Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026
The Holiday Food & Gift Festival fills the MetraPark Expo Center on Saturday and Sunday, the same weekend the Billings Symphony Chorale sings "For a Better World" at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral and Huntley Project hosts a Class B football semifinal. Climbers get Reel Rock 20 in Billings on Friday and Red Lodge on Saturday, and Glendive opens the holiday shopping season with the Zonta craft show and a string of open houses.
Billings and Laurel
Friday
- Chamber Music at the YAM: Cello Soundscapes, Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St., Billings, 1 p.m. Tickets $10 at the YAM front desk or online, and seating is limited. Billings Symphony principal cellist Cody Byrum plays pieces chosen to fit the artwork around him, inside the exhibition "James Florio: Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal."
- Reel Rock 20, Steepworld Climbing & Fitness, 1230 S. 31st St. W., Billings, doors at 5:30 p.m. and films at 6 p.m. The Southern Montana Climbers Coalition hosts four world premiere climbing films, including Olympic champion Janja Garnbret on the legendary route Bibliographie and Colin Haley's attempt at a solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre.
- Friday Night Fun: Thanksgiving Bingo, Community Room, Billings Public Library, 510 N. Broadway, 6 to 7 p.m. A festive round of bingo with prizes to help set your holiday table, open to all ages.
- MSU Billings women's basketball vs. Vanguard, Alterowitz Gymnasium, MSU Billings, 7 p.m. The Yellowjackets host the GNAC/PacWest Crossover.
- Huntley Project vs. Three Forks, Huntley Project, Worden, 7 p.m. Huntley Project hosts a Class B state semifinal, with the championship set for Nov. 20.
- "Jason X", Babcock Theatre, 2810 Second Ave. N., Billings, 8 p.m. The historic downtown theater marks Friday the 13th with the 2001 slasher that sends Jason to the year 2455. Rated R.
Saturday
- Holiday Food & Gift Festival, MetraPark Expo Center, Billings, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5, or $2 with a nonperishable food item for Tumbleweed. Toiletries, feminine products, socks, hats, gloves and MET bus passes also count. Billings' biggest shopping event of the season drew more than 10,000 shoppers and more than 215 vendors last year.
- MSU Billings volleyball vs. Alaska Fairbanks, Alterowitz Gymnasium, MSU Billings, 1 p.m. The Yellowjackets celebrate Senior Day in a GNAC match.
- "Labyrinth", Babcock Theatre, Billings, 4 and 7 p.m. Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy, with David Bowie as the Goblin King, returns to the big screen. Rated PG.
- MSU Billings women's basketball vs. Westmont, Alterowitz Gymnasium, MSU Billings, 7 p.m.
- "For a Better World", St. Patrick Co-Cathedral, 215 N. 31st St., Billings, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $10 to $40. Steven Hart, in his 20th season leading the Billings Symphony Chorale, conducts about 70 minutes of music on what makes a better world, from Bach's "Ruht wohl" to modern works by Elaine Hagenberg and James Deignan.
Sunday
- CatVideoFest 2026, Babcock Theatre, Billings, 1 and 4 p.m. The yearly compilation of the best new cat videos, animations and internet classics runs 74 minutes and is rated G, an easy family outing after the gift show.
Columbus and Stillwater County
Saturday
- St. Michael's Turkey Bingo, Absarokee, 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is one bag of groceries or $10 for the whole family, with a bingo card for each person and extra cards $1, limit two per person. The 24th annual game gives away four turkeys and plenty of other prizes, and every dollar goes to Project Hope and the Absarokee Food Bank. The location is still to be announced on the listing.
Sunday
- Cribbage Tournament, Rosebud Room, Absarokee Lending Library, 111 S. Woodard Ave., Absarokee, 1 p.m. Entry $20 per player, and all experience levels are welcome. The winner takes half the pot, a handmade cribbage board and personalized pegs, and the rest helps the library pay down its mortgage.
Red Lodge and Carbon County
Saturday
- Reel Rock 20, Roman Theater, 120 Broadway Ave., Red Lodge, doors at 5:30 p.m. and films at 6 p.m. The same four climbing premieres that show in Billings on Friday, including Michaela Kiersch's run at V15 boulders and 5.15 routes and Ben Mayforth's push into 5.13 adaptive climbing.
- "Somewhere Out There: Works by the Beartooth Plein Air Society", Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery, 11 W. Eighth St., Red Lodge, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The show of paintings made outdoors on location closes Sunday, so this is the last weekend to see it.
Sunday
- Open Studio: Figure Drawing, Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery, Red Lodge, 2 to 4 p.m. A figure drawing session in the gallery's open studio series.
- Veterans Ceremony, Roberts School old gym, Roberts, 3 p.m. The Roberts Activities Committee invites everyone to a program with a video on why we celebrate Veterans Day, a Missing Man Table ceremony and the presentation of dog tags to family members.
Glendive and Dawson County
Friday
- Zonta Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, EPEC, 313 S. Merrill Ave., Glendive, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Handmade crafts, treats and holiday cheer, with lunch and desserts served.
- Three Holiday Open Houses, Glendive, Friday. The Flower Basket opens from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Enchanted Room from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Glendive Nursery and Landscape from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., so you can make a day of it with the craft show.
- Jordan Lane, 1893 Matthew's House, 301 W. Towne St., Glendive, doors at 7 p.m. and music at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $50, BYOB, adults only. Jordan Lane kicked off the house's first listening room show last year and returns for his third Glendive visit, an intimate night of songs and stories.
Saturday
- Happy Holidays with Stipek Station, Stipek Station Greenhouse, 791 Montana 16, Glendive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The greenhouse turns into a cozy holiday shop with handcrafted wall art, festive accents, hand-poured candles and home-baked goodies, plus hot chocolate and warm cider while you browse.
Coming up
The Billings Symphony and San Diego Ballet bring "The Nutcracker" to the Alberta Bair Theater on Nov. 28 and 29, a Billings tradition for more than 45 years. In Red Lodge, the Christmas Stroll returns Dec. 4 and 5.
