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Where's Waldo hiding in downtown Missoula?

The Missoula hunt for Waldo has returned to downtown Missoula for the twelfth straight year

The hunt for Waldo in downtown Missoula has returned for the twelfth straight year.

By: Zach Volheim

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MISSOULA — The Missoula hunt for Waldo has returned for the twelfth straight year.

You can shop around at the 25 participating downtown businesses and search for the classic character who will be hiding somewhere, just waiting to be found.

“Customers and tourists and Missoulians just love it because they get to wander around town. Sometimes they go into stores, they haven't been in, in a long time or ever” said Fact and Fiction Books owner Mara Panich.

Put on by Fact and Fiction Books locally, the event is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association as well as Candlewick Press — the publisher of the famous Where’s Waldo books.

Along with the hunt, participants can also fill out a passport of all the Waldos they’ve found and at the end of the month, they can turn it in to win prizes such as a Waldo sticker for finding 10. Or if you find 20, you will be entered to win a set of Waldo books.

Panich says local stores have loved the event as not only does it bring in more foot traffic and sales, but adds a bit of fun to the day-to-day.

“They get to look around, parents get to send their kids off to find Waldo while they get to shop in some of the stores. So it's really well received. Everybody loves Waldo” Panich told MTN.

If you would like to find some of the Waldos yourself, look for the large cut-out in a store’s window.

For people who don't want to wander around downtown too long looking for the stores, below is a full list.