The museum had roughly 29,000 visitors in 2010. Since 1977, PGSMA has hosted a mid-November event known as Christmas Collection. The three-day event features arts and crafts from local artists, each of whom must apply to be in the show. According to museum officials, it is the largest arts and crafts show in the city. Tickets ($25 in 2011) are required in order to gain access to the show. Items range in price from $1 to $1,000, and the event raises $20,000 to $40,000 a year for the museum.Lashway, Zachery. "Christmas Collection Unveiled at Paris Gibson Square Museum." KRTV.com. November 9, 2011. Accessed 2013-01-09. Beginning in 1998, the museum also began hosting an annual art auction and benefit dinner each February."Tickets Still Available for the 14th Annual Art Auction and Benefit Dinner for Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art." Great Falls Tribune. January 28, 2011.
