Experience The Vibrant Irish Culture At Butte's An Ri Ra Montana Festival

An exciting weekend of music, dance, genealogy, history and much more will be in Uptown Butte as the annual An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival will be taking place from Friday morning until early Sunday afternoon. The festival will be centered around the Original Mine Yard with a few events taking place in nearby buildings and venues. Here is a look at the schedule, events are subject to change.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH

10:00AM - Irish Fiddle Workshop with Diana Ladio of The Elders - Clark Chateau

10:00AM - Irish Genealogy Workshop - Butte Archives

12:30PM - Flag Raising Ceremony - Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse

1:00PM - Irish Lacemaking Workshop with Julie Crowley - Butte Archives

2:00PM - Dublin Gulch - Original Mine Yard

3:20PM - Tiernan Irish Dancers - Butte - Original Mine Yard

4:20PM - Trinity Irish Dancers - Original Mine Yard

5:20PM - The Spain Brothers - Original Mine Yard

6:50PM - The Elders - Original Mine Yard

8:10PM - Trinity Irish Dancers - Original Mine Yard

9:00PM - Altan - Original Mine Yard

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH

9:00AM - Road Bowling (registration at Original) - Original Mine Yard

10:00AM - Irish Language Workshop - Butte Archives

10:00AM - Speaker Series: Mary Sheehy Moe - "Magic of Butte" - Butte Brewing Company

11:00AM - Speaker Series: "Irish Who Call Butte Home" featuring Fr. Patrick Beretta, Celine Maloney and Irish Johnny, moderated by Lindsay Mulcahy - Butte Brewing Company

12:00PM - Montana Irish Dance (Carroll-Henderson School of Irish Dance - Missoula & Tiernan Irish Dancers - Helena) - Original Mine Yard

1:10PM - Dublin Gulch - Original Mine Yard

2:30PM - Trinity Irish Dancers - Original Mine Yard

3:10PM - Altan - Original Mine Yard

4:40PM - Tiernan Irish Dancers (Butte) - Original Mine Yard

5:30PM - Trinity Irish Dancers - Original Mine Yard

6:00PM - Irish Dance Workshop with Trinity Irish Dancers - St. Mary's Church

6:10PM - The Spain Brothers - Original Mine Yard

7:30PM - Trinity Irish Dancers - Original Mine Yard

8:20PM - The Elders - Original Mine Yard

9:50PM - The Scattering - Original Mine Yard

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH

12:30PM - Outdoor Catholic Mass - Original Mine Yard

2:00PM - Wolfe Tone Hurling Exhibition - Maroon Activities Center

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