A new multiplex was built in spring 1999. You can dine at any hour in Billings or order from home for pickup or delivery. The city has award-winning restaurants featuring Western beef, elegant pork and lamb entrees, native trout or Pacific seafood, chicken, vegetarian dishes, pizza and more. Cuisines range from Greek, Mexican and Italian to Thai, Chinese, Japanese and European. Families will find many eateries with children's and senior-citizen menus.
Some restaurants cater specially to families, with entertainment areas for children.
Some businesses have cabaret licenses, beer and wine licenses or full liquor licenses and serve such beverages. MetraPark is a multi-use public facility that hosts concerts, consumer and trade shows, rodeos, motor sports, hockey games, ice shows, circuses, family shows and horse racing. Among the highlights are the Northern International Livestock Exposition and Rodeo, Festival of Trees, Billings Bulls hockey, Chase Hawks Memorial Rough Stock Rodeo, Northern Rodeo Association Finals, Montana Agri Trade Exposition and the Montana Outdoor Recreation Exposition. Montana's largest event MontanaFair, takes place the second full week in August. In 1999, it will be held Aug. 14-21.