Editor’s note: Bozeman Arts & Culture is a monthly feature by Peggy Stebbins. To have your organization’s upcoming event considered for inclusion, please send a brief description to her at peggykstebbins@gmail.com.
What’s On: Your Monthly Guide to Arts & Culture in the Bozeman Area — September 2025.
September bursts with live music, art, theatre, and outdoor fun — plenty to keep you inspired all month long.
Highlights
Eagle Mount 2025 Summer Concert featuring Lost Canyons, Madeline Hawthorne, and The Dead & Down on Sept. 4 at the Eagle Mount Amphitheater, 6901 Goldenstein Lane. Tickets at eaglemount.org/events/
Bozeman Symphony kicks off its 58th season, Music that Moves Us … to Join Together, with Sounds of America I: Marsalis & Rachmaninoff on Sept. 20–21 at the Willson Auditorium. Rising star violinist Hannah Ji joins the orchestra for Marsalis’ Violin Concerto, alongside Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Symphonic Dances. Tickets: bozemansymphony.org.
Random Acts of Silliness brings back its whimsical fairy village, Bumblewood Thicket, Sept. 5–21 at Glen Lake Rotary Park. Wander the self-guided, family-friendly trail daily, or visit on Saturday evenings to enjoy live dance, music, and storytelling from local artists. Free, randomactsofsilliness.com
Westside Jam, a brand-new family-friendly music festival, debuts Saturday, Sept. 6, at The Market, 730 Boardwalk. Starting at 3 p.m., enjoy an all-Montana Americana lineup, plus local food, a beer garden, and kids’ activities. Proceeds benefit Thrive programs. Info: onecau.se/westsidejam.
Art
Bozeman Art Museum opens New Frontiers: Contemporary, Abstract & Digital Art with a reception Sept. 12. The exhibit explores abstraction and digital media, on view through Dec. 13. bozemanartmuseum.org
Downtown Bozeman Art Walk wraps up the summer season Sept. 12. More than 35 businesses host local artists with receptions, refreshments, and live music.
Film
Catch indie films all month at The Ellen Theatre:
• Rebel with a Clause — Sept. 12
• Eddington — Sept. 13
• It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley — Sept. 24
Live Music
From soaking tunes at Bozeman Hot Springs to bluegrass at Pine Creek Lodge and big-name acts at The Elm and Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, September is packed with sound.
Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road in Four Corners, offers live music on Thursday and Sunday evenings from 7-10 p.m.
• Sept. 4: Brian Kassay loops together multiple different instruments for an enchanting folk mixture
• Sept. 7: Roadrunner — A Jerry Garcia Tribute plays everyone’s favorite tunes from Jerry Garcia
• Sept. 11: Willy on the Wire brings their takes of classic songs from rock, blues, soul, and funk
• Sept. 18: Edwin Johnson performing an array of genres such as pop, rock, blues, country, and jazz
• Sept. 21: Blackwater Railroad Co. bordering bluegrass and saxophone-driven roots-rock
• Sept. 28: STiLGONE fuses elements of multiple different genres spanning funk, soul, hip hop, and reggae
Bozeman Symphonic Choir invites the public to a free open rehearsal on Monday, Sept. 8, from 7-9 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 W. Graf.
An ensemble of Bozeman Symphony string musicians will present a Far Afield concert in Pony on Sept. 6, just before Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ production of As You Like It. Director Norman Huynh will preview the upcoming season at a free talk on Sept. 10 at Hillcrest Senior Living, 1201 Highland Blvd. Classical guitarist Nora Spielman and New York Times best-selling author and NPR podcast host Kelly Corrigan will present Symphony Storytime at the Bozeman Public Library on Sept. 17. More information about these free events at bozemansymphony.org
Bozeman Taproom at 101 N. Rouse Ave. offers live music on Friday and Saturday evenings from 9-11 p.m. Boomerang performs Sept. 5; DH Billy Sept. 6; Mike Killeen Sept. 12, Elisabeth Christie Sept. 13, Dustin Tucker Sept. 19, Brenden Nolan Sept. 20; Jack Ooster Sept. 26, and Jacob Rountree Sept. 27. bozemantaproom.com
Bridger Brewing Bozeman offers a great lineup of free live music on Wednesdays from 5:30-8 p.m.
• Sept. 3: Brice Ash and Kin
• Sept. 17: Jody and the Woodflowers
• Sept. 24: Steven Stephen
Bridger Brewing ini Three Forks presents free music on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.
• Sept. 4: Mike Killeen
• Sept. 18: Mark Taylor, Jr.
Summer Concert featuring Lost Canyons, Madeline Hawthorne, and The Dead & Down on Sept. 4 at the Eagle Mount Amphitheater, 6901 Goldenstein Lane. Tickets at https://eaglemount.org/events/
Los Tom with Hot Milk & The Flower Pallets, & Witch Bitch present a gnarly Rock show Sept. 19, at the Labor Temple, 422 E. Mendenhall St.
Tylor & The Train Robberts on Sept. 13 and Marty O’Reilly Sept. 26-27 at Live from the Divide, 627 E. Peach St. livefromthedivide.com
Angella Ahn & Julie Gosswiller present Romantic Echoes, a Montana Chamber Music Society community outreach concert, Sept. 5 at MSU’s Reynolds Recital Hall at Howard Hall. Tickets at montanachambermusic.org
Pine Creek Lodge at 2496 E. River Road in Livingston has a great lineup this month:
• Jack Cloonan, a bluegrass picker from the South Side of Chicago, plays Sept. 3
• Johnny Dango, an Austin-based folk singer with a penchant for heavy-duty rock & roll, performs Sept. 10.
• Wes Urbaniak of Billings plays mountain folk music Sept. 11.
• Singer-songwriter Holland Dotson & Kohl Johnathon from Billings play Sept. 18.
• Kitchen Dwellers perform folk-infused bluegrass spiked with psychedelic vision and rock energy Sept. 4-7.
• Band of Drifters plays classic honky tonk and original country/folk music Sept. 12.
• 710 Ashbury, Helena’s premier Grateful Dead Tribute, performs Sept. 13.
• Hot Tuna, an iconic American blues rock band, performs Sept. 14.
• Everclear alternative rock band takes the stage with Local H and Sponge Sept. 17.
• Umphrey’s McGee plays rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass, country, and folk Sept. 19-20.
• Dan Tyminski, a bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician, plays with Walkirk on Sept. 21.
• Tom Catmull presents a mix of originals and covers Sept. 25.
• Enjoy Friday Jazz with Alex Robilotta on Sept. 5, 12, 19 & 26 at Red Tractor Pizza, 1007 W. Main St.
• Lena Marie Schiffer and Ani Casabonne perform local folk music Sept. 12 at Roly Poly Coffee Co., 528 N. Broadway Ave.
Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts presents John Roberts’ Soul Skillet, a vibrant, vocal-led soul and blues project Sept. 6. Cat-Griz School of Music presents a rich and diverse dynamic instrumental concert on Sept. 14. There is also a Bluegrass Festival Sept. 19-20 featuring Nick Dumas and Branchline, Stillhouse Junkies, Benson’s Landing String Band, Bridger Creek Boys, and Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band. theshanecenter.org.
The ELM offers a constant flow of great artists this month:
• Sept. 13: Paper Flowers, Remembering Fleetwood Mac
• Sept. 19: Dr. Fresch, Mimsy
• Sept. 23: Level 1 Freeski Film Tour
• Sept. 25: Saliva with multiple openers
• Sept. 26: Dirt Monkey
• Sept. 27: Aby Webster and Her Imaginary Band
• Sept. 30: Sleep Theory with multiple openers
Icarus with Sunbather Die, & Sun Occulter performs Sept. 17, at The Filling Station, 2005 N. Rouse Ave. On Sept. 19, Jampoke & Colourblind take the stage.
Tune Up, the Armory’s basement bar at 24 W. Mendenhall St., offers live music every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. tuneupbarandlounge.com
Valhalla Meadery presents free Celtic culture and music each Friday night from 6:30-8:30 at 875 Bridger Drive, Unit B.
Performance
Pecha Kucha Night returns Sept. 10–11 at The Ellen, where locals share passions and ideas in a fast-paced, social format. theellentheatre.com
Last Best Comedy keeps laughs rolling all month with big-name comedians including Gareth Reynolds (Sept. 5–6), Sean Patton (Sept. 19–20), and Brooks Wheelan (Sept. 26–27). Also on the program: Jazz Night and Bits and Beats (Sept. 3), Treasure State Comedy Showcase (Sept. 10), Andrew Sleighter (Sept. 12), and The Live! Storytelling Show (Sept. 17). lastbestcomedy.com
Opera Montana presents Cinderella Sept. 27–28 at The Ellen. This magical retelling of Rossini’s classic opera features gorgeous costumes, video projections, and a fresh English translation—perfect for families. operamontana.org
Raison D’être Dance Project hosts an artist reception and performance honoring Emily Gonzales on Sept. 19 at 140 Graves Trail. Choreography will be performed three times between 7 and 8:30 p.m. raisondetredance.org
This column was written by Peggy Stebbins. To have your organization’s upcoming event considered for inclusion, please send a brief description to peggykstebbins@gmail.com.
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