# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Free Performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Billings, MT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 08 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Montana Shakespeare in the Parks for a FREE performance of Shakespeare’s "The Merchant of Venice" on July 8 and "Much Ado About Nothing" on July 9.

Pack a picnic, grab your friends, and enjoy this world class performance! 

Performances are FREE, and seating is first-come, first-served. We ask that tall chairs sit further back to allow those on blankets and in short chairs to see. 

Pre-show performance: TBD: Arrive early for a special pre-show performance! 

Outdoor location: Pioneer Park (301 Parkhill Dr, Billings MT)

Inclement weather location: North Park Center (6th Ave N, Billings MT)

Thank you to our hosts: Billings Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Department

 

There are two audio accessibility options available for each of our performances: 
1. Personal FM receivers and headphones are available to borrow from the merchandise table. 
2. A FREE app may be downloaded so that you can listen to audio from the show on your own personal device. (Please remember to bring your own headphones!) 
Follow these instructions: Download the AudioFetch app on your personal device (both iOS & Android compatible) 
- Connect your device to the WiFi network: Shakespeare! (no password required) 
- Open the AudioFetch app to listen to the audio!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/billings/free-performances-of-the-merchant-of-venice-and-much-ado-about-nothing-in-billings-mt/200029855502316
- **Event Categories**: workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 330

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Billings
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Pioneer Park
- **lat**: 45.787706777566
- **long**: -108.52380786002
- **full address**: Pioneer Park, 1766 3rd St W, Billings, MT 59101, United States

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/348d2334fe7427fbfc091374d7a27e221b3a376f94fa8eb27dc40d6b29a895e8-rimg-w1200-h628-dc607675-gmir?v=1775124945

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Free Performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Billings, MT being held?
  - **A:** Free Performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Billings, MT takes place on Wed, 08 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Pioneer Park, 1766 3rd St W, Billings, MT 59101, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Free Performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Billings, MT?
  - **A:** Free Performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Billings, MT is organized by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks.

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