Music

Coming to Butte over the weekend for St. Patrick's Day? Well, you are in for a good time as events and parties are going on all over the Mining City. Here are a few places and events you definitely need to check out while you're here.

With St. Patrick's Day falling on a Monday this year, many revelers and guests will be using a sick day and turning the annual celebration in the Mining City into a raucous three-day weekend. Many people from Butte included. While Butte loves to play host and nobody loves a good party like the Mining City, there are a few things you should keep in mind if you plan on tearing it up in Butte this St. Patrick's Day.

Since the 1980s, one of the most popular parts of St. Patrick's Day in Butte, Montana is the annual visit from the Pipe and Drum Corps of the Edmonton Police Service. Again, this year over the course of the weekend-long St. Patrick's Day celebration going on throughout Butte, you will have several opportunities to catch these incredible musicians (and amazing people) performing throughout the Mining City. Here is a look at this year's schedule:

The latest venture is not music, it is not real estate or business and it is not something that is for the faint of heart, either. Tim and Billy have something spicy brewing up and, as the kids say, it's the bomb dot com. Almost literally.

This Saturday you are invited to a Mardi Gras party of sorts. No, we're not asking you to go all the way to the French Quarter of New Orleans, just down to Stodden Park and the incredible Spirit of Columbia Gardens Carousel where you will find this year's annual fundraiser, "Mardi Gras Magic".

As the Royal Motel fell today to the hands of a local construction crew on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Elizabeth Warren,, the face of this particular stretch of Harrisonuth Avenue has changed just a little bit more. I'm talking about the stretch between Holmes Avenue, where Thrirftway and Silver Bow Pizza stand, south to Elizabeth Warren, site of today's demolition. Remember the businesses that used to stand on some of these spots? How many can you name?

If you have not yet had the chance to check out the renovations and improvements that have been done to the Butte Elks Lodge #240 on Galena Street, this Friday is a great chance, especially if you're the type of person who enjoys a good steak dinner.

Do you consider yourself a bit of a musical expert? Do you have a spouse or loved one who comes alive any time a popular music category comes up on Jeopardy? Then the Butte Country Club is the place you should be this Friday night to test your musical knowledge and raise funds for the Butte Education Foundation.

"A celebration of frosty fun and community cheer in the heart of Montana's most charming winter wonderland" is set to take place this weekend in the Smelter City as the 90th Winter Festival is set to get underway this Friday and run through Sunday. We had a chance to chat with Ruth Moen of the Anaconda Visitor's Center and she is excited about all of the events that will be taking place all across town.

The Mai Wah Society will once again host Butte America’s annual Chinese New Year Parade, which has been described as the shortest, loudest, and (sometimes) coldest parade in Montana. Celebrating the “Year of the Snake,” the parade will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025. It will start at the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse (155 West Granite) at 3:00 p.m.