What to do in Billings in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Feb 13

  Of Neon & Bones: New Acquisitions to the YAM Permanent Collection, from 2020 to Now

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 4

  In A Nutshell

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  Embedded in the Overlap

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until May 6

  Will James in Hollywood

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Feb 13

  Visions of America: The Spirit of Independence

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  James Florio: Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 9

  Star WallowingBull

  Yellowstone Art Museum · Downtown

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Dec 18

  Substratum — Emily Tiry

  Northcutt Steele Gallery (MSU Billings) · MSU Billings campus

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Literature

  6 PM

  Writers Group

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

• Music

  7 PM

  MSUB Jazz Combo & Commercial Concert

  Craft Local · Downtown

  • Music
  • Jazz

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Music

  3:10 PM

  Student Recital

  MSU Billings Department of Music (Cisel Recital Hall) · MSU Billings campus

  • Music
  • Recital

  Free

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

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Friday, December 4, 2026

• Cinema

  7 PM

  Hook

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

  $9 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Hook - 12/4/26 @ 7:00 pm

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  $8–$9 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Max Gomez

  Craft Local · Downtown

  • Music

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Styx

  First Interstate Arena at MetraPark · MetraPark

  • Music
  • Rock

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Music

  10 AM

  The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila

  Art House Cinema & Pub · Downtown

  • Music
  • Cinema
  • Opera

• Theatre

  2 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

• Cinema

  3 PM

  The Muppet Christmas Carol

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

• Music

  6 PM

  The Muppet Christmas Carol - 12/5/26 @ 6:00 pm

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  $1 Tickets ↗

• Music

  6:30 PM

  Emo Kids

  Pub Station · Downtown

  • Music
  • Emo

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Mark Mackay

  Craft Local · Downtown

  • Music

  $20 Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Literature

  12 PM

  Big Skies Speculative Fiction Book Club

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

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• Theatre

  2 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

• Cinema

  6 PM

  Little Women

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

  $9 Tickets ↗

• Music

  6 PM

  Little Women - 12/6/26 @ 6:00 pm

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  $8–$9 Tickets ↗

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Nuisance Bear - 12/7/26 @ 7:30 pm

  Art House Cinema & Pub · Downtown

  • Music

  $8–$9 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Writers Group

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Cinema

  7 PM

  The Princess Diaries

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  The Sweet Lillies

  Craft Local · Downtown

  • Music

  $10–$15 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Theatre

  7:30 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Theatre

  2 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Theatre

  2 PM

  Second Sunday Play Readings with YRT

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Theatre

• Theatre

  2 PM

  The Wizard of Oz

  Billings Studio Theatre

  • Theatre

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Monday, December 14, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 28

  Alumni Exhibition Part 1

  Northcutt Steele Gallery (MSU Billings) · MSU Billings campus

  • Visual arts

  Free

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Writers Group

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Cinema

  7 PM

  Jingle All the Way

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Music

  8 PM

  Chancey Williams @ The Pub Station Ballroom

  Chancey Williams

  Pub Station · Downtown

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Chancey Williams

  Pub Station · Downtown

  • Music
  • Country

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Music

  10 AM

  Holiday Playapalooza

  Western Heritage Center · Downtown

  • Music

• Music

  7 PM

  The Flinns w/Special Guests

  The Flinns

  Craft Local · Downtown

  • Music

  $15–$20 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Tchaikovsky No. 4

  Billings Symphony · Downtown

  • Music
  • Classical

  $10–$80

• Music

  9 PM

  Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - 12/19/26 @ 9:00 pm

  Art House Cinema & Pub · Downtown

  • Music

  $8–$9 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Writers Group

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

Wednesday, December 23, 2026

• Cinema

  8 PM

  Die Hard

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Cinema

  $9 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Die Hard - 12/23/26 @ 8:00 pm

  Babcock Theatre · Downtown

  • Music

  $8–$9 Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Cinema

  4 PM

  It's a Wonderful Life

  Art House Cinema & Pub · Downtown

  • Cinema

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

• Literature

  6 PM

  Writers Group

  This House of Books · Downtown

  • Literature

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