River City Roots Festival, Missoula, Montana

The River City Roots Fest is a great free community festival that will incorporate everything that the city of Missoula is known for. There will be free concerts given throughout the day, a juried art exhibition, a 5K fun run/walk event, lots of activities for kids and families, grand opening celebrations, food, drinks, and the 2006 RiverFest. This is a free event that is open to anyone who wants to stop by.

When and Where is the 2006 River City Roots Fest

The River City Roots Fest will be held on September 16, 2006 in Missoula, Montana. There will be several events that will take part in various locations around the city. Sites include the Missoula Art Museum, Caras Park, Downtown Missoula, and Currents. For a map to all of the different event’s locations please visit: http://www.rivercityrootsfestival.com/map.php.

Events

There will be a lot of events scheduled during the 2006 River City Roots Fest. The music venue will include the following bands: John Cowan Band, The Clumsy Lovers, Martha Scanlan, Broken Valley Roadshow, the Frederico Brothers, the Chuck Florence Trio, and the Gorgeous Fransk. Information when these bands will be playing as well as information about the bands themselves are available online at http://www.rivercityrootsfestival.com/activities/musci_stage.php.

If you are interested in art then you may want to check out the juried art show. It is sponsored by several local businesses, and it will be a great opportunity to view local artists’ work in a wide variety of art mediums. Some of the artists that will be on display include: AM Stockhill, Wendy Udall, Time Sullivan, and Connie Westphal. The mediums that will be displayed will include: oil paintings, woodcut printmaking, bronze sculptures, leatherwork, jewelry, stained glass, fused glass, photography, drawing, Raku Ceramics, porcelain, and other ceramic types. For more information about the juried art exhibit you can visit http://www.rivercityrootsfestival.com/activities/art_show.php.

If you are an athlete at heart, or in body, then you may want to join in on the 5K fun run/walk. You can register for this even online at: http://www.rivercityrootsfestival.com/activities/run_walk.php. You can also download a registration form at this site as well. Check in for this event will be Friday between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Currents Indoor Water Park, which is located in McCormick Park, or you can check in Saturday morning between 7:50 and 8:50 a.m. at McCormick Park. The race will start and finish in McCormick Park. The entry fee for this event is $15. With your entry you will receive: entry into the race, a collectible T-shirt, $1 off coupon for Currents Water Park, and a $1 off coupon for Montana Brunch in Caras Park (which will be held between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.).

Other activities that will be held during this festival include the grand opening of the Missoula Art Museum, the grand opening of Currents Water Park in McCormick Park, Desani Blue Bikes Kick Off, as well as lots of great family activities. For a schedule of festival activities, for maps and directions, or for more information, please go to http://www.rivercityrootsfestival.com/schedule/index.php.