Once again, we are offering special “Sampler Tickets” for people who are new to NEFFA or who just want to shop and spectate for a few hours. Sampler tickets, which cost $10 each (ages 8 and under free), can be purchased for Saturday April 25 from 11am-4pm, and/or Sunday 10am to 5:30pm.  Sampler admission gives […]

Advance tickets for NEFFA 2026 are now available! The Festival will be held April 24-26 at the Best Western Royal Trade Hotel and Conference Center in Marlborough, MA.  Details can be found on our website. This year’s ticket prices are the same as last year’s: the All-Festival ticket price is $120; individual sessions are $45

Sign up now at https://www.neffa.org/volunteer/ Why volunteer at NEFFA? There are lots of reasons – here are just a few:Hedonistic – It’s fun & you make new friends!Altruistic – You love NEFFA and want to help make the Festival happen!Materialistic – You can earn free or reduced admission! NEFFA is a volunteer-run Festival. Over 250

NEFFA Flyers and postcards have been printed, and should be available at dances and other events soon, starting with the Flurry! Please fill out the NEFFA Contact Form or ask Jonathan Young directly for small quantities of the Festival flyer or other printed information. If you want to print out your own, you can download the

Advance tickets for the 2026 Festival will go on sale on March 1.  This year’s ticket prices are the same as last year’s: the All-Festival ticket price is $120; individual sessions are $45 each, and Friday evening is $25. As always, there are discounts for NEFFA members, seniors, and young people. You can earn free

NEFFA 2026 would like to announce our largest ever program! We have close to 300  events in five dance halls and six folk music and song venues. Dance the day and night away with contras and squares, couple and social dance, and international dances from all over the world. Raise your voices in song with dozens

Help NEFFA while you promote your business or service! NEFFA Program Books are picked up by festival-goers, kept as souvenirs, and provide entertainment and reference for months to come. Ad revenue helps us defray the cost of producing the books, which lets us keep admission prices as low as possible. Advertising opportunities are open NOW!

Participation in the NEFFA Festival includes risk of exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including but not limited to COVID-19. Attendance is at your own risk. For the 2026 NEFFA Festival, vaccination and masking were optional.  We strongly believe that the COVID vaccines are highly effective at preventing disease and for making the disease

According to our by-laws, we aim “to preserve folk traditions in New England and elsewhere, to encourage the continuance and further development of a living folk culture, and to promote and encourage high standards of quality and performance in the folk arts”. How do we do this? By running a Festival every April! Planning for

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