Flurry Festival
Experience the rich diversity of cultural traditions in America and around the world through Flurry's intergenerational community of participatory music and dance!
The Flurry Festival, Presidents' Day Weekend in Saratoga Springs, is in its 36th year of bringing the joys of dance and music-making to the Capital Region. As a family-friendly and participatory celebration of dozens of genres of traditional dance and music, Flurry provides a welcoming and beginner-friendly environment in which to learn new styles of dance, build your instrumental skills, sing together in harmony, jam with friends, or simply watch and listen to a huge variety of dance and musical genres.
Children 12 and under attend free with accompanying adult!
Activities for families run all weekend long, and include concerts, storytelling, puppet show, singing, movement games, Stuntology, and more; find details at www.flurryfestival.org/family.
Here's a taste of what else you'll find at the 2024 Flurry Festival:
Dance performances, workshops and participatory sessions, including a Dance Round the World Showcase, Swing, Contra, Morris, West African Drum and Dance, Square Dance, Waltz, Bal folk, Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Tango, Chinese Folk Dance, Appalachian Flatfooting, Salsa, Cuban, Scandinavian, Country Line Dancing, Polish Dance, English Country, Scottish Country, Irish Step Dance, Sean-Nos, Tap Dance, Community Barn Dance, International Folk Dance
Storytelling performances and workshops with The Storycrafters, Joe and Jesse Bruchac, and Storytelling and Singing Games with Peter and Mary Alice Amidon
Instrumental Workshops where you can watch the session as a performance, or bring an instrument and join in – Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar, and others
Jam Sessions for many musical styles: Cape Breton, Quebecois, Pan-Celtic, Waltz Book, Old Time, Contra Tunes, Scandi, English, Swing, Cajun, Teen Jam
Participatory Singing Sessions such as Shape Note, Gospel Harmony, Funny Songs and Sing-a-Longs, Song Swap, Round Singing, Pub Sing, French Singing
Traditional music concerts: Enjoy listening to live music every hour throughout the Festival – Jazz, Blues, Appalachian, Music of the Workers, Songs of Pete and Woody, Piano Concerts, and more
Performers can be found at flurryfestival.org/performer-list
Tickets at the door or online at flurryfestival.org/tickets
Facebook event at www.facebook.com/events/886025556294526
The Flurry Festival is an event of the DanceFlurry Organization, and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
