National Folk Festival
Butte, Montana, USA
7/9/2010 - 7/11/2010Description
Butte, Montana has been awarded the honor of hosting the 70th-72nd renditions of the National Folk Festival, an annual event that has showcased the country's finest traditional artists since 1934. The National Folk Festival is the signature event of The National Council for the Traditional Arts. The NCTA founded and continues to organize the event in partnership with a new host community every three years. Cities that have hosted the National in the past -- Bangor, Maine, Lowell, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia -- have decided to carry on with a regional festival beyond the initial three-year run.
Performers
National performers of zydeco, bluegrass, blues, mariachi, celtic music and others -- To Be Announced
Venue
See website
Directions
Interstate 90 and Interstate 15 to Butte, Montana. Take Exit 126 to Historic Uptown Butte and follow signs to Festival site.
Times
Friday 5 pm to 10 pm Saturday 12 am to 10 pm Sunday 12 pm to 6:30 pm
Admission & Parking
Free
Website
http://www.nationalfolkfestival.com/
Infophone
406--497-6464
Email
geverett@mainstreetbutte.org