COMMUNITY FREE DAY
It's our way of saying "thank you" to the Gallatin Valley for its support.  This is the last day of the Leondardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion exhibit.  Admission to the Taylor Planetarium and the new Children's Discovery Center is also free, but tickets will be distributed on a "first come, first served" basis, so plan to come early.
Saturday, September 11
9am - 5pm
FREE

FARM FESTIVAL
To highlight the summer harvest, join the Museum for our annual Farm Festival.  You can enjoy traditional 1890s blacksmithing, textile demonstrations, and garden tours, as well as locally produced food displays, dutch oven cooking, and the ever-popular sheepdog demonstrations.  Live bluegrass music from 3-5pm will conclude the festivities.
Sunday, September 12
1 - 5pm
Free with museum admission

BOZEMAN YOUTH INITIATIVE &BOB THE BUS
The Bozone Ozone Bus, or BOB, is a youth-led project of the Bozeman Youth Initiative.  BOB is a fully functional educational greenhouse made from a converted school bus.  BOB travels with BYI youth volunteers to local schools and other community programs and events with its Pizza Garden (tomatoes, basil, oregano, etc.) giving tours and workshops to kids to help them learn about how plants grow and where food comes from. Visit BOB during the Museum of the Rockies Farm Festival.
Sunday, September 12
12 - 5 pm

FAMILY "DOG" DAY: DOGS 101
Join the staff at MOR as we welcome some of Gallatin Valley’s most respected animal experts. Start the day off with Rob and Cara Greger of Anduril Kennels, as Rob will demonstrate for the younger crowd how to be safe around animals that they do not know. Cara will be on hand to discuss different types of dog breeds and breed behaviors so you are better informed when choosing your next companion. Following Rob and Cara, Nancy Creel of Bozeman Agility will tap into the minds of dogs from the Heart of the Valley Shelter to learn what they already know show how quickly these dogs can learn. HOV will provide 3 - 5 dogs from the shelter to demonstrate the incredible dogs that come into the shelter from the area. Finally, researcher Scott Creel will give a presentation based on his six years of field research in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve in Africa. He will discuss the behavior and ecology of African wild dogs and the reasons that they are endangered.  African wild dogs are one of the oldest members of the canid family and play a similar ecological role to the wolves in North America.
Saturday, October 2
1-2 – Rob and Cara Gregor
2-3 – Nancy Creel
3-4 – Scott Creel 
Hager Auditorium
Free with admission 

FAMILY HALLOWEEN PARTY
Wear your best costume and join us for a family-friendly party, guaranteed to put everyone in that creepy, crawly Halloween spirit. Enjoy Halloween crafts, spooky Halloween stories in the Siebel Dinosaur Complex, and live cockroaches, a snake, and other creepy crawlies complements of Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS). Little ghosts and goblins will also receive a treat bag as they leave the Museum.
Saturday, October 23
2 – 5pm
Free with Museum admission

GROSSOLOGY FAMILY NIGHT
Gross yourself out just in time for Halloween! Bring your family over to the Museum on this extra special evening of slippery slimes, stinky smells, and creepy crawlies. Young mad-scientists will create fake wounds, slime, and other disgusting concoctions.  This evening of icks and ewws will delight kids and adults alike!
Tuesday, October 26
5 - 7 pm
$5 per child (ages 3 and up) for members, $8 per child (ages 3 and up) for nonmembers

FAMILY "DOG" DAY: FURRY FRIENDS
Meet Heart of the Valley’s dogs and cats up for adoption, learn pet safety tips, and find information about spaying and neutering your dog.  Meet Sue Geske, a local veterinarian, and learn how to be a great pet owner and admirer and what it takes to be a vet.  Visit with registered therapy dogs from Intermountain Therapy Animals and discover the benefits of animal assisted interactions. We will also have the Greger family of Andruril Kennels here with a few of their 40 dog sled dogs to demonstrate how handlers train, care for and love each dog to help them to reach their best athletic ability. Discover what it takes to train a sled dog team and become a musher.  
Saturday, November 6
10 – 12pm
Free with Museum admission

BARNES & NOBLE BOOKFAIR
Get a jumpstart on your holiday gift shopping at the Barnes & Noble Bookfair benefitting the Museum of the Rockies.  Join us in the store on West Main for fun activites on this special Saturday and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the Museum's Education Scholarship Fund.  Or shop online from November 20 - 25th at bn.com/bookfair and be sure to enter our bookfair code 10241891 on the payment screen.
Saturday, November 20
10am - 2pm
Barnes & Noble

HUFFING FOR STUFFING RACE
The Museum is proud to host the Fourth Annual "Huffing for Stuffing" Thanksgiving Day Run.  This fun, heart-healthy, family-oriented event will bring together the Gallatin Vally community to benefit the Gallatin Valley Food Bank.  Plus, special prizes will be given for everyone who "Smokes the Turkey" in the 5K!  For registration and other details visit huffingforstuffing.com.  (Note: the Museum will not be open during this event.)
Thursday, November 24
Kids' Run: 8:00am; 10K: 8:50am; 5K: 9:15am

BOZEMAN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STROLL
Bundle up and swing by the Museum's booth at the Annual Christmas Stroll.  Join us downtown for the lighting of the holiday lights on Main Street.  This festive evening is a Bozeman winter tradition and fun for the whole family.
Saturday, December 4
4:30 - 7:30pm
Downtown Bozeman