PaddleHeads Set For Bigger and Better Fourth of July Weekend Events
Professional Patriotic 3D Drone Show on July 3rd and Community Fireworks Show on July 4th
Missoula, MT – The Missoula PaddleHeads, in collaboration with the City of Missoula Mayor's Office,
has announced a new weekend lineup of promotions for the July 3rd and 4th Community Celebration after
the City Council decision on Monday night. The new lineup is even bigger and better than the original
with the addition of a professional patriotic 3D drone show on Friday, July 3rd after the PaddleHeads
game and the preservation of a community fireworks show following the PaddleHeads game on
Saturday, July 4th.
The originally planned, Stars and Stripes and Summer Nights, July 3rd FREE community celebration in
Silver Park to be hosted by the Missoula PaddleHeads will go on as planned. The free community event
will bring families, friends and neighbors together for an evening of live music, food trucks, family
activities, booths, a beer garden and the patriotic drone show following the Missoula PaddleHeads game
next door. A local band, Big Sky Mudflaps, will be performing throughout the event in Silver Park.
"The Show will go on," PaddleHeads President Matt Ellis said. "After the City Council's decision not to
allow fireworks on two adjacent nights, we rolled up our sleeves and worked with the Mayor's Office on
an alternative. We found a solution to deliver two great nights of community entertainment celebrating
America's 250th. We are thankful to Big Sky Droneworks for working with us on such short notice and
helping us find a solution. Our July 3rd and 4th celebrations will be a communitywide celebration designed
to celebrate July 4th weekend safely and discourage illegal fireworks use in our neighborhoods."
The events over the weekend are sponsored by Missoula Motor Company, Town Pump, Paradise Falls,
and the City of Missoula. Big Sky Droneworks and Big Sky Fireworks, both Montana companies, will be
producing the aerial entertainment over the weekend.
Here is a detailed listing of the events July 3rd and July 4th :
PaddleHeads Baseball Games – Ogren Park Allegiance Field
Friday, July 3rd – Missoula PaddleHeads vs. Idaho Fall Chukars- First Pitch 6:35p; Gates 5:30p
• Patriotic Drone Show after game – Expected flight start 10:15p-10:30p
• Tickets available at www.gopaddleheads.com
Saturday, July 4th – Missoula PaddleHeads vs. Idaho Fall Chukars – First Pitch 6:35p; Gates 5:30p
• Community Fireworks Celebration after game – Show starts at 10:30p
• Tickets available at www.gopaddleheads.com
Contact: Matt Ellis, President. | 406.543.3300 | mellis@gopaddleheads.com
Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights Event Details
When: Friday, July 3, 2026, 5-9 p.m.
What: Live Music w/ the Big Sky Mudflaps, Food Trucks, Family Activities, Beer Garden, Drone Show
Viewing from Park
Where: Silver Park, Missoula
Cost: Free to attend
Hosted by: Missoula PaddleHeads
Sponsored by: Missoula Motor Company, Town Pump, Paradise Falls, and the City of Missoula
More Information can be found at https://www.gopaddleheads.com/landing/July_3rd/July_3rd
