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The Main Events
Chinese New Year
(January or February)
http://www.maiwah.org/ |
The Mai Wah Society also celebrates the arrival of the Chinese New Year with its annual Chinese New Year's Parade, the shortest and loudest (and sometimes coldest) Chinese New Year's Parade in the world.
This year's parade and celebration are set for Saturday, February 12th to honor the arrival of the Year of the Rooster.
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Wine Tasting Festival
(February)
www.bsbarts.org |
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St. Patrick's Day Parade
(March 17) |
St. Patrick's Day is an important event in Butte and on St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish. Come join the fun and festivities.
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Ghost Walks
(April)
http://www.miningmuseum.org/ |
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Farmers' Market
(Saturdays, May - September)
www.mainstreetbutte.org |
Since it was first established by the Butte Uptown Association in the summer of 1995, the Butte Farmers' Market has grown and has earned a reputation for providing shoppers with colorful and hardy hanging and bedding plants, farm fresh eggs, chickens, fruits and vegetables from many gardens in the Butte area, Hutterite colonies near Choteau, and Hmong vegetable gardens in the Missoula area.
Vendors provide a variety of baked goods, packaged sausages and other prepared foods. A variety of arts and crafts by artisans from throughout Southwest Montana are available each Saturday as well.
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Lunch in Emma Park
(Wednesdays, June - August)
http://www.mainstreetbutte.org/ |
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Anselmo Mine Yard Tours
(June, July and August)
http://www.miningmuseum.org/ |
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Freedom Festival
(July 3rd and 4th) |
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An Ri Ra - Montana Gaelic Cultural Festival
(August)
http://mgcsonline.org/ |
A sweeping look at Montana's Irish Culture.
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Mining Heritage Day
(September)
http://www.miningmuseum.org/ |
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Halloween Ghost Tour
(October)
http://www.mainstreetbutte.org/ |
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Annual Christmas Stroll
(December)
http://mainstreetbutte.org/ |
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