The City of Great Falls has engaged TheatreDNA and Assembly Arts to conduct a facility assessment and strategic business operations review of the Civic Center’s cultural event spaces. These facilities include the Mansfield Theater, the Convention Center, the Gibson Room, and other supporting spaces. The goals of the study are to refocus the mission and operations of these venues within the Civic Center, so they can serve the community to their highest and best purpose.
“This study represents an important opportunity for the City to better understand how the event spaces in our historic Civic Center can continue to serve the evolving needs of the community. We look forward to the study’s findings and to using those insights to strengthen the management, operations, and long-term sustainability of our event spaces.”
The complexity of managing the live event venues within the Civic Center has evolved over the past several decades, causing City leadership to commission a study to evaluate and recalibrate the Center’s future. The study team has already begun engaging the Great Falls community through stakeholder interviews with the Downtown Great Falls Association, Great Falls Montana Tourism Board, local arts and civic leaders, and other community organizations, along with venue tours and in-person community outreach at the Christmas Stroll and the Scheels Aim High Big Sky Aquatic and Recreation Center.
The next opportunity for community feedback will be through a short digital survey, which will focus on the residents’ experience with events held at the Civic Center as well as their entertainment and cultural preferences. The survey is online now at https://fpc-go.com/caf for residents to complete and will close on Sunday, February 1st.
The results of this study will aid city leadership in their decision-making for future investments in the Civic Center and related arts and culture partnerships, meetings, and tourism, events, and facility improvements. For more information about the study, residents are encouraged to contact the City of Great Falls at 406-455-8496.
Press release By City of Great Falls: January 16, 2026 – Great Falls, Mt
