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Mini-Fest
- Concerts
- Contra Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Morris and Sword Dance
- Other Dance Traditions
- Storytelling
- Traditional Song
The Mini-Fest is a FREE Folk Festival featuring musical performances, dance demonstrations, singing and instrument workshops, family programing, and more! Join us Saturday, March 7th in Alexandria, VA.
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Indy Family Folk Dance
Rocky Ripple Town Hall 930 West 54th St, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us for more family fun at the Indy Family Folk Dance at Rocky Ripple Town Hall! Live music by Squirrel Butter and participatory dance led by an inclusive dance facilitator, Charmaine Slaven. No experience or dance partner required and all ages welcome! We'll focus on dances that our youngest participants can keep up with; […]
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Grapevine Storytelling
Busboys and Poets Takoma 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us on Wednesday, February 11 at 7:30 Eastern at Busboys and Poets Takoma; or, for out-of-towners, via Zoom. Our featured tellers this month are Jessica Piscitelli Robinson and Chetter Galloway! No pre-registration needed for in-person, but if you register, you will have access to the live stream and the recorded show for later. You […]
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The Flurry Festival
- Children's Programming
- Concerts
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Other Dance Traditions
- Playing Music
- Square Dance
- Storytelling
- Traditional Song
- Waltz
- Weekend
- Workshops and Lessons
One of the largest traditional participatory dance and music festivals in North America, the 2026 Flurry will take place February 13-15, 2026, and will feature dance and music such as swing, blues, contra, square dancing, Cajun, Zydeco, English country, Balkan, Scandinavian, Latin, waltz, tango, Scottish, fusion, international, Irish, balfolk, African, Appalachian, Asian, hip hop, techno contra, […]
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Junction Song Circle
Community Room, Greater Hartford UCC 1721 Maple St., White River Junction, VT, United StatesCome sing: Bring a ballad or traditional song to share! On the third Sunday of every month, we meet up in the community room of the Greater Hartford UCC in White River Junction to share ballads and other unaccompanied songs. Traditional British and North American ballads are our specialties: stark, spellbinding story-songs handed down orally […]
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Indy Family Folk Dance
Rocky Ripple Town Hall 930 West 54th St, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us for more family fun at the Indy Family Folk Dance at Rocky Ripple Town Hall! Live music by Squirrel Butter and participatory dance led by an inclusive dance facilitator, Charmaine Slaven. No experience or dance partner required and all ages welcome! We'll focus on dances that our youngest participants can keep up with; […]
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Junction Song Circle
Community Room, Greater Hartford UCC 1721 Maple St., White River Junction, VT, United StatesCome sing: Bring a ballad or traditional song to share! On the third Sunday of every month, we meet up in the community room of the Greater Hartford UCC in White River Junction to share ballads and other unaccompanied songs. Traditional British and North American ballads are our specialties: stark, spellbinding story-songs handed down orally […]
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Junction Song Circle
Community Room, Greater Hartford UCC 1721 Maple St., White River Junction, VT, United StatesCome sing: Bring a ballad or traditional song to share! On the third Sunday of every month, we meet up in the community room of the Greater Hartford UCC in White River Junction to share ballads and other unaccompanied songs. Traditional British and North American ballads are our specialties: stark, spellbinding story-songs handed down orally […]
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Indy Family Folk Dance
Rocky Ripple Town Hall 930 West 54th St, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us for more family fun at the Indy Family Folk Dance at Rocky Ripple Town Hall! Live music by Squirrel Butter and participatory dance led by an inclusive dance facilitator, Charmaine Slaven. No experience or dance partner required and all ages welcome! We'll focus on dances that our youngest participants can keep up with; […]
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New England Folk Festival
- Children's Programming
- Concerts
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Morris and Sword Dance
- Other Dance Traditions
- Outdoor Event
- Playing Music
- Square Dance
- Storytelling
- Traditional Song
- Waltz
- Weekend
- Workshops and Lessons
NEFFA attracts over 2000 attendees from all over the country and overseas and features close to 1000 performers. The Festival is unique because of the participatory nature of the events. Not only are there concerts and performances, but there are also opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with music, dance, and […]
Free – $120

Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.
Isaac Banner
Seth Tepfer
Christa Torrens
Ellie Shogren
Sharon Green
Dilip Sequeira