NEFFA is more than the annual Festival! The New England Folk Festival Association is a non-profit educational and cultural organization founded more than 80 years ago, with the mission of preserving and nurturing living folk arts and traditions, in New England and elsewhere. In addition to the Festival, NEFFA organizes a regular contra dance, runs […]
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Deadline snuck up on you? It’s not too late, but you’d better hurry–you have until WEDNESDAY, October 15 at 11:59pm. We want YOU to apply to perform at NEFFA!
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We are particularly eager for applications involving mentoring for those who wish to improve on their skills, and structured jams — both instrumental and singing — especially slow jams. If you’re a new leader, now’s the time!
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Put your thinking caps on, call your friends, and get ready to submit your NEFFA applications before October 15!
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The Marketplace features an internationally diverse group of vendors, including craftspeople showcasing their own work, organizations offering services to the folk music, dance, and song community, and commercial vendors with products of special interest to the folk community. We are continuously seeking to increase the diversity of vendors and products in the Marketplace. If you
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We always look forward to seeing many familiar faces and classic NEFFA sessions return (see Schedule), but we are especially excited to welcome new faces and hear your ideas for new sessions. If you have friends who might be a good fit for NEFFA, please pass this along.
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PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE TO APPLY!!! It is so much easier if the applications come in continuously over the application period, rather than all at once at the end. We are strict about these deadlines — NEFFA is a gigantic operation, and without structure everything would fall apart. THANK YOU in advance
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NEFFA is ramping up our family events programming for 2026! We are particularly eager for applications involving family-oriented participatory events and activities – dancing, creative drama, storytelling/acting, singing, mummers’ plays, juggling, circus arts, craft demonstrations, etc. If you have ideas for performers, please pass on this invitation directly to your network and encourage them to
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We are particularly eager for applications involving folk traditions underrepresented at NEFFA, especially from Asia, Africa, and South America. If you know performers in these traditions, please pass this invitation along – personal networks are always the best! New to the Festival? Check out our Festival Page for the kinds of events we look for
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The New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) will be held on April 24-26, 2026 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Royal Plaza Dr West, Marlborough, MA 01752. For more information, please see our Festival homepage. NEFFA is an all-volunteer festival made possible by contributions of time and talent from our hundreds
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