Photos from the Western Montana Fair and Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. 

Friday Rodeo 1

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Fair 1

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 2

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 2

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 3

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 3

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 4

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 4

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 5

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 5

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 6

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 6

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 7

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 8

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 9

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 10

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 7

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Fair

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Fair 11

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Fair 12

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Fair 13

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 8

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 9

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 10

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON,Missoulian
Friday Rodeo 11

Scenes from the Missoula Stampede Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian
Friday Fair 14

Scenes from the Western Montana Fair on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Missoula County Fairgrounds.

SHANNA MADISON, Missoulian

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Western Montana Fair: Food sales top $1M, ticket scammers, music locale experiment done
Western Montana Fair: Food sales top $1M, ticket scammers, music locale experiment done

People need to be wary of ticket scammers for the fair in the future and the live music will be moved back to where it was last year. But overall, it was a success.

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