‘Recovery Carnival’ celebrates sobriety journeys in Billings [Video]

BILLINGS — Tumbleweed hosted their second annual ‘Spooky Recovery Carnival’ on Friday to celebrate sobriety journeys and highlight inspiring stories of recovery.

September is National Recovery Month, and the carnival hopes to help those who are struggling with addictions.

“We are helping to reduce the stigma and really focusing on building those connections and building those relationships and showing people that recovery can be fun,” said event organizer and STEP executive director Tara Williamson.

The event featured booths from various support resources, such as Alternatives and The Family Tree Center. Attendees enjoyed activities such as rock climbing, ax throwing, and a ‘dunk a parole officer’ dunk tank. Many of the organizers are in recovery themselves. Williamson has been in recovery for over 25 years and deeply understands the challenges faced by those with addictions.

“We want to talk about recovery. We want to celebrate it out loud. Oftentimes, recovery is kept in the …