Major Area Events
Butte is Montana's Festival and Tournament Headquarters.
SUMMER EVENTS
These summer staples in Butte recur weekly and are a great taste of Butte!
BUTTE FARMER'S MARKET
Saturdays - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
mid May thru early October
Along Park Street between Montana St. & Main St. in Uptown Butte
MUSIC ON MAIN
Thursdays - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
late June thru August
On Main Street between Park & Broadway in Uptown Butte
LUNCH IN THE PARK
Wednesdays - 11 a.m to 2 p.m.
late June thru August
Emma Park in Uptown Butte
West Porphyry St between South Colorado St & South Dakota St
YEAR-ROUND ENTERTAINMENT
These venues host events year-round and offer a peek at Butte's art and entertainment scene.
COVELLITE THEATRE
215 West Broadway Street
The Covellite Theatre, originally built as the First Presbyterian Church in 1896, is a Gothic masterpiece that has stood in the heart of Uptown Butte for nearly 130 years.
With its striking Gothic arched window and a magnificent rose window, the theatre provides a unique backdrop and exceptional acoustics for performances.
The venue's name comes from covellite, a rare, iridescent indigo blue mineral found in places like Mount Vesuvius, Germany, Argentina, and, notably, Butte / Silver Bow County, Montana.
Today, the Covellite Theatre hosts a variety of events, including live music, stage plays, comedy, film, and dance lessons. It also provides arts education programs and is dedicated to illuminating the human experience through theatrical productions.
MOTHER LODE THEATRE
316 West Park Street
Between 1912 and 1921, Butte, Montana, flourished, leading to a wave of new construction, including the six-story Masonic Temple and a 1,200-seat Temple Theatre. Funded by private donations, the theatre opened in 1924 and was later renamed the Fox Theatre. After decades of decline, the community rallied to save the venue from demolition in the late 1980s. A nonprofit, the Butte Center for the Performing Arts, raised over $3 million to restore the theatre, renaming it the Mother Lode Theatre in 1996 to honor Butte’s mining heritage.
The Mother Lode Theatre is a striking example of classical architecture with rich Masonic symbolism. Its design features a traditional proscenium arch, a gilded tin-paneled ceiling, and 130 hand-painted squares adorned with Masonic shields and crests. The theatre also includes a separate 106-seat Orphan Girl Theatre, funded by a bequest in 1997.
Over its history, the theatre has hosted legendary performers, including Betty Compson, Louis Armstrong, and the Vienna Boys Choir. The city of Butte itself has welcomed famous names like Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, and Amelia Earhart. Today, the Mother Lode is a cultural cornerstone, hosting the Mother Lode Series, Butte Symphony, Montana Repertory Theatre, and many other local and national performances.
Friday,
July 3, 2026
Big M
Freedom Fest - 3rd of July Fireworks Show
Butte’s iconic celebration can be traced back to 1876 with a 134-gun salute and parade.
Today, Town Pump is happy to participate in a celebration that brings so many families together in one great community.
Friday, July 10 -
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Uptown Butte
Montana Folk Festival
The Montana Folk Festival is one of the Northwest’s Largest FREE Outdoor Music Festivals.
The Montana Folk Festival features performances and demonstrations by over 200 of the nation’s finest musicians, dancers, and craftspeople. It showcases multiple performances by more than 20 Artists/groups on six stages including a dance pavilion dedicated to participatory dancing, a family stage with performances appealing to children of all ages, and a Montana folklife stage. In addition to the performance stages, there are several themed festival areas: the Montana Folklife Area, the Family Area, two Festival Marketplaces and the Festival Food Courts.
The festival site is situated in the heart of the nation’s largest National Historic Landmark District. Open-air and tented sites will provide a variety of performance venues ranging from intimate stages to amphitheater-sized venues. The Original Stage, which offers a panoramic view of Butte’s historic high rise buildings and the surrounding mountains, is located on the site of the historic Original Mineyard, with its dramatic headframe that is a remnant of Butte’s early days as an underground copper mining center.
Saturday, July 18, 2026*
Continental Divide Trail
Butte 100 Mountain Bike Race
Welcome to the most difficult mountain bike race in the country: The Butte 100. The Butte 100 race weekend consists of three individual races, a 100 mile, 50 mile and the Sorini 25, taking place atop the Continental Divide just outside of Butte, Montana.
The race has grown from a small group of dedicated locals on a gravel road, to world-class athletes competing on world-class trails. With outstanding partnerships with the USFS, BLM, community of Butte, our generous sponsors, and the “neon army” of volunteers, the Butte 100 races continue to provide the best mountain bike racing experience possible.
Butte, Montana
Butte, as the first major city in Montana and, at one time, the largest city west of the Mississippi River between Chicago and San Francisco, can accurately lay claim to the title of 'Montana's most historic city.' From its early days as a mining camp, to the rise of the Copper Kings and the resulting birth of the labor movement, through the industrialization and decline of mining, and down to a present marked by an environmental and urban renaissance, Butte's history is as colorful and diverse as the landscape of Montana.
