An Ri Ra Irish Festival this Weekend in Uptown Butte
Another fun and festive An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival is upon us, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 14th through the 16th. The An Ri Ra Festival is three days of Irish music culture and heritage and has become one of the summer's most looked-forward-to events. Festivities will take place primarily at the Original Mine Yard but some events will be happening at other Uptown locations. as noted. Here is a look at the master schedule, subject to change.
FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH
- 10AM - 6PM - Sean McKernan Photographic Display: "The Troubles" at the Copper Bowl in the Finlen Hotel.
- 12PM - Flag Raising Ceremony at the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse
- 2PM - 3PM - Dublin Gulch
- 3:30PM - 4:30PM - Murphy & Manusco
- 4:50PM - 5:30PM - Tiernan Irish Dancers of Butte
- 6PM - 7PM - Socks in the Frying Pan
- 7:30PM - 8:30PM - The Byrne Brothers
- 9PM - 10PM - The Prodigals
SATURDAY AUGUST 15
- 10AM - 6PM - Sean McKernan Photographic Display: "The Troubles" at the Copper Bowl in the Finlen Hotel.
- 10AM - Irish Language Workshop at Butte Archives
- 10AM - Speaker: Professor James Walsh - The Story of the Leadville Irish Memorial at Butte Brewing
- 10:30AM - Irish Road Bowling - Anselmo Mine Yard on Excelsior Ave.
- 11AM - Speaker: Tommy Byrne - Story of his great-grandfather, Thomas Traynor and the1916 Easter Rising at Butte Brewing
- 12PM - 1PM - Montana Irish Dance - Carroll-Henderson of Missoula and the Tiernan Irish Dancers from Helena
- 1:20PM - 2:20PM - Dublin Gulch
- 2:40PM - 3:20PM - Tiernan Irish Dancers of Butte
- 3:40PM - 4:40PM - The Prodigals
- 5:10PM - 6:10PM - Socks in the Frying Pan
- 8:20PM - 9:20PM - The Byrne Brothers
- 9:20PM - 9:40PM - Raffle Drawings
- 9:40PM - 10PM - Mining City Send-Off
SUNDAY,AUGUST 16
- 12:30PM - Outdoor Catholic Mass
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