2026 Event Schedule
A whole week of homecoming, community and harvest fun, wrapping up with festival day and the street dance in downtown Chester. The 2027 schedule will be posted here in June 2027. We anticipate hosting the same events and competitions! Please contact us if you would like to add a competition or activity.
Monday
Sept 14- CJI HS Powder Puff FootballCJI Football Field
Tuesday
Sept 15- CJI HS Macho Volleyball GameCJI School Gym
Thursday
Sept 17- CJI JH Volleyball Homecoming Game vs. Power-Dutton-Brady
- Grand Bar & Kitchen Open
- Trivia Night hosted by Shalon NorickGrand Bar
- CJI HS Varsity Volleyball Homecoming Game vs. Power-Dutton-Brady
Friday
Sept 18- CJI Homecoming Parade
- CJI School Tours & Back to School BBQCJI Schools
- Music Booster Taco Potato Dinner FundraiserDowntown by Tip Top Lounge
- Cribbage Tournament Registration1st St. Mercantile
- Cribbage Tourney hosted by Shea Kumawea-Norick1st St. Mercantile
- CJI JH Football Homecoming Game vs. Power-Dutton-Brady
- Festival Pre Party — bar hosted by Beaver Creek Golf CourseTip Top Lounge
- CJI HS Varsity Football Homecoming Game vs. Power-Dutton-Brady
- Song Swap featuring Kalyn Beasley & Raina Wallace1st St. Mercantile
- Music featuring The Moondocks (Butte, MT)Tip Top Lounge
Saturday
Sept 19 · Festival Day- Flag Football GameCJI Football Field
- Hi-Line Perk — coffee & breakfast burritosDowntown
- Open House with fresh pressed juiceLift Wellness Studios, 111 2nd St E
- Liberty County Museum Open
- Liberty & Toole County Montana Farmers Union Meeting1st St. Mercantile
- Festival Begins! All business, craft, food & beverage vendors open
- Pie & Cheesecake Submissions Due (Juniors & Adults)Tip Top Lounge
- Bed Races & Calcutta — hosted by Treasure State Meats & Montana Roots AccountingLiberty Co. Library
- NorthWestern Energy Bucket Truck Rides
- Bake Off JudgingTip Top Lounge
- Ski Races hosted by Fritz Auction & Kids Trike RacesLiberty Co. Library
- Corn Hole Tourney RegistrationLiberty Co. Library
- Corn Hole Tourney hosted by Jordan OrawLiberty Co. Library
- Meat Smoking Judging — Treasure State Meats, Tip Top Lounge, Terra Firma Organics1st St. Mercantile
- Farm to Table Community Dinner Fundraiser by Montana Farmers Union — free / at-will donationTip Top Lounge
Saturday night downtown
Street Dance!
- 2:30–3:30 PMOpen Mic — sign up at the stage
- 4:00 PMWylie & the Wild West (Conrad, MT)
- 5:00 PMDance Competition hosted by Savannah Riggin
- 6:00 PMThe Braun Brothers (of Reckless Kelly & Micky & the Motorcars)
- 7:30 PMLive Auction — proceeds support the festival
- 9:00 PMChasen Wayne & the Honky Tonk Machine (Austin, TX)
All day Saturday
- ★ Live Painter — Rebecca Manska
- ★ Kids Pumpkin Decorating — Liberty County Conservation District
- ★ Kids Movies at Duchscher Kapperud Insurance (1st & Adams Ave)
- ★ Dunk Tank — Youth Sports League
- ★ Snow Cones Fundraiser for CJI's 6th Grade Class
- ★ Hay Rides & Caramel Apples — Vintage Floral
- ★ Build Your Own Bouquet, Candle Making & Kids' Activities at The Front Porch
- ★ Custom festival merch at Farmhouse Rags
Downtown businesses open
- Farmhouse Rags
- Duchscher Kapperud Insurance
- The Front Porch
- Vintage Floral
- Lift Wellness Studios
- J & M Beauty Bar
- Liberty County Chamber of Commerce
- 1st St. Mercantile
- Hawk's Nest
- Altana Bank
- Grand Bar
Festival vendors
- Montana Farmers Union
- Logan Health – Chester
- Roosevelt Service Inc
- Backroad Realty
- Part Time Cowboy
- Farmgirl Creations
- Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
- Montana Scents
- Shooting Star Saddlery
- Woodnutz
- West Winds Jewelry
- Needle and Axe
- Brush & Timber Creations
- Liberty County Conservation District
- Norika Furs
- KH Lentils
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- RebaRose
- Class of 2000
- Just Us Girls
Food vendors
- CJI Hawk Football Team Burgers
- Dale's Dogs
- LH Legacy Grill
- Hi-Line Perk
- Sweetgrass Breads and Sweets
- The Baking Room
- Farm to Table Community Dinner Fundraiser