Alice in Wonderland

Saturday, April 20th, (wink, wink) we have another FREE ADMISSION show in our ongoing Movie Buffs series for you and the family to come see! This month, we will be playing the visually stunning 1951 Walt Disney adaptation of ALICE IN WONDERLAND! Spending the sunny afternoon with her sister in a field, Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and is transported into the phantasmagoric world of Wonderland, full of odd characters and kaleidoscopic visuals! Trying to find her way back home, Alice is subjected to many a strange encounter, plenty of musical numbers, and the looming threat of the evil Queen of Hearts!

  • Posted on: April 9, 2024

Nancy Belinak Kids’ Book Presentation

Join local author Nancy Belinak for a presentation of her new children’s book You Can’t Lay an Egg. She will read the story and also have related activities, so this is a fun event for the whole family!

  • Posted on: April 1, 2024

ArtWalk at the Billings Symphony office

Please join us at the Billings Symphony office on April 5th from 5-9 pm for the Downtown Billings ArtWalk and First Friday event. We are thrilled to have the talented students from Lame Deer showcasing their art forms. Special guests, including Grammy winner and Silkroad Artist Kojiro Umezaki, violin prodigy Luke Minton, and the Morning Star Singers, will also be making appearances. Enjoy live musical performances, exquisite artwork, dancing, and drumming by these amazing students.

  • Posted on: March 18, 2024

Tuck Everlasting – Youth Production at NOVA

Based on the novel by Natalie Babbitt, this story asks the question, “What would you do if you had all eternity?”.  Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence.  Not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get more than she could have imagined.  A Youth Conservatory production directed by Samantha Pfeifer.

  • Posted on: February 26, 2024

NOVA presents Brigadoon!

This final show of the 2023-24 NOVA season brings music, dancing, fun and enchantment to the stage!  A Lerner & Loewe musical, this whimsical tale tell the story of two American tourists who stumble upon a misty little Scottish town that only awakens once every one hundred years.  Directed by Precious McKenzie

  • Posted on: February 26, 2024

4th Annual Downtown Mini Golf Tournament

a downtown Golf Tournament of miniature proportions

Test your putting skills and join us downtown for the 4th annual downtown Mini Golf Tournament. Enjoy putting around 9 or 18 holes on two different courses of downtown fun. This is a fun event for families with kiddos and adult friend groups alike. There will be various giveaway & prize opportunities offered throughout the event. This community event is coordinated by Downtown Billings and made possible by our Co-Host sponsors Montana Brewing Co., Hooligan’s Sports Bar and Event Sponsors MariMint, TDS Fiber, AVA Law Group, and Wild Rose Action Center.

Register a team to play

the fun details

An enjoyable event that takes you solo, as a duo, or as a team (Maximum 6 golfers per team) to over 20 putt-putt holes at business locations all around downtown.

  • Team Tickets are $42 and cover 2 to 6 players.
  • At check-in golfers will sign a waiver and get a score card and loaner golf ball.
  • Golfers will be invited to vote for their favorite hole location. The location with the most votes will receive a $150 check from the Downtown Billings Association. 
  • Bring your own putter (BYOP)! Some hole locations may not have one available. 
  • Golfers who drop their scorecards at the final hole at Hooligan’s Sports Bar can win gift cards to downtown establishments!

mini golf Locations:

coming soon!

Resources

WHAT TO BRING:

  • 🏌🏾‍♂️ A Golf Putter (there will be limited loaner putters available so we encourage you to bring your own).
  • 👟 Comfortable Walking Shoes (be prepared , the courses spread multiple blocks of downtown).
  • Other Suggestions: A hat, layers in case of inclement weather, scooter/bicycle to help get around, water bottle, sunblock.

Check-in Location: 29th St. Alley (next to Empire Salon at 212 N. 29th St.)

  • Check-in begins 30 minutes prior to your tee time: 10:30am tee time (10:00 am check-in) or 12:30pm tee time (Noon check-in).
  • All team members check-in together to pick up their scorecards and loaner golf balls.
  • You’ll receive your course map & tee off hole location at check-in
  • All team members will need to sign a liability waiver at check in view waiver here. A legal parent or guardian must sign on behalf of any minor (under 18 years of age). 

On-Street metered Parking spots are FREE on weekends.

Note: Not all parking is free, so please be alert and read all posted signage.

Our sponsors make these events possible year after year. If you are interested in sponsoring this event in the future please reach out to Lindsay, our Director of Communications, at LRichardson@downtownbillings.com.

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Each player is encouraged to keep track of their putting strokes on their player scorecard. Drop all completed scorecards in the scorecard box in the Hooligan’s Sports Bar entryway before 4:45pm on June 15, 2024  to be entered to win prizes.

THANK OUR SPONSORS: Support Those Who Support Us

Event Co Host, Montana Brewing Company and Hooligan's Sports Bar. Event sponsors include TDS Fiber, MariMint, AVA Law Group, and Wild Rose Action Center

  • Posted on: February 22, 2024

Fam at the YAM

FAM at the YAM is for everyone! Bring children, friends, and grandparents; all types of families are welcome. Create art together with a professional artist and learn about their process. It’s a great way to kick off your First Friday evening.

Ages: All ages welcome
When: First Fridays, 4 – 6 PM
Admission: Free
Reservations: Not Required

March 1 | Tons of Tintypes
Explore the photography of Will Wilson and learn more about traditional photographic processes.

April 5 | Roll and Draw
Roll and Draw to create characters like never before!

  • Posted on: February 12, 2024

Auditions for BRIGADOON at NOVA

Directed by Precious McKenzie, Brigadoon is a wistful musical classic about two American tourists who stumble upon a magical village in the Scottish Highlands. The village seems like a place that time forgot and the tourists learn that this place only appears in the mists once everyone hundred years.
Auditions are open for adults with a select number of roles for children available as well. Auditioners should prepare to sing a song from Brigadoon and one other piece of their choice. Come prepared to read from the script, and be prepared to dance. Scripts will be
available for check out at the NOVA Box Office.  Performances will be June 14, 15, 16 & 21, 22, 23.

  • Posted on: February 1, 2024

Cirque

Come, one! Come, all! Be ready to be dazzled by a jaw-dropping fusion of acrobats, aerial flyers, balancers, and contortionists as they bring the music of the symphony to life in unique and delightful ways. One act runs seamlessly into the next in an over-the-top collage of moods and genres that will leave you breathless.

  • Posted on: January 23, 2024

Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” at NOVA

One of the most loved comedies by Neil Simon.  Newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter are over the moon to begin their life together in their new apartment in Manhattan.  Paul is a straight-laced lawyer and Corie is a romantic free-spirit.  A wild night ensues as Corie attempts to set up her conservative, widowed mother with their eccentric bohemian neighbor.

  • Posted on: January 23, 2024