Heritage Days this weekend in Columbia Falls
Don Bennett walks through the Heritage Days Parade in this file photo.
Heritage Days is coming up next week in Columbia Falls, and there will be a host of community events.
The annual celebration features a host of class reunions, a car show, concerts, a rodeo, O-Mok-See, a parade and a golf tournament just to name a few. This year’s theme for the parade is “The Best Of Times.”
Here’s the complete lineup of sanctioned events:
Wednesday, July 24
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. – 15th Annual Car Show at Marantette Park sponsored by the American Legion.
Thursday, July 25
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Columbia Falls Community Market at 165 Veterans Drive.
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Lion’s Club Concert - Flathead Valley Community Band at Marantette Park.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free open swim at Pinewood Park. Adults and kids up to age 12; 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. adults and kids 13 and over.
7 p.m. Rodeo at the Blue Moon.
Friday, July 26
9 a.m. until... Coffee with Columbia Falls Historical Society at the Museum off Nucleus Avenue.
5:30 p.m. -til Wildcat Athletic Endowment Fun auction and fundraiser at Marantette Park. Featuring a barbecue and live and silent auction.
Saturday, July 27
7 a.m. - Firemen’s Breakfast at Don Anderson Fire Hall, 624 1st Ave. West.
8 a.m. Annual Boogie to the Bank 5K and 10K races.
9 a.m. to noon Pickleball at Columbus Park
10 a.m. to noon Ice cream social at North Valley Senior Center with High Stepper Dancers at 11 a.m.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nervous Novice O-Mok-See, at Rocky Mountain Saddle Club, Highway 2.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors at Marantette Park.
10:30 a.m. Hugs rock painting at the Hub
4:30 p.m. Cornhole Tourney at Marantette Park. Sign up onsite.
Noon – Parade down Nucleus Avenue. Participants should line up at 11 a.m.
Sunday, July 28
7 a.m. Wildcat Athletic Endowment Golf Tournament at Glacier View Golf Course in West Glacier.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Farmer’s Market on Nucleus Avenue.
10 a.m. O-Mok-See continues.
For more information or sign up for any of these events, visit the official Heritage Days website at: https://cfallsheritagedays.com/