related activities suitable for all ages. Free. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Everyone’s family has that secret recipe, passed down from generation to generation. Tamarack Time! in Bigfork is the perfect occasion to flaunt your signature dish. Drop off your favorite dish in one of the 13 categories by noon for judging. The tasting opens to the public at 1 pm, and your $5 pass lets you sample all the entries. This amateur food competition is open to the public and invites the Flathead Valley to come down and enjoy this great event- and the great food! Hosted in the fall, this event takes place along Electric Avenue in Downtown Bigfork annually. Tamarack Time! is always the second Saturday of October. Want to get involved with Tamarack Time! There are three fantastic ways to do it. Chair a food category! Help make Tamarack Time! a success by rallying your friends, family, and strangers to submit a dish in that category. The day of all you need to do is man the table, with a couple volunteers you recruit, to receive the entries and serve tastings to the public. Be a judge! Cleanse your palate and sharpen your taste buds, and get ready to dive into Bigfork’s finest homemade culinary delights. Judging takes place from 12:15-12:45pm and the competition is fierce. Meet at Eva Gates at 12 sharp! Enter your best dish, or dishes! Whether you’re known for a particular dish, the keeper of a closely guarded family recipe, or just a home chef with a creation you can’t wait to share, bring it down to Tamarack Time! to see how it stacks up. There are 13 food categories and you can enter in as many as your heart desires. For more information or to sign up to be a chair or judge, contact Toot Sward at golfinggirl@hotmail.com or 406-471-0903

Get ready to throw it back, Grizzlies—the 2025 Homecoming Parade is going to be a blast! This year’s theme, “Party Like It’s 1995,” celebrates all the retro vibes, timeless Griz spirit and our vintage colors of copper, silver and gold. We’re looking forward to another unforgettable morning filled with community pride, creative entries and Montana magic.

Over 20 acres of family fun! The Missoula Fall Festival is thrilled to announce our inaugural year and we are excited bring our version of fall fun to the Missoula Community at Grass Valley Farms. We are proud to be 100% Locally owned and to share our love of the Missoula area to provide a wonderful home-grown experience for our guests. Our goal is for this event to bring families and friends together to celebrate local harvests, hands-on traditions, and the beauty of the changing season. From pumpkin patches to barrel trains, we keep things simple, seasonal, and sincere. It’s not just a festival—it’s a reflection of the place we call home. Come on out for a shuckin’ good time at the Missoula Fall Fest! 10 acres of custom corn maze 5.2 miles of pathways 3 mazes in one Last Weekend of September Friday September 26th 5pm - 10pm Saturday September 27th 12pm - 10pm Sunday September 28th 10am - 6pm First Weekend of October Friday October 3rd 5pm - 10pm Saturday October 4th 12pm - 10pm Sunday October 5th 10am - 6pm Second Weekend of October Friday October 10th 5pm - 10pm Saturday October 11th 12pm - 10pm Sunday October 12th 10am - 6pm Third Weekend of October Friday October 17th 5pm - 10pm Saturday October 18th 12pm - 10pm Sunday October 19th 10am - 6pm Last Weekend of Fest! Friday October 24th 5pm - 10pm Saturday October 25th 12pm - 10pm Sunday October 26th 10am - 6pm

Zombie Fun Run, Saturday Oct 11 Run, Walk, or Creep at your own pace. Registrations can be done on the Chamber Web Site www.shelbymtchamber.org Direct Link: https://www.shelbymtchamber.org/event.../p/zombiefunrun2025 Free T-Shirts to all that register. To insure having a t-shirt given to you at the event you must register by Wednesday Oct 1. Otherwise like in the past years shirts will be given to you at a later date if registered after Oct 1.

Presented by Downtown Billings & Montana Brewing Company, HarvestFest celebrates the changing seasons with a rich diversity of arts and crafts, mums, pumpkins, jams, face painting, balloon twisting, pies, and the final offerings of locally grown produce. HarvestFest is a grand community fall festival that takes place in the center of downtown Billings, on streets below Skypoint. Occurring annually the second weekend of October, after the Yellowstone Valley Farmers’ Market concludes for the season. This fall street festival draws people from all over the Northwest region into the streets and businesses of downtown. The event has something for all ages; experience the aromas of food-truck fare like roasted nuts, steak sandwiches, and kettle corn, live entertainment performing under Skypoint, Montana Brewing Company’s annual Oktoberfest Beer Garden and Stein hoisting contest, an interactive children’s area coordinated by Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum includes free crafts and activities. Additional & new activities still to be announced!

Join us at Montana Gift Corral’s Heart of Missoula location (117 W Front Street) on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, for a special Griz Homecoming celebration! While you browse our selection of Montana-made gifts, home décor, and local favorites from 10AM–6PM, enjoy complimentary Wild Huckleberry Barbeque Meatballs. Plus, we’re offering 10% off all purchases that day, making it the perfect time to stock up on unique Montana gifts. Stop in and celebrate Homecoming with us!

You're Invited! The chamber will be purchasing 150 pumpkins from Rueb's SuperValu for community youth to come grab. Bank of Plentywood will have paint and supplies available to decorate your pumpkin. Stockman Bank will have a temporary tattoo station. Glen-Wood Inc will host games. First Bank of Montana will provide warm beverages.

For over 25 years, we’ve crafted the ultimate destination for thrill-seekers, with heart-pounding scares designed to keep you on edge. Navigate through acres of corn towering over your head, and chainsaw-wielding bone cutters, creepy clowns, and monstrous swamp creatures hide in the shadows, ready to strike. Brace yourself as you encounter the spine-chilling dollhouse, navigate the disorienting shrinking tunnel, and wander through the eerie haunted Ghost Town, where every step brings a new terror. All amplified by bright lights, loud noises, and startling effects that’ll leave you breathless. Save $$$ Wednesday & Thursday Includes: Haunted Field of Screams MT & Ghost Town Mondays: Zombie Free from 6-8pm Haunting starts at dusk. The Field stays open till all ticketed guests are through. Free Parking. Come early in the season to avoid long lines. Ravalli County security officers are on duty for busy nights. No pets at night. No double strollers. No children on shoulders. Check website for attractions for younger children.

Corn Maze, Scavenger Hunt, Small Bale Maze, Gel Blaster Course, New facility with Bounce Houses! Corn Maze 2025 will open in September! Haunted Events are the end of October. The first season of the Fritz Corn Maze was 2007. Each year since then, the corn maze gets bigger and more people come to enjoy a day at the maze. New attractions and ideas are added to give everyone a great experience. We invite you, your family, and friends to come and visit the Fritz Corn Maze for some fall fun on the farm!