New England Folk Festival 2018 in Mansfield MA
The New England Folk Festival will be held on Friday April 20th to Sunday April 22nd at Mansfield High School.  This great festival  features a wide variety of concerts, dance performances, workshops, family sing-alongs, childrens activities and jamming sessions. You’ll hear blues, ballads, celtic and other traditional songs and music.
Friday April 20 2018 7:00pm-11:30pm
Saturday April 21 2018 10:00am-5:30pm
Sunday April 22 2018 10:00am-5:30pm
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- Music: There is music everywhere! You will find jam sessions in the halls, instrument workshops, group singing, and performances of folk music throughout the Festival…turn the corner and music greets your ears. Bring your instruments; free instrument checking is provided (but no overnight storage). Practice rooms in the Middle School will be available on a sign-up basis for rehearsals and jam sessions.
- Participatory Dance: The Festival is known for its varied social dance program, which includes: A lot of contra and traditional square dancing, international folk dancing, couple dancing, swing dancing, English country, Scandinavian, and more. A particular favorite is the contra dance medley, originated at the NEFFA Festival. There are plenty of introductory workshops as well as sessions geared towards intermediate and advanced dancers.
- Dance Performances: Costumed ethnic performing groups have been a part of NEFFA since the beginning. We pride ourselves on hosting a huge variety of performances on stage from different cultures such as Middle Eastern, Serbian, Bulgarian, Egyptian, Chinese, and Scandinavian, to name a few.  Also, about a dozen morris teams dance outside of the High School during the day on Saturday and Sunday — a welcoming sight to new and returning Festival-goers alike.
- Family Events: NEFFA is a great place to bring your family. There are many family-oriented programs at the Festival, from dancing and singing to storytelling and puppets. Here ismore information that families with young children might need.
- Activity Room:Â A hands-on room for kids, teens, and adults to enjoy arts, crafts, and puppet play.
- Food:  Vendor booths and food trucks are open throughout the day and have a variety of offerings, including kid-friendly and vegetarian meals. Breakfast foods are available Saturday and Sunday AM. Take a look at our list of vendors to see the diversity of tasty eats. Come hungry!
- Crafts:Â Handmade items are for sale in the crafts room from a juried selection of vendors. Many exhibitors demonstrate their work.
- Folk Bazaar:Â endor booths are located in the middle school hallways and classrooms and offer a wide selection of folk-related wares, from music CDs to jewelry to puppets and more! Vendors hail from a wide variety of folk traditions.
- Performer Sales Table: Books and recordings by NEFFA performers are for sale, as well as NEFFA souvenirs and T-shirts.
- Discussion Sessions: Thought-provoking dialogues provide a great opportunity to network with other Festival attendees with similar interests. These moderated discussion sessions cover a wide range of topics.
Prices shown are for regular/member
| Type | Friday | Sat. Day, Sat. Eve. or Sun. |
Entire Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult (25-64) | $20/$18 | $30/$27 | $85/$77 |
| Senior (65+) | $15/$14 | $25/$23 | $70/$63 |
| Young Adult (18-24) | $15/$14 | $20/$18 | $60/$54 |
| Youth (9-17) | $10/$9 | $10/$9 | $25/$23 |
| Child (0-8) | free | ||