The Montana Folk Festival — July 10-12, 2026 Schedule
FRIDAY – July 10
| Friday, July 10 | |
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| 6:30 PM |
Opening Welcome
|
| 6:45 PM | |
| 7:15 PM | |
| 7:30 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | |
| 8:15 PM | |
| 8:30 PM | |
| 9:00 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Friday, July 10 | |
|---|---|
| 6:30 PM |
Opening Welcome
|
| 6:45 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Friday, July 10 | |
|---|---|
| 7:15 PM | |
| 8:15 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Friday, July 10 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 PM | |
| 9:00 PM |
| Friday, July 10 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 PM | |
| 8:30 PM |
SATURDAY – July 11
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM |
TALK: Blues from the Desert to the Delta
|
| 12:15 PM | |
| 1:00 PM |
TALK: Hush of the Land
TALK: Hallelujah to Honky-Tonk
|
| 1:45 PM | |
| 2:00 PM |
Eli Hernandez: Blacksmith
Family Area with Salish Kootenai College
|
| 2:15 PM | |
| 3:00 PM |
TALK: Strings of Conversation
|
| 3:15 PM |
Montana’s Indigenous Poet Laureates
|
| 4:00 PM | |
| 4:15 PM |
Montana Fiddling Traditions
|
| 4:45 PM | |
| 5:15 PM | |
| 6:30 PM | |
| 7:00 PM | |
| 7:15 PM | |
| 7:30 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | |
| 8:15 PM | |
| 8:30 PM | |
| 9:15 PM | |
| 9:30 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM | |
| 5:15 PM | |
| 6:30 PM | |
| 7:30 PM | |
| 8:30 PM | |
| 9:30 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM |
TALK: Blues from the Desert to the Delta
|
| 1:00 PM |
TALK: Hallelujah to Honky-Tonk
|
| 2:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM | |
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM | |
| 7:15 PM | |
| 8:15 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:15 PM | |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM |
TALK: Strings of Conversation
|
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM | |
| 7:00 PM | |
| 8:00 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 12:15 PM | |
| 1:45 PM | |
| 3:15 PM | |
| 4:45 PM | |
| 7:30 PM | |
| 9:15 PM |
| Saturday, July 11 | |
|---|---|
| 1:00 PM |
TALK: Hush of the Land
|
| 2:00 PM |
Eli Hernandez: Blacksmith
Family Area with Salish Kootenai College
|
| 3:00 PM | |
| 3:15 PM |
Montana’s Indigenous Poet Laureates
|
| 4:15 PM |
Montana Fiddling Traditions
|
| 5:15 PM |
SUNDAY – July 12
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM |
TALK: Swapping Tunes
TALK: Latin Routes: Caribbean to East L.A.
|
| 12:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM |
Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering
|
| 1:15 PM | |
| 2:00 PM |
Native Traditions: Métis Fiddling
|
| 2:15 PM | |
| 3:00 PM |
Isaac and Louise
|
| 3:15 PM |
TALK: Sonic Landscapes through Stories and Song
|
| 4:00 PM |
Artist Show and Tell
|
| 4:15 PM | |
| 4:45 PM | |
| 5:00 PM | |
| 5:15 PM | |
| 5:30 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM |
TALK: Swapping Tunes
|
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:00 PM | |
| 5:00 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:30 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM |
TALK: Latin Routes: Caribbean to East L.A.
|
| 1:15 PM | |
| 2:15 PM | |
| 3:15 PM |
TALK: Sonic Landscapes through Stories and Song
|
| 4:15 PM | |
| 5:15 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | |
| 1:15 PM | |
| 3:00 PM | |
| 4:45 PM |
| Sunday, July 12 | |
|---|---|
| 12:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM |
Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering
|
| 2:00 PM |
Native Traditions: Métis Fiddling
|
| 3:00 PM |
Isaac and Louise
|
| 4:00 PM |
Artist Show and Tell
|
GENERAL INFO – The festival grounds open at 5:00 pm on Friday with an opening ceremony at “The Original” Stage at 6:30 pm. Music starts at 7:00 pm on four stages, the Original, the Seacast Quartz Street Stage, the Intermountain Health St. James Granite Street Stage, and the Northwest Energy Dance Pavilion Stage. All performers will be featured at one or more of the six venues throughout the weekend.
