Independence Day crowds are expected to celebrate America's birthday with parades, pipers and ice cream socials on Monday.

In Kalispell, the Conrad Mansion Museum hopes folks will come out to an ice cream social from 11 a.m. -2 p.m.

This is open to everyone with free ice cream donated by the Kalispell Kreamery.

Lemonade will also be served, and visitors can take a self-guided tour of the mansion.

In Butte, the Big Bang Celebration continues, wth the Fourth of July parade.

Today's festivities start at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center on Harrison Ave. and go all the way to Elizabeth Warren.

After an absence of nearly three years, the Pipes and Drums Band of the Edmonton Police Service is in town, and will appear in the parade.

Its music has been helping Butte celebrate its Celtic heritage for nearly 40 years.

Tributes to Evel Knievel are always a hit at that dare devil's hometown, too.

Polson invites everybody out to continue the festivities along the shores of Flathead Lake.

The Chamber of Commerce has invited everyone downtown for Polson's annual parade, that gets underway at noon today.

In Ennis, the 86th annual parade will take over Main Street at 10 a.m.

Stands are at the Red Bear Inn, above the old bank, and across from the Gravel Bar.

Beforehand, the Ennis Rural Fire Department invites the public to an open house starting at 7 a.m.

Then, the Ennis Rodeo continues at 7 p.m.

At the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, the 46th annual celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

After a smaller event last year, organizers are bringing this old-fashioned, family event back full force, with live music, games, art and craft vendors, miniature ponies, wagon rides and more.