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Musical entertainment will perform both days and feature local and national artists.&#xD;
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The festival will have many of its annual features, like the Family Fun Festival in Caras Park, the juried art show, a 4-mile run, and food courts and street bars. The festival is produced by the Downtown Missoula Partnership, and is held at the end of August as a way to welcome back University of Montana students.&#xD;
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Line Up:&#xD;
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-Friday, Aug. 24-&#xD;
Missoula-area kid bands, 12:30-2 p.m.&#xD;
Good Old Fashioned, 2:30-4 p.m.&#xD;
Laney Lou &amp; the Bird Dogs, 4:30-6 p.m.&#xD;
Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas, 6:30-8 p.m.&#xD;
New Orleans Suspects, 8:30-10:30 p.m.&#xD;
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-Saturday, Aug. 25-&#xD;
The Salamanders, 12:30-2 p.m.&#xD;
Rapidgrass, 2:30-4 p.m.&#xD;
John Stickley Trio, 4:30-6 p.m.&#xD;
Billy Strings, 6:30-8 p.m.&#xD;
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