Rhythm & Roam: Presented by Hamilton Downtown Association & Foundation
A Downtown Hamilton Celebration
A full day of live music, local shopping, delicious food, and family fun!
JuNE 28, 2025 10:00AM-10:00PM
Join us for the first annual Rhythm & Roam Festival, a free community event celebrating Main Street, local businesses, and the Hamilton Downtown Association & Foundation. Enjoy live music throughout the day, shop from local vendors, and indulge in great food—all while soaking up the summer vibes!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Free, all-day event
Live music & entertainment
Shopping from local vendors
Delicious food trucks
Family-friendly activities
event schedule
10 AM
Street vendors & local shopping open
Kick off the day exploring a variety of local vendors offering crafts, artisanal goods, and tasty treats. Support local shops while discovering unique treasures.
11 am
Wiener Dog Races | Big Wheels Races |
Chalk Art Winners Announced
Join us at the Weiner Dog Stage on 4th Street to hear the Chalk Art winners announced. Then, cheer on our adorable competitors in a race full of fun and laughter!
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Sign up for the Kid’s Big Wheels Race the morning of
12 – 5 pm
Daytime Music and Entertainment
Enjoy a dynamic lineup of live music and performances throughout the afternoon.
Alcohol sales begins @ 4 PM at Bell McCall Company
12:50 PM: Ad Hoc Brass Band marches from Farmer’s Market
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Ad Hoc Brass Band
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Big Sky Mudflaps
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM: *surprise*
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM: Groovz Dance Studio
5 pm
Kids Rave
Kids take center stage with Shane Coachanine at the Main Stage on 3rd Street with a dedicated rave featuring upbeat tunes, and a safe, fun environment.
6 – 10 pm
Main Stage Bands
Wrap up the day with live performances from local favorites Shakewell and The Dead & Down.
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Blue Point
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: The Dead and Down
8:30 PM: 50/50 Raffle Ticket Drawing
8:45 PM – 10:00 PM: Shakewell
KIDS CORNER
Tiny Traders Market
11am-5pm
Click here for Tiny Traders website
Allotted 2 hours | 11am-1pm | 1pm-3pm | 3pm-5pm
Each kid will have a 10×10 area and will be able to stay the entire time or choose a time slot
Kids Karaoke (by Mimi)
Karaoke is 3-3:45 PM
Bitterroot Bouncers
10am-9pm
Bounce House & Rockwall
Face Painting by Maurina
10am-9pm
FEATURED MUSIC
Shakewell
Shakewell is a seven-piece musical brotherhood of lifelong friends and collaborators, all hailing from Western Montana. With a shared love for groove and songwriting, each member draws upon their experience to conceive an original breed of funk, jazz, soul, and rock n’ roll.
Fresh off the release of their performance on the season premiere of 11th & Grant with Eric Funk on Montana PBS, Shakewell is proudly putting out some of their best material yet. The program features songs from their most recent album, “3peat”. Recorded at Iron Wax studios under the sage guidance of funk icon, Al Evans, Shakewell aims to blend his seasoned style with their own brand of fast, heavy, and animated funk and soul.
Collectively, they have shared the stage with acts such as Lake Street Dive, Fitz and the Tantrums, Snarky Puppy, Galactic, The New Mastersounds, Thievery Corporation, Orgone, Dumstaphunk, The Wailers, and more. Shakewell is on a mission to leave no dancefloor unshaken.
The Dead & Down
The Dead & Down are an exploratory roots-rock band inspired as much by the vast landscapes and dramatic mountain ranges of their Montana home as they are by the myriad musical influences that weave through their sound.
Based around the introspective songwriting and dusty vocals of frontman Taylor Burlage, the band navigates sonic trails between rust-flecked alt country and swampy rock ‘n’ roll, with detours through psychedelia and genre-bending experimentation.
They have opened for the likes of Paul Cauthen, Futurebirds, and the Last Revel and have hit the stage at Under the Big Sky Music Festival, Red Ants Pants Music Festival and more. Their recently released sophomore album, No Broken Bones, displays the sound of a band hungry to find out what lies beyond the next ridge and only just beginning their journey.
want to be PART OF THE CELEBRATION?
Support Hamilton’s vibrant downtown and the first annual Rhythm & Roam Festival!
