Events
Live Music
Family Fun
Friday, September 6, 2024 lineup
12:30pm – TBA
2:30pm – WARPONY
4:30pm – Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters
6:30pm – Sol Driven Train
8:30pm – The Band of Heathens
Saturday, September 7, 2024 lineup
12:30pm – Cowboy Andy & the Salamanders
2:30pm – The Spills
4:30pm – The Vince Herman Band
6:30pm – Rapidgrass
8:30pm – The High Hawks
River City Roots Festival: Past Performances
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Family Roots Fest: Saturday, September 7, 2024 (10am-2pm in Caras Park)
Family Roots Fest Stage Schedule:
TBA
2023 Activity Providers
All Nations Health Center – Beach Transportation – CASA
Championship Training – Child Development Center – Childbloom Guitar –
Children’s Dentistry of the Rockies – Clark Fork Prep – Community Medical Center Families – First Learning Lab – Head Start – Humane Society of Western Montana – Leave No Trace – Missoula Art Museum – Missoula Broadcasting
Missoula Fairy Trail – Missoula Head Start – Missoula Food Bank
Missoula Parks & Rec – Missoula Fire Department – Missoula Public Library
Missoula Taekwondo – Mountain Line – Mullan Trail Scouting
Travelers Rest State Park – Watson’s Children’s Shelter
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Art Show
4-Mile Roots Run
The 2024 Roots Fest Art Show application is now available. APPLY HERE.
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Earth without Art would be eh…and so would Roots Fest! Discover art made by local and regional artists from pottery to leathergoods, paintings to jewelry. Support local artists and bring home something unique. Open Friday 12pm -7pm and Saturday 10am – 7pm.
2023 Artists
ALPINE LINE ART
Adventure Art – Missoula, MT
BRETASHLEY
Fine Art and Handwoven Wearables – Missoula, MT
BRIAN CHRISTIANSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography – Missoula, MT
BRIANCA THORNTON
Jewelry
CAROL FAH
Art Dolls
CLAIRE EMERY ART
Printmaking – Missoula, MT
CLAY STUDIO OF MISSOULA
Hands on pottery making
CLAIRE MANNHEIMER
Jewelry – Missoula, MT
DIANNA COURAGE & MISTY HERZER
Jewelry
ERIC REESE
Photography – Whitefish, MT
GAIL BECKNER
Upcycled clothing and handcrafted artisan jewelry – Florence, MT
HANNAH SUKUT
Jewelry – Bozeman, MT
HRAEART
Painting/illustrations – Missoula, MT
HUNTER LEACH
Leather work – Missoula, MT
IVERSON JEWELRY DESIGN
Jeweler, Lapidary Artist – Missoula, MT
JACKIE PRIESS
Fabric Arts
JAMIE STOLBA
Paintings – Belgrade, MT
KAY LANGLAND
Jewelry – Missoula, MT
KELSEY WICKWIRE
Mixed media illustration and printmaking – St. Ignatius, MT
KENDALL QUINDRY
Jewelry and miniatures – Missoula, MT
LATISHA BUCK ELK THUNDER
Jewelry
LOUISA BERKY
Jewelry – Missoula, MT
MARIAH LAUGHLIN
Macrame and fiber art – Missoula, MT
MELANIE SOUTHALL
Leather jewelry and accessories
MIKE & JAMIE DOBIESZ
Jewelry, gift cards, urns
MONTANA BISMUTH CREATIONS
Bismuth Metal Art – Missoula, MT
MONTANA TEES
Screen printed apparel – Missoula, MT
NEEDLE AND AXE
Fiber art/sewing – Columbia Fall, MT
RAY GOROSKI
Vintage Jewelry
RICH ADAMS
Fine art paintings and drawings – Missoula, MT
RICK PRECIADO
Tie dye fabrics – Missoula, MT
STACY SCHMIDT
Jewelry
TRUE SOUTH WOOD DESIGNS
Wood pyrography – Missoula, MT
WARM HOUSE DESIGNS
Polymer clay jewelry – Missoula, MT
WEST FORK FLY CO.
Fabric fly fishing gear and flies – Missoula, MT
SPONSORED BY:
Saturday, September 7th, 2024 – 8:30am | Start E. Main, Finish Caras Park
REGISTION OPENS IN JUNE 2024
Our region’s largest arts and music festival showcases the gem of Western Montana – Downtown Missoula. This event, a unique public/private partnership, celebrates Missoula Downtown’s success and provides an opportunity to highlight some of Missoula’s most recently-developed attractions.
Roots Run is brought to you by Run Wild Missoula, in partnership with the Missoula Downtown Association.
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Food Court
Support Our Roots Sidewalk Sale
Travel the world through your tastebuds. Immerse yourself in the local tastes and smells of some of Western Montana’s best food vendors! Open Friday 12pm – 10pm, Saturday 10am – 10pm.
BIG DIPPER ICE CREAM
Ice cream, water, soda
BANH MISSOULA
Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwiches
EL CAZADOR
Authentic Mexican food
HORCHATA
Horchata and Mexican street corn
ISLA’S LEMONADE
Freshly-squeezed lemonade
KAMOON ARABIAN CUISINE
Falafel, shawarma, moutabel, hummus
LIL ORBITS
Mini-donuts, Italian sodas, coffee
M-80 CHICKEN
Nashville-style fried chicken sandwiches, fries
MADELINE’S MEDITERRANEAN
Meat kebabs, falafel, various dips with flat breads
MOUNTAIN BERRY BOWLS
Acai bowls
PELZ
Hand-mand pelmeni dumplings
RIVER CITY EATS
Sliders and fries
SA WAD DEE
Peanut curry, Pad Thai, Chicken Satay
SPONSORED BY:
SUPPORT OUR ROOTS SIDEWALK SALE – SEPTEMBER 6-8, 2024
There’s nothing better than seeing our community coming out to “Support Our Roots” by supporting locally owned shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants! Downtown shopping and dining has something for everyone.
2024 Participants
TBA
Unseen Missoula Music Tour
This is the place that I miss the most but
This town is full of ghosts….
Chart the course of the local rock scene in Missoula, from the 1960s to today! This tour will show the broader arc of local rock in Missoula through a walking tour of Missoula’s current and past music venues, famous musical acts, and all things musical in Missoula. The tour will meet at Caras Park and you will receive more details after purchasing tickets.
Silkworm sings it best, Into the garden city I’m on the rise…
This tour is an exciting new part of Roots Fest in Downtown Missoula! Ticket purchases come with a Roots Fest plastic cup, a free drink token and a wristband. Please note: this is a 21+ tour.
Purchase tickets below:
TBA
Thank You To Our 2023 Sponsors
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR TITLE SPONSORS: FIRST INTERSTATE BANK AND DICK ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION
Children’s Dentistry of the Rockies • TDS Fiber • Runner’s Edge • DJ&A • First Security Bank • Good Food Store • Mountain Line • WGM Group • Dorsey & Whitney • Republic Services • DoubleTree by Hilton • AC Hotel/Residence Inn by Marriot • Art Vault • Berkshire Hathaway • The Wren • Horizon Credit Union • Your Home Improvement Co. • ROAM • Cancer Support Montana • Mann Mortgage • Zip Beverage • Badlander • Grizzly Liquor • Marimint • ATTIC • First Montana Bank • Chase Jones, INK Realty • Shanti Guitars • Poteet Construction • DCI Engineers • Home ReSource • Missoula Parking Commission • City of Missoula • Red’s Towing