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Military Appreciation Days
The Downtown Chicks, a
committee of the Downtown
Great Falls Association, in
recognition of Armed Forces
Day and Veteran's Day, host
Military Appreciation Days in
downtown Great Falls in May
and November. Active duty,
retired military, veterans, guard
members and their family
members, are encouraged
to look for the flyer posted in
windows throughout stores
and restaurants downtown
indicating that business
is offering a discount. The
event typically runs Thursday
- Saturday the week of the
designated holiday.
Ladies' Night Out
Grab your best girlfriends
and head downtown for
an evening of sales, sips,
shopping, and a whole lot of
fun on the Thursday before
Thanksgiving! Ladies' Night
Out in downtown Great Falls
is the best shopping event of
the season, get some holiday
shopping done, find a gift for
yourself and have a relaxing
evening with your gals. Grab
a brochure from participating
locations and map out your
night, hit the best sales and
find exactly what you have
been looking for at one of the
unique shops in downtown!
Parade of Lights
To kick off the holiday season,
Santa lights the Christmas
Tree in front of the Civic
Center at the Parade of Lights,
always held the Saturday after
Thanksgiving. Enjoy musical
floats, marching units, and
lots of candy canes during the
Parade of Lights.
Shop Small Saturday/Small
Business Saturday
Always hosted the Saturday
following Thanksgiving, this
event promotes all local
business in Great Falls,
bringing awareness of
"shopping small" during the
holidays, and all year long.
December
Christmas Stroll
Food vendors, shopping,
strolling and plenty of family
friendly activities all along
Central Avenue. Purchase a
Christmas Stroll Button for a
chance to win amazing prizes
from our local restaurants and
retailers. Great Falls Polar
Plunge, organized by the
Montana Law Enforcement
Torch Run, usually happens
at the Christmas Stroll.
Plungers collect at least $100
in pledges for the privilege of
jumping into chest-high cold
water in an outdoor pool.
For additional listing of
events, please check out:
Great Falls Montana
Tourism's "The Eventory" at
liveingreatfalls.com/play/the-
eventory/
GreatFallsEvents.net
greatfallsevents.net
The Newberry
thenewberrymt.com
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Great Falls, MT 59405
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