> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bunchgrass.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Things to do in Eastern Montana this weekend: Nov. 6 to 8, with Jingle & Mingle and Rob Schneider - URL: https://www.bunchgrass.org/things-to-do-in-eastern-montana-this-weekend-nov-6-to-8-with-jingle-mingle-and-rob-schneider/ - Published: 2026-11-06T14:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-06T14:44:59.000Z - Description: Downtown Billings' Jingle & Mingle, Rob Schneider at the Alberta Bair, Rocky Mountain College's Senior Day, a 52-artist maker's market and weekend stage shows in Red Lodge and Glendive. - Author: Bunchgrass Staff - Tags: Eastern Montana, #weekend *Friday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026* Downtown Billings kicks off the holiday shopping season Friday night with the third annual Jingle & Mingle, the same night Rob Schneider brings his stand-up to the Alberta Bair Theater. Saturday belongs to Rocky Mountain College's football seniors, a library market with 52 local makers and a Million Dollar Quartet tribute, while Red Lodge and Glendive both raise the curtain on weekend-long stage shows. ## Billings and Laurel ### Friday - [Jingle & Mingle](https://downtownbillings.com/event/jingle-mingle/?ref=bunchgrass.org), participating shops across downtown Billings, 5 to 8 p.m. More than 30 locally owned downtown shops stay open late with holiday launches, promotions, treats and in-store surprises, and each business plans its own twist. At the [Yellowstone Art Museum](https://downtownbillings.com/event/jingle-mingle-at-the-yellowstone-art-museum/?ref=bunchgrass.org), 401 N. 27th St., the museum store offers light refreshments and holiday gift bags for the first 25 shoppers, five of them hiding prizes such as a year of membership. - [First Friday at Wise Wonders](https://downtownbillings.com/series/first-friday-at-wise-wonders-2/?ref=bunchgrass.org), Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum, Billings, 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Families get free entry for an evening of hands-on exploring. - [Rocky Mountain College volleyball vs. Bismarck State](https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule?ref=bunchgrass.org), Fortin Education Center, Billings, 6 p.m. The Battlin' Bears host a Frontier Conference match. - [Rob Schneider](https://www.albertabairtheater.org/shows/rob-schneider/?ref=bunchgrass.org), Alberta Bair Theater, 2801 Third Ave. N., Billings, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $49, $59 and $125 plus fees. The "Saturday Night Live" veteran and star of "Deuce Bigalow" and "The Hot Chick" brings his stand-up show to town. The date was moved from Sept. 19, and tickets for the original date are honored. ### Saturday - [Crafted by Hand Maker's Market](https://billings.librarycalendar.com/event/draft-makers-market-32340?ref=bunchgrass.org), Community Room, Billings Public Library, 510 N. Broadway, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Fifty-two local artists bring jewelry, ceramics, woodwork and knitted, crocheted and woven pieces, a good early start on holiday gifts. - [Rocky Mountain College football vs. Dakota State](https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/football/schedule?ref=bunchgrass.org), Herb Klindt Field, Billings, noon. The Battlin' Bears celebrate Senior Day in a Frontier Conference game, also carried on SWX Local. - [One Book Billings author talk with Taylor Brorby](https://billings.librarycalendar.com/index.php/event/one-book-billings-author-talk-36245?ref=bunchgrass.org), Reading Room, Billings Public Library, 1 to 2 p.m. Brorby discusses his memoir "Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land," followed by questions and a community conversation. The Billings Public Library Foundation sponsors the series, which features regional writers on life on the High Plains. - [Rocky Mountain College volleyball vs. Dickinson State](https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule?ref=bunchgrass.org), Fortin Education Center, Billings, 6 p.m. - [One Night in Memphis](https://www.albertabairtheater.org/shows/one-night-in-memphis/?ref=bunchgrass.org), Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $40 to $60 plus fees. A live band and former cast members of Broadway's "Million Dollar Quartet" recreate the 1956 Sun Studio jam session with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins in a 90-minute concert. ### Sunday - [Miss Massive Snowflake](https://arthousebillings.com/cinema-and-pub/special%5Fevents/miss-massive-snowflake/?ref=bunchgrass.org), Art House Cinema and Pub, 109 N. 30th St., Billings, 6:30 p.m. The six-piece Billings band plays everything from grooving indie pop to atmospheric ballads and crunchy rockers, fresh off a weekend of Colorado shows. ## Red Lodge and Carbon County ### Friday - ["The Thanksgiving Play"](https://redlodge.com/events/?ref=bunchgrass.org), One Legged Magpie, Red Lodge, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, with doors 30 minutes before each show. Larissa FastHorse's comedy follows a group of well-meaning teaching artists trying to devise a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving play, with absurd results. ### Saturday - [Beartooth Trails Gear Swap](https://redlodge.com/events/?ref=bunchgrass.org), Veterans Memorial Civic Center, Red Lodge, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Buy or sell outdoor gear ahead of ski season while supporting Beartooth Trails. Gear drop-off is Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. - ["Somewhere Out There: Works by the Beartooth Plein Air Society"](https://carboncountydepotgallery.org/news-events/event-calendar.html/calendar/2026/11?ref=bunchgrass.org), 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. Paintings made outdoors on location by the Beartooth Plein Air Society are up through Nov. 15, so this is one of the last weekends to see them. ## Glendive and Dawson County ### Friday - ["The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical"](https://www.glendivechamber.com/communitycalendar/the-lightning-thief-the-percy-jackson-musical?ref=bunchgrass.org), Dawson County High School Auditorium, 900 N. Merrill Ave., Glendive, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors with ID, free for children 5 and under. The DCHS Drama Club stages the musical, billed as great music, humor and fun for the whole family. ## Forsyth, Colstrip and Rosebud County ### Friday - [Story Hour with Free Play](https://tockify.com/forsyth.chamber/detail/32/1793984400000?ref=bunchgrass.org), Rosebud County Library, 201 N. Ninth Ave., Forsyth, 10 to 11 a.m. After the story, kids get an extra hour with the toys and play equipment downstairs. - [First Fridays in Forsyth](https://tockify.com/forsyth.chamber/detail/156/1793948400000?ref=bunchgrass.org), participating businesses, Forsyth, all day. Look for the First Fridays in Forsyth logo on shop doors for deals and promotions. ## Coming up The [Holiday Food & Gift Festival](https://www.metrapark.com/events/2026/holiday-food-gift-festival?ref=bunchgrass.org), Billings' biggest shopping event of the season, fills the MetraPark Expo Center on Nov. 14 and 15\. In Glendive, the [Zonta Holiday Arts and Crafts Show](https://www.glendivechamber.com/communitycalendar/zonta-2026-holiday-arts-and-crafts-show?ref=bunchgrass.org) runs at the EPEC Nov. 13 and 14, with lunch and desserts served.