Frontier Days kicks off Friday

It’s once again time for Frontier Days in Whitehall.

The popular annual event will take place Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30.

The event will kick off Friday at 11 a.m. with the annual Rocky Mountain Bank customer appreciation barbecue, and will conclude with the Street Dance Saturday at 9 p.m.

Whitehall Chamber Executive Coordinator Casey Chase said people look forward to the event all summer and it’s a historic way for people to get together, visit, and have a great time.

Chase said the Chamber puts in a lot of work for the event and it is great for local businesses, with some of them having their busiest weekends of the year.

The two days will be packed full of action with popular events like the World Class Bucking Horse Association Futurity, Stick Horse Horse Rodeo, Parade, Bill Baycroft Memorial Rod Run and Museum Gab Fest.

This year will also include two new events with a baseball camp and dodgeball tournament set for Saturday.

A schedule of events follows:

Friday, July 29

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Rocky Mountain Bank’s customer appreciation barbecue on the bank’s lawn.

12 to 6 p.m. - Jefferson Valley Fine Arts Show

2 p.m. & 3 p.m. – Historic Tours. (Starts at Museum)

4 p.m. - Stick Horse Rodeo

5:30 to 7 p.m. - Karaoke Show @ Legion Park

5:30 to 9 p.m. - Beer Garden @ GSM Pavilion

6 p.m. – Class of 1956 Dinner @ Senior Center

7-9 p.m. — Live Music on Legion

Saturday, July 30

6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Fire Department Pancake Breakfast

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Craft vendors in Legion Park.

12 p.m. to 3 p.m. - 2016 Bill Baycroft Memorial Rod Run (Registration at 9 a.m.)

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Barrel Races @ Rodeo Grounds

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Jefferson Valley Fine Arts Show

11 a.m. “Spirit of Montana” Parade

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Live Music on Legion

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Beer Garden @ GSM Pavilion

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Bar Crawl

12 p.m. - Chamber BBQ

12 to 3 p.m. - Baseball Day Camp

12 to 4 p.m. - Kid’s Activities @ Legion Park

12 to 4 p.m. - Museum “Gab Fest”

1 p.m. - Kid’s Tractor Pull

2 to 4 p.m. - Touch a Truck

2 to 4 p.m. - Historic Tours

3 to 5 p.m. - Dodge Ball Tournament

5 p.m. - Class of 1966 Dinner @ Community Center

7 p.m. - World Class Bucking Horse Association Futurity

9 p.m. - Street Dance sponsored by Whitehall KFC/A&W and Generations Salon. The band at the 2016 event is King Friday.