Zootown Music Festival Sets 2027 Return, Opens First Cast Presale
The second annual Zootown Music Festival was a resounding success setting its 2027 return and has opened first cats presale ticket sales.
Performances by The Lumineers, The Chicks and more than 20 other acts echoed across the mountainsides as fans of all ages came together to celebrate the transformative power of live music. While this year’s festival is now in the rearview mirror, Zootown Music Festival is already looking ahead to next summer.
The 2027 edition of Zootown Music Festival is scheduled for June 18-19, 2027. A First Cast presale launches today, June 25, at 10 a.m. MT at ZootownFestival.com, offering a limited number of two-day general admission tickets at the lowest available price while supplies last.
The third annual Zootown Music Festival will once again take place in June, helping kick off Missoula’s summer season. The festival will continue its mission of creating a world-class music experience for local fans and visitors while investing in and supporting the region it calls home.
In 2026, Zootown partnered with Five Valleys Land Trust to support the nonprofit’s conservation efforts, including the Mount Dean Stone project, which is visible from the festival grounds. The initiative seeks to strengthen the Missoula community’s connection to the landscape, improve forest health, reduce wildfire risk on the edge of town and protect future access to the lands that help define the region’s quality of life.
Five dollars from every official lineup poster sold was donated to Five Valleys Land Trust. The festival also partnered with Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers on a special sweepstakes that raised additional funds for the organization.
Zootown Festival will continue serving as an economic driver for the region, providing a meaningful boost to local businesses, including the outdoor recreation and outfitter economy. Through the festival’s partnership with Guide Time, hundreds of guided hikes, fly-fishing excursions, whitewater rafting trips, Clark Fork River floats and other outdoor experiences were booked around the 2026 festival.
While most ticket buyers came from within Montana, music fans traveled to Missoula from across the country, with attendees representing all 50 states.
According to a study by Zenith Economics, the 2025 edition of Zootown Festival generated $9.1 million in net new economic activity in Missoula County, more than $400,000 in net tax revenue for state and local governments and $3.3 million in new labor income for workers throughout the region. The festival also supported the equivalent of 67 full-time annual jobs across Missoula County.
With attendance increasing at the recently completed 2026 festival, those economic impacts are expected to grow in the years ahead.
Zootown Festival also extends its gratitude to its 2026 sponsors: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Montucky Cold Snacks, White Claw Hard Seltzer, Bonanza Wines, Dry Fly Distilling, Kona Big Wave, Kodiak, High West, Dos Hombres, Fly MSO, Montana River Guides, Western Montana’s Glacier Country and Sun Cruiser.
Visit ZootownFestival.com for First Cast presale details.