Live Entertainment Venues

Anaconda, Montana

Washoe Theatre presents film screenings in an art deco 1930s theater considered one of the finest in the U.S., in Anaconda.

Bigfork, Montana

Bigfork Summer Playhouse presents professional summer musical theater in Bigfork, Montana.

Billings, Montana

Alberta Bair Theater is Montana's premier performing arts venue — a 1,416-seat theater in Billings presenting Broadway touring productions, Billings Symphony, and major cultural performances for the northern Great Plains region. As the most important performing arts venue in a vast region stretching from North Dakota to Wyoming, Alberta Bair Theater serves an audience drawn from the most geographically remote communities in the continental United States.

2801 3rd Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

MetraPark is Montana's largest entertainment complex — a Billings arena and fairground presenting major concerts, rodeos, and events for Montana's largest city. Its extraordinary 12,000-capacity arena and its consistent programming of outstanding entertainment make it the most important large-scale entertainment venue in eastern Montana.

308 6th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

Billings Symphony is Montana's most important professional orchestra — a Billings institution presenting outstanding classical music concerts to Montana's largest city. Its extraordinary commitment to bringing world-class music to the largest city in a four-state region and its consistent presentation of outstanding orchestral programming create a symphony of genuine Big Sky cultural significance.

2801 3rd Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

Dehler Park is one of the finest minor league baseball venues in the mountain West — home to the Billings Mustangs with outstanding views of the Rimrocks and the Montana mountains. The Mustangs' extraordinary history (they have produced more major league players than many full-season minor league teams) and Dehler Park's beautiful setting create a baseball experience of genuine Montana sporting culture.

2611 9th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

First Interstate Arena is Montana's largest indoor entertainment venue — an 11,400-capacity arena in Billings serving as the primary destination for major concerts and family entertainment across the northern Great Plains. As Montana's only major arena, it draws concert audiences from hundreds of miles away across eastern Montana, Wyoming, and the western Dakotas.

1 Avenue B, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

Billings' ice hockey facilities serve Montana's most economically diverse city — an oil and agriculture hub where the Billings Bulls hockey team creates one of Montana's most exciting sports entertainment experiences. Montana's remarkable ice hockey culture (the sport is extraordinarily popular in the cold northern winters) and Billings's passionate sports community create hockey events of genuine Montana winter sports significance.

Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

MetraPark is Billings's major entertainment complex — a 12,000-seat arena and fairgrounds that serves as eastern Montana's primary hub for major concerts, rodeos, and large-scale events. As Montana's largest city, Billings serves an enormous geographic catchment area spanning eastern Montana and northern Wyoming, and MetraPark brings national touring acts to a region that otherwise lacks access to large-scale live entertainment within hundreds of miles.

308 6th Ave N 59101

Billings, Montana

MetraPark Arena serves Montana's largest city with professional hockey, concerts, and rodeos — a Billings facility presenting the Billings Mustangs (legendary Pioneer League baseball team) and major entertainment. Billings's extraordinary position as the commercial hub of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas creates a sports entertainment market that significantly exceeds the city's population of 120,000.

308 6th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark presents professional sports and concerts for Billings — home to the Billings Mustangs and major touring entertainment for Montana's largest city. Billings's extraordinary commercial importance as the regional hub for a four-state area creates a sports and entertainment market that significantly exceeds the city's 120,000 population.

308 6th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101

Billings, Montana

The Pub Station is Billings's best live music venue — an 800-capacity room in a converted downtown building that books national and regional touring bands across rock, country, punk, and metal for eastern Montana's entertainment-hungry audience. The combination of full bar service, quality production, and consistent national bookings makes it the essential concert destination for Billings residents and the surrounding region's gaming and tourism visitors.

2502 1st Ave N 59101

Bonner, Montana

KettleHouse Amphitheater is Montana's premier outdoor concert venue — a 4,500-capacity hillside amphitheatre just east of Missoula along the Clark Fork River that books major national touring acts for summer concerts against a stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop. Operated by Missoula's beloved KettleHouse Brewing Company, the venue combines Montana craft beer culture with world-class live music in a natural setting that represents the ideal Montana entertainment experience.

3915 Rattlesnake Dr 59823

Bozeman, Montana

Bobcat Stadium is the home of Montana State University Bobcats football — the bitter in-state rival of the Grizzlies in the most intensely contested state rivalry in college sports (the Brawl of the Wild). MSU's football program has matched Montana's FCS championship success in recent years, creating one of the most competitive small-college football rivalries in America.

1 Bobcat Cir, Bozeman, MT 59717

Bozeman, Montana

Bobcat Stadium is home to the Montana State Bobcats football team — the primary rival of the Montana Grizzlies in the "Brawl of the Wild," one of college football's most passionate small-school rivalries. The rivalry game's extraordinary intensity (it is consistently the most-attended FCS football game in America) and Bozeman's remarkable growth create sporting events of unusual Montana community significance.

620 Coaches Ln, Bozeman, MT 59717

Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman's performing arts scene has grown remarkably alongside the city's extraordinary population surge — a Montana State University community where the influx of highly educated tech workers and outdoor enthusiasts creates an audience for outstanding performing arts of unusual sophistication. Bozeman Intermountain Opera's consistent presentation of quality opera productions and the city's growing arts infrastructure create a performing arts environment that reflects Bozeman's remarkable cultural ambitions.

Bozeman, MT 59715

Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman Symphony's home venue serves the Gallatin Valley with outstanding classical music programming in one of Montana's most artistically ambitious performing arts organizations. The symphony's extraordinary quality for a city of Bozeman's size reflects the cultural aspirations of a community increasingly shaped by educated professionals seeking both outdoor adventure and genuine cultural sophistication.

925 Highland Blvd, Bozeman, MT 59715

Bozeman, Montana

The Ellen Theatre is Bozeman's historic performing arts centerpiece — a meticulously restored 1920s movie palace on Main Street that presents concerts, Broadway shows, film screenings, and community events in one of Montana's most rapidly growing and affluent cities. As Bozeman has transformed into a tech-economy boomtown with California transplants driving population and wealth growth, The Ellen has risen to serve a sophisticated arts audience with programming befitting a city punching well above its size.

17 W Main St 59715

Fort Peck, Montana

Fort Peck Summer Theatre is one of America's most extraordinary remote performing arts destinations — a summer stock theater at the Fort Peck Dam in northeastern Montana that presents professional-quality Broadway productions in one of the most geographically isolated theater settings in the United States. Its extraordinary combination of genuine artistic quality and remarkable geographical isolation creates a theatrical experience that captures the essential spirit of performance in a vast, empty, beautiful land.

201 Missouri Ave, Fort Peck, MT 59223

Great Falls, Montana

Centene Stadium serves Great Falls's active sports community — a Central Montana facility presenting minor league baseball, high school sports, and community events for one of Montana's most military-influenced cities (Malmstrom Air Force Base is the home of the most Minuteman III ICBMs in the US). Great Falls's extraordinary military culture and its remarkable Missouri River setting create sports events of genuine Montana community character.

Great Falls, MT 59401

Helena, Montana

Helena Civic Center is Montana's most architecturally magnificent performing arts venue — a beautifully preserved 1921 building presenting concerts, theater, and cultural events for Montana's capital city. Helena's extraordinary history as a territorial gold rush city and its role as Montana's seat of government create a performing arts community shaped by both frontier heritage and governmental culture.

340 Neill Ave, Helena, MT 59601

Helena, Montana

The Myrna Loy Center is Helena's performing arts hub — a 275-seat multi-use venue in the historic county jail building that presents film screenings, concerts, theater, and community arts events for Montana's state capital. Named for the Helena-born Hollywood star, the Myrna Loy punches well above its small capacity with adventurous programming that serves Helena's government, legal, and university professional community with cultural offerings beyond what frontier-town stereotypes might suggest.

15 N Ewing St 59601

Missoula, Montana

Adams Center is Montana's most important indoor concert and sports venue — a 7,321-capacity University of Montana arena presenting major concerts, Grizzly basketball, and cultural events for Montana's most intellectually vibrant city. The Griz basketball program's extraordinary success in the Big Sky Conference and Missoula's passionate fan base create sporting events of unusual community significance.

32 Campus Dr, Missoula, MT 59812

Missoula, Montana

KettleHouse Amphitheater is a 4,500-capacity outdoor concert venue in Bonner, Montana — Western Montana's most prominent live music destination. Named for the beloved Missoula craft brewery, the amphitheater books national touring acts from country to rock to jam bands and serves a Big Sky outdoor entertainment culture in one of Montana's most visited areas, near the Flathead reservation gaming market.

700 Cregg Lane 59823

Missoula, Montana

Missoula Community Theatre is Montana's most active community theater company — a downtown institution presenting outstanding Broadway musicals and plays for one of Montana's most creatively engaged communities. MCT's extraordinary summer youth theater program (one of the largest youth theater programs in the Mountain West) and its consistent presentation of quality theatrical productions create a theater company of genuine Montana community cultural significance.

200 N Adams St, Missoula, MT 59801

Missoula, Montana

Montana Theater at the University of Montana is the state's most important academic performing arts venue — a university facility presenting outstanding theatrical productions, concerts, and cultural events for Montana's most intellectually vibrant city. UM's extraordinary creative writing and arts programs and its consistent production of outstanding performing arts create a theater of genuine Montana cultural significance.

32 Campus Dr, Missoula, MT 59812

Missoula, Montana

The Wilma is Missoula's crown jewel of entertainment — a beautifully restored 1,000-capacity 1921 auditorium on Higgins Avenue that presents major touring artists, the Missoula Symphony, comedy, and theatrical events. Named after the original owner Wilma Buster, the venue's exquisite 1920s interior and Roxy Theater aesthetic make it one of the finest small concert halls in the American West and the cultural centerpiece of Montana's most vibrant university city.

131 S Higgins Ave 59801

Missoula, Montana

Washington-Grizzly Stadium is the home of the University of Montana Grizzlies — one of the most successful Football Championship Subdivision programs in America, with 9 national championships, playing before crowds that consistently rank among the largest in the FCS. Montana football culture, where Griz football is the most socially unifying force in the state, creates a game-day atmosphere of extraordinary community passion for a stadium that holds 25,000.

32 Campus Dr, Missoula, MT 59812

Missoula, Montana

The Wilma is Missoula's most magnificent historic performing arts venue — a beautifully restored 1921 theater presenting concerts, performing arts, and cinema that serves as the cultural heart of Montana's most artistically vibrant city. The Wilma's connection to the University of Montana performing arts community and its extraordinary architectural preservation make it the most culturally significant entertainment venue in western Montana.

131 S Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59801

Three Forks, Montana

Rockin' the Rivers is Montana's most beloved outdoor rock festival — a Three Forks event presenting major rock and country touring acts at the confluence of the Gallatin, Madison, and Jefferson Rivers. The extraordinary natural beauty of the Missouri River headwaters region and the festival's remarkable combination of outstanding music and genuine Montana outdoor character create a festival experience uniquely shaped by the Big Sky country's extraordinary natural environment.

Three Forks, MT 59752

Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish Theatre Co. serves Montana's most rapidly growing resort community — presenting outstanding theater and concerts for the extraordinary community of outdoor enthusiasts, second-home owners, and Glacier National Park visitors who call the Flathead Valley home. Whitefish's extraordinary combination of world-class skiing, accessible wilderness, and outstanding food and drink culture create a performing arts market of unusual quality for a small mountain town.

Whitefish, MT 59937

Whitefish, Montana

Whitefish Theatre Co. is one of the most beloved small-town theater companies in America — a resort community theater presenting quality Broadway productions and new works to a Whitefish audience of unusual demographic diversity (tech workers, second-home owners, ski resort employees). Its extraordinary commitment to producing outstanding theater in a small mountain community and its role in Whitefish's vibrant cultural life create a theater of genuine Montana resort community significance.

E 2nd St, Whitefish, MT 59937