School year dates, closures & events

Events calendar

Everything coming up at MCS: enrichment sessions, signature traditions, conferences, and closures. Staff keep this current from the school's Google Calendar, so it's always up to date.

Explore, Create, & Care

Oct 31 – Nov 6

A quiet week ahead. No events in the next 7 days.

Next up

Gather with our community

Upcoming event flyers

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October Spirit Week flyer from Missoula Community School, October 26 to 30. Monday, October 26: Cozy Bat Day, wear cozy dark clothing. Tuesday, October 27: Tie Dye Tuesday, wear your MCS shirt or your own tie dye masterpiece. Wednesday, October 28: Inside Out or Mismatch Day. Thursday, October 29: Costume Day, optional, but fun for our Trick or Can Food Drive pickup around our neighborhood. Friday, October 30: Pumpkin Patch Day, wear orange and black or flannel.

October Spirit Week

October 26 to 30

Our last full week of October is dressed up five days running. Each day brings its own theme, and learners are welcome to come in whatever fits.

  • Monday, October 26: Cozy Bat Day. Wear cozy dark clothing.
  • Tuesday, October 27: Tie Dye Tuesday. Wear your MCS shirt or your own tie dye masterpiece.
  • Wednesday, October 28: Inside Out or Mismatch Day.
  • Thursday, October 29: Costume Day. Optional, but fun for our Trick-or-Can Food Drive pickup around the neighborhood.
  • Friday, October 30: Pumpkin Patch Day. Wear orange and black or flannel.
Trick or Can Food Drive flyer: Missoula Community School learners are collecting food for the Missoula Food Bank this Halloween. Bring items to the school anytime between now and October 30. Most needed items include canned soup, canned protein, canned vegetables and fruit, condiments, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, pasta, cooking oils, hygienic products, baby food, and pet food.

Trick-or-Can Food Drive

Now through October 30

This Halloween, our learners are putting their care into action for our community by collecting food for the Missoula Food Bank. Please bring items to the school anytime between now and October 30. Thank you for helping our learners show what it means to care for our community.

Most needed items: canned soup, canned protein, canned vegetables and fruit, condiments, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, pasta, cooking oils, hygienic products, baby food, and pet food.

Encore for MCS flyer: Friday, November 6, 2026, 5–8 PM at Free Cycles. Five Valleys’ The Music Class from 5:15–5:45, Missoula Mixtape live music from 6–8, pizza, drinks, and learner artwork for sale. Suggested donation $5 per adult; children of all ages welcome.

Encore for MCS

November 6 · 5–8 PM · Free Cycles

An evening of music, pizza, and learner artwork benefiting MCS. Suggested donation: $5 per adult. Children of all ages are welcome.

  • 5:15–5:45: A pop-up Five Valleys' The Music Class, a preview of the classes young learners love, with instruments, singing, and dancing.
  • 6:00–8:00: Live music from Missoula Mixtape, rewinding hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
  • All evening: Pizza, drinks, and a gallery of original learner art on display and on sale. Every dollar raised goes toward bringing more of The Music Class to our school.
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Flyer art, “Brown,” by Cache Riley, age 2

Plan ahead with us

2026-2027 school year calendar

The whole year on one page: first and last days, no-school days, community events, safety drills, and our Bug Circle and Music Class enrichment days. Dates can shift a little as the year unfolds, so check the live calendar above for the latest.

Missoula Community School 2026-2027 school year calendar poster. Monthly grids from August 2026 through July 2027 mark the first and last days of school, no-school days, community events, safety drills, and no-after-care days, with a dated list of the year's events, including Family Orientation on August 20, the first day of school on August 26, Pizza Day on September 24, Pumpkin Palooza on October 23, Unbox Imagination on November 18, Holidays on Higgins on December 5, Cookie Day on December 17, the Superhero Showcase on February 18, Trashion Fashion on April 22, Exhibition Night on June 4, and the last day of school on June 11.
Download the calendar

Prints nicely at 4.21 x 5.47 inches, the size of our printed pocket calendar.