| NetDescriptions | Beards, Brews, and Bikes is a motorcycle rally in Butte, MT, July 19th-21st. The rally will include a headline (ticketed) concert. This year our headliner is Little Texas on the night of Thursday the 19th. The rally will feature other bands and entertainment, outdoor pool tables, food, vendors, a beard competition, a bike show and shine, poker runs, loop runs, a motorcycle rodeo and more. For those who want a great photo with their bike, we can offer that to!
Fundraising - 100% of all proceeds generated via the beard and bike competition will go to first responders. We have also added to our charity fundraising. We will hold several events to not only raise awareness to the Montana fire season and the toll it takes on our firefighters and resources, but we will be collecting donations to aid these heroes in the coming fire season.
Transportation - There will be readily available transportation in case you have too much fun. Butte also has taxi service available and public transportation that can be viewed here http://buttebus.org/schedules/
Accommodations - Butte is surrounded by parks and national forest if you are interested in camping. There is a KOA available as well as open wilderness and camp locations. Some areas can be reserved for camping. Please visit https://montanastateparks.reserveamerica.com/welcome.do
Hotel Accommodations
There are many hotels available in both Butte and surrounding towns. Accommodations can also be made at local hot spring resorts. These can easily be found with a Google search or by visiting Trip Adviser.
Event Dates and times –
Vendor Hours of Operation 9:00am – 7:00pm
Site Hours
Thursday July 19th 10am – Midnight
Friday July 20th 10am – Midnight
Saturday July 21st – 10am – Midnight
Location –
Butte Civic Center
1340 Harrison Ave. Butte, MT 59701
Http://www.beardsbrewsbikes.com
When released for sale, tickets for the headline show will be available on the Civic Center Web site and via a link from our site.
Other things to do in Butte while visiting
There is so much that is incredible about Butte. If you haven't been here, it's worth the ride. Butte boasts Our Lady of the Rockies, the fourth largest statue in the United States. Butte also holds a very haunted history. In 1917, 168 miners died in the Granite/Spectacular Mine Disaster. A monument memorializes over 2000 miners that perished in Butte mines. Some other sites include Berkley Pit, World Museum of Mining, Mai Wah Museum, the Headframes and much more. In the vicinity of Butte you can visit Virginia and Nevada city, and Bannack Ghost Town, Homestake Pass. You can check out local sites here as wellLocal Siteseeing. Don't forget Evel Days the following weekend!
Butte also has a unique liquor law: The city of Butte, Montana, prohibits open containers only between 2am and 8am. Drinking openly in the street is allowed throughout the city. Please don't drink and ride though. Contact our event staff and we will get you where you need to go. |