An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival

08/18/2024

Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and supported our efforts!

08/15/2024

The An Ri Ra Committee would like to thank Irish Johnny, a gentleman who called regarding Johnny’s post, and the Butte Police Department for their excellent work! The stolen golf cart has been recovered, and we thank everyone for the shares and awareness. Luck of the Irish with this one ☘️

08/14/2024

No good deed goes unpunished. The festival committee is all-volunteer and works year round to bring this event to Butte. If anyone has any information, we would really appreciate it.

08/14/2024

Please help us find this golf cart!

08/12/2024

By popular demand, our series was recorded this year!
Thank you all to those who came, and a big thank you to our speakers!! ☘️

The 2024 An Ri Ra Speaker Series features a panel of Irish who now call Butte their home. Listen to the panel of speakers featuring Father Patrick Beretta, D...

08/12/2024

The An Ri Ra Committee wants to extend a huge shout out to all of the performers, committee members, volunteers, sponsors, spectators, and friends of the festival. It was another challenging year with weather but the event was a great success.

Everyone was so cordial, supportive, and generous and really made the event pleasant. We are so thankful to our performers who are such consummate professionals and were so easy to work with the entire weekend. We cherish your talent and your friendship! We will be back next year ☘️

08/10/2024

08/10/2024

We are live and onstage now and having a great night! Thanks to everyone for sticking it out from our volunteers, vendors, family, friends, and all of our amazing acts! Come on up and send it out with us!

08/10/2024

The show must go on! We are a seasoned crew to deal with an occasional rain delay. Come on up today and enjoy yourself! Apron Lady Mary McMahon is holding back the current weather ☘️

08/10/2024

Packed house for the Speaker Series!
A wonderful way to kick off our second day! ☘️

08/10/2024

The Elders!

08/09/2024

What makes An Ri Ra different than any other festival? The people. This was the dedication of the one and only Lori Maloney’s plaque at the KC to kick off the 20th Anniversary of An Ri Ra in Historic Uptown Butte. ❤️☘️

08/08/2024

The An Ri Ra Speakers Series is excited to welcome John Conlan this Saturday, August 10th to speak on Irish history in Butte at 10:00a.m. at the Butte Brewing Company. Do to unforeen circumstances, unfortunately, Mary Sheehy Moe had to cancel her speaking engagement, but John has graciously offered to step in. John, has dual Irish/United States citizenship, is a retired Montana educator and past recipient of the BSB Public Archives’ Carrie Johnson Stipend, where he researched the Robert Emmet Literary Association. John is also a radio DJ and host of a Celtic music program, "The Rocky Road to Dublin," that airs weekly on Butte Community Radio Station, KBMF 102.5 FM, as well as a history series, "The Harp Without the Crown." We look forward to John’s presentation!
We hope to see you there ☘️

The An Ri Ra Speaker Series is one of the true highlights of the festival each year. The series really is second to none with unique and intimate interactions with the speakers and audience. You can check out all of the amazing offerings for the series on our website or the schedule posted here on Facebook!

08/08/2024

Come to O’Donnell’s when you’re here for the world-class An Ri Ra and get your very own An Ri Ra pint!

08/07/2024

This weekend! Come see for yourself why this is the best Irish celebration in the Western United States! Full schedule online and here on Facebook, see you Friday ☘️

08/07/2024

Head to Butte, Montana for a weekend of 🍀 Irish cultural immersion, music and dance at An Rí Rá - the Montana Irish Festival! Enjoy a variety of cultural workshops, language lessons, and performances at this event.

📅 August 9-10, 2024

Butte's Irish roots run deep! Often referred to as the most Irish city in the US, Butte is still home to many people with Irish heritage. As many as a quarter of Butte's modern-day population is estimated to have Irish heritage, making Butte home to the highest percentage of Irish Americans per capita in the US.

What better place in the US to enjoy Irish music, dance, language and workshops than Butte? We hope to see you at An Rí Rá!

To see this year's event schedule, please visit: https://www.mtgaelic.org/anrira

08/06/2024

Calling all fiddle players!!
You do not want to miss out on this wonderful opportunity! Diana is amazing!
We encourage you to sign up for this workshop Friday morning!!
Please email Helen [email protected] with any questions, or to let her know you are going!

08/06/2024

The shuttle route for the An Ri Ra and provided by Butte-Silver Bow Transit is listed here. It will be a loop around the Uptown Historic District and people can park in the Uptown areas adjacent including the Parking Garage on Park Street and catch the shuttle to the Original. We will have some parking right next to the Original for handicapped parking to accommodate those in need. You can catch the shuttle along the loop but we ask you use caution and encourage cross walks or corners to flag down the shuttle.