The 42nd Annual Big Sky Autumn Art & Craft Show comes to the Helena Civic Center on Saturday, October 24, offering a free, full-day showcase of handmade work from artists, crafters, and small businesses from around the region. Admission is free.
Now in its fifth decade, the show has become one of Helena's reliable fall traditions, drawing vendors selling jewelry, pottery, textiles, and an assortment of handcrafted goods that don't turn up in your average retail store. For many Helena residents, it marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season — the kind of event where you pick up something you didn't know you needed and run into half the neighborhood doing the same.
The Helena Civic Center is located on Neill Avenue, a short walk from Last Chance Gulch. Organizers have not released vendor counts or specific hours in currently available materials, so shoppers should check with the event organizers for the full schedule before heading over on the 24th.