Big Sky Blog

On Sunday, September 2, the small community of Reed Point will host the annual festival known as the “Running Of The Sheep!”

The Reed Point Community Club’s annual ‘Great Montana Sheep Drive’ features hundreds of sturdy Montana bred woolies charging down the six blocks of the main street in an event some say is matched only by the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. The event also has a parade including the Shriner’s Band, floats, antique cars, covered wagons, horse groups and more. First, Second and Third place prizes are always awarded to parade entrants. Our parade has been written up as ‘The World’s Largest Small Town Parade.’ Let us not forget, during the day there are over 70 vendors lining the main street and a special area of Children’s Rides and Petting Zoo. To end the fun filled day, don’t miss the evening ‘Street Dance’ with live music.

The annual event was originally conducted in 1989 as an homage/parody of the Great Montana Centennial Cattle Drive (celebrating 100 years of statehood), and has continued in fluffy form ever since then.