FESTIVALS (USA)

The international festivals listed below represent a network of folk dance festivals in the United States and a few elsewhere in the world. Each festival invites performance groups from throughout the world that represent their traditional music, dance, and culture. There are also many quality folk festivals existing in other countries which can be accessed through the C.I.O.F.F. organization. (www.CIOFFUSA.org)

The following festivals are listed in order of calendar date. Most festivals are annual so if the date you see is past, assume that the following year it will be at approximately the same time and check their website.

By definition, festivals are less participatory and more performance-oriented. See Workshops and Camps
if you are looking for a participatory dance event.

April 8 - May 9, 2010 WORLDFEST Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri www.bransonsilverdollarcity.com
June 24–July 1, 2010 PINEWOODS WEEKEND and FOLK DAYS Plymouth, Massachusetts 781-662-7475 www.facone.org
July 14-18, 2010 26TH WORLD CONGRESS ON DANCE RESEARCH Malaga, Spain http://www.orchesis-portal.org
July 22-August 1, 2010 FOLKMOOT USA www.folkmootusa.org/ 112 Virginia Avenue Post Office Box 658 Waynesville, NC 28786
Burley, Idaho -- July 28 -30 Rexburg, Idaho -- July 31- Aug 7 IDAHO INTERNATIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL http://www.rexcc.com/festival
July 9-10-11, 2010 72ND ANNUAL NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL (first presented in 1934 and the oldest multicultural festival in the nation) Butte, Montana For information, contact www.nationalfolkfestival.com
July 26 - 31, 2010 SPRINGVILLE WORLD FESTIVAL www.worldfolkfest.com/ Springville World Folkfest P.O. Box 306 Springville, UT 84663
November 20 - 22, 2009 HOLIDAY FOLK FAIR, Milwaukee, Wisconsin http://www.folkfair.org/

 

You can find a very complete and updated list of nearly every music and dance festival in the United States at www.thedancegypsy.comAnother wonderful site for festivals worldwide is: www.FolkloreFestivals.Com For more information on International Festival go to www.cioff.org

If you would like to add a festival to this webpage: contact the site master