Rendezvous Days returns to Eureka
Eureka Chamber of Commerce
and last updated 2021-04-23 18:05:42-04
EUREKA â After being bumped by the pandemic, one of the longest-running community festivals in Northwest Montana makes its return this weekend and Eureka community leaders are anxious and excited over the return of Rendezvous Days .
Business leaders like Blanche Flanagan say Rendezvous was already a big event when she moved to town more than 30-years ago, and it will be nice to have it back. At that time they were doing Rendezvous in February. And it s like I m not going out in the cold in February. But we moved it to April because nine times out of ten it s a lot nicer. And we just have a lot of fun.
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