Great Bear Festival 2026
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Rotary Clubs of the Flathead Valley invite you to join us at the O’Shaughnessy Outdoor Amphitheater at the Wachholz Center for a sunny-afternoon with sunset-concert Flathead celebration on Saturday August 8 2026! The Great Bear Festival returns with family fun, local sounds, and a new headline show by Tommy Edwards and Man & The Box (5:30–8:00 PM). Bring a blanket or lawn chair and settle in as the sun goes down. Important Rain plan: if the weather turns, we’ll move the Concert indoors to this wonderful facility.
What to expect
Tastes from 3:00-8:00: Beer, Ciders and Wine samples
Evening Concert 5:30-8:00 Tommy Edwards and Man & The Box
Family Fun from 3:00-5:30 Kids Free-Throw contest, lawn games, Kids’ art table, the famous Big Bubble booth, and more!
Food: Local food trucks serving up festival favorites.
Views: Beautiful mountain backdrop and plenty of park lawn to hang out.
This is a Rotary Community Event with profits supporting Rotary projects like: Rotary Youth Basketball, Rotary leadership camp, College scholarships, Ashley Creek Park playground, local nonprofit grants, and international clean-water and sanitation efforts.
We'll put out a Ticket link as soon as it is available!
Adults (21+): $30.00 Includes Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert and four beverage tickets covering two 8 oz beverage samples (or four 4 oz samples)
Ages 17-20 yrs old: $20.00 Includes Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert and water/soda beverage
Children (0-16 yrs old): Free Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert, Goodie Bag with beverage (for first 200 kids) and lots of kids activities!
Additional alcoholic drink tickets can be purchased for $5 per 8 oz beverage.
What to expect
Tastes from 3:00-8:00: Beer, Ciders and Wine samples
Evening Concert 5:30-8:00 Tommy Edwards and Man & The Box
Family Fun from 3:00-5:30 Kids Free-Throw contest, lawn games, Kids’ art table, the famous Big Bubble booth, and more!
Food: Local food trucks serving up festival favorites.
Views: Beautiful mountain backdrop and plenty of park lawn to hang out.
This is a Rotary Community Event with profits supporting Rotary projects like: Rotary Youth Basketball, Rotary leadership camp, College scholarships, Ashley Creek Park playground, local nonprofit grants, and international clean-water and sanitation efforts.
We'll put out a Ticket link as soon as it is available!
Adults (21+): $30.00 Includes Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert and four beverage tickets covering two 8 oz beverage samples (or four 4 oz samples)
Ages 17-20 yrs old: $20.00 Includes Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert and water/soda beverage
Children (0-16 yrs old): Free Entry, Tommy Edwards Concert, Goodie Bag with beverage (for first 200 kids) and lots of kids activities!
Additional alcoholic drink tickets can be purchased for $5 per 8 oz beverage.
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Where is it happening?
Wachholz College Center, 755 Grandview Dr, Kalispell, MT 59901, United States
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