Montana Folk Festival
- Dates
- Jul 9 to 11, 2027
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- uptown Butte (multiple outdoor stages)
- Price
- Free
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 23, 2026
Montana Folk Festival returns to Butte, MT, Jul 9 to 11, 2027. Froligo tracks free-entry details, attendee feedback and travel details.
Listen
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Lineup
2027 lineup not yet announced. Here's who played in 2026:
Getting there
Nearest airport BTM.
How do I get to Montana Folk Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Montana Folk Festival. The nearest major airport is BTM, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Festival shuttle
No single dominant named local shuttle operator was found for BTM (unlike Moab's Moab Express)
Book / info →Taxi & rideshare
Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) sits close to Butte by regional standards. Lyft is the practical rideshare option (Uber presence is thin/unconfirmed); Butte Cab Company covers local taxi service. Neither is festival-specific
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
Uptown Butte's stages/venues have no dedicated on-site lot the festival's official ground rules page directs attendees to 'take full advantage of festival parking lots and buses' rather than street parking. Free designated parking is at the Butte Civic Center (1370 Harrison Ave.) and near Butte High School (401 S. Wyoming St.), both with non-stop free shuttle service to the festival grounds (loading/unloading at the Civic Center bus transfer station, stops at the Dance Pavilion and the Original Mineyard main stage). ADA/special-needs parking is designated separately at 25 W. Quartz St., just west of the Butte Archives. Shuttles run from 4pm Friday and 11am Saturday/Sunday, per local coverage of the festival's transportation plan
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at BTM
Not essential for the festival itself (free Civic Center park-and-ride shuttle covers the weekend), but useful for fly-in attendees who want to explore southwest Montana (Fairmont Hot Springs, Anaconda, Helena, Bozeman) around the festival dates, especially since Butte hotels sell out and some attendees base in a nearby town instead
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
uptown Butte (multiple outdoor stages)
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Montana Folk Festival?
Hotels nearby 5
Airbnb & private camping
Multiple sources describe genuine Uptown/near-Uptown Airbnb inventory within walking distance of the main outdoor stage a real alternative to hotel rooms, which sell out for the festival weekend
Search Airbnb →Hipcamp lists 320+ options in the greater Butte area (cabins, glamping, RV, tent), averaging ~$20-40/night a budget alternative to a hotel room, though most listings sit outside Uptown itself (ranch/river settings) and would need a drive plus the Civic Center park-and-ride shuttle, or a personal vehicle, to reach the festival grounds. Separately, Butte-Silver Bow itself runs several free/low-cost first-come-first-served municipal camping options during festival weekend specifically pitched at festival-goers (McGruff Park tent-only, Copper Mountain Park limited tent, Foreman's Park at Mountain Con family/RV) plus the Butte KOA Journey campground (~0.5 mile from the Civic Center and its festival shuttle stop) none of these are Hipcamp listings, so they're noted here rather than in the hipcamp URL itself; worth folding into a future schema update since they're genuinely festival-weekend-relevant camping options this small-fest/urban-fest template doesn't have a slot for
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