please join us:
july 2 & 3, 2026
Celebrate Miles City’s downtown public art by joining us to welcome this year’s Art Walk artists.
Whether you come to watch this year’s mural artists work on their installations by joining us for a Guided Mural Walk, participate in the Miles City Public Library’s Art Walk Scavenger Hunt, enjoy Montana musicians and free kids’ art projects at the Block Party at Otium Brewing, or explore Miles City by visiting our local amenities, we hope you’ll come learn what the Miles City Downtown Art Walk has been up to this year!
Please scroll below to see what events we have planned for July 2nd & 3rd and invite a friend along to enjoy the Downtown Art Festival. All events are family-friendly!
thursday, july 2nd
3pm-5pm GUIDED MURAL WALK
Meet with guides at Veteran’s Park to walk to the locations of this year’s mural installations. Participants will watch artists as they work, with a facilitator available at each wall to provide information and share information about the artist and their work.
Kids can participate in an Art Walk Scavenger Hunt available at the Miles City Public Library! Grab the worksheet any during the week before the event and invite your kids to join the mural walk to learn more.
4pm-10pm BLOCK PARTY AT OTIUM BREWING
Grab your favorite lawn chairs and come down to Otium Brewing to listen to Montana Musicians: Stolen Roan with Sam Hould, The Lucky Valentines, and Wes Urbaniak and the Mountain Folk. We will have youth art projects facilitated by Waterworks Art Museum, artist tables for community members to meet 2025 & 2026 Art Walk artists and purchase their work and merchandise, food trucks, community art projects, and more at this celebration of the arts in Miles City!
friday, july 3rd
9am-3pm EXPLORE MILES CITY
Enjoy Miles City’s cultural amenities by visiting the Waterworks Art Museum and Range Riders Museum! We love these local sites that both celebrate Eastern Montana’s history and showcase the talent of our current generation. While you’re at the Waterworks Art Museum, ask about the mural being installed close by as part of this year’s Art Walk in collaboration with our local Walleyes Unlimited group.
Make sure to stop by our local coffee shops, The Ugly Mug or The Ruby for some caffeine and shop at downtown small businesses like Girl Ran Away with the Spoon, Vintage & Rustics, the Historic Miles City Saddlery, Sagebrush Boutique, Blooming Inspirations Boutique, Jumbles, Summer’s Creative Creations, and more! Feeling hungry? Downtown features a variety of breakfast spots and lunch stops. We love our local small business and encourage you to shop local to support!
6:30pm MONTANA SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS
Join us in Riverside Park for this year’s performance of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. For 54 years, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has brought accomplished companies of performers and staff to communities across Montana to connect people, communities, and the arts. This world-class performance is free and friendly to all.
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