Around Town End of the Year (December 30, 2019-January 5, 2020)
THIS WEEK WE ARE RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A NUMBER OF AROUND TOWN EVENTS.
Join EmPower Place on Monday, January 30 from 3:30p-5:30p to celebrate the New Year early and learn about the science of carbonation with sparkling grape juice! As always, free snacks and free admission.
“Rink” in the New Year during Glacier Ice Rink’s New Year’s Eve Skate on December 31 from noon-4pm and then during the special $5 session from 5p-8p, which includes admission and skate rental. Then, warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and watch some hockey as the Bruins take on the Butte Cobra’s when the puck drops at 6:05pm.
Celebrate the 31st with Baskin Robbins’ 31 flavors. Stop by Baskin Robbins in Missoula on December 31st from 11a-8pm and enjoy $1.70 Scoops, 2 Pre-Packed Quarts for just $7.99!
Light the way for peace at Caras Park on December 31 from 4pm-12:59pm. Join the Jeanette Rankin Peace center by lighting a luminary to spread peaceful energy for the New Year!
FIRST NIGHT MISSOULA FESTIVITIES are a must to ring in the New Year in Missoula. We’ve dedicated a page to the day’s festivities including music, art, crafts and more! Check it out HERE.
Get the New Year off on the right foot with the Resolution Run 5k on Wednesday, January 1 at 8:30a. The Runner’s Edge and Run Wild Missoula will get your family’s heart pumping with this $5 family run. Registration can be done HERE.
Kids can make art in their PJs at Zootown Art Community Center’s Holiday Break Camps on Thursday, January 2 and Friday, January 3 from 10a-4pm. Registration and more information can be found HERE.
Bring your kids (age 4-9) to try Hockey for Free at Glacier Ice Rink on Thursday, January 2 from 5:30p-6:30p. Coaches will be available on the ice to assist your child in the learning basics. Registration can be done HERE.
FAMILIES FIRST MOBILE EXHIBIT & CAROUSEL RIDES
Pick your favorite horse and join Families First at A Carousel Missoula on Friday, January 3 from 10a-noon. Ride the carousel and enjoy the Families First Learning Lab mobile exhibit.
Grab a pizza and the whole family and head on over to Missoula Indoor Sports Arena’s Family Fun Night on Friday, January 3 from 5p-8p. Inflatables, games, and more will be included and the Nerf Terf will be open from 6:30p-8p.
Bring the littles (age birth to 5 years old) to Ascend Music Therapy’s Free “Music Together” on Saturday, January 4 from 2:15p-3p. Explore music through singing, chanting, moving, listening and instrument playing activities.
FUN FOR THE ADULTS
Want to create that perfect charcuterie tray? Join AR Workshop on Monday, January 30 from 6pm-9pm and learn to make a delicious and beautiful charcuterie tray. Instructors Libby and Lacey Zinke will also teach you how to make a wood plank tray, pedestal tray, lazy Susan or round sign tray. For registration, click HERE.
Need a break from the kiddos? Bring them by the YMCA’s Parent’s Night Out on Friday, January 3 from pm-10pm. The YMCA will host crafts, active games, dinner and a kid friendly movie for children ages 4-11 and children age 3 and under will spend the evening with the wonderful staff at the Child Watch Center. For more information and registration, check out the Missoula Family YMCA HERE.
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