GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A couple seasonal favorites in Great Falls are set to wind down, marking the start of fall this September.
Ryan Island is scheduled to close for the season after Labor Day. The island is reached by a short suspension bridge and will offer a close-up view of the Great Falls.
The island offers visitors historical information about the Corps of Discovery and the history of hydroelectric power. You will still be able to see the Great Falls year-round, but island access is limited to the period from Mother’s Day to Labor Day.
The Great Falls Farmer’s Market will also be entering its final month of the 2026 season. The market will continue through the last Saturday in September and will wrap up on September 26.
Vendors fill both sides of the Great Falls Civic Center and extend into the street. Shoppers will be able to find homemade goods, crafts, art and other items.
Market hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Another event on the calendar will be the 15th annual Arts on Fire at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. It will be scheduled for Saturday, September 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The free event will include food trucks, music and dance performances, artist demonstrations, an artist vendor market, museum exhibitions, pottery demonstrations and the woodcarver’s guild.
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