UPCOMING EVENTS
2022 DAY PASSES are available: May 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, and 30. June 5, 12, 19, and 25. July 2, 3, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 24, 25, 29, and 31. August 4, 7, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31.
Uke Fest 2022
May 27, 2022 - May 30, 2022
Meals included, camping and private lodging options available. Expand your skills and thrive in the aloha spirit of the ukulele at the Ashokan Uke Fest with host Ben Hassenger and his amazing teaching staff!
Fiddlers Day at Bearsville
May 29, 2022
Join us for a day of fabulous fiddle music at the Bearsville Theater! You’ll hear a variety of great fiddle styles including Old Time, Bluegrass, Country Swing, Cajun and Latin American. The day starts at 11am with a Family Hour featuring a recycled craft activity and musical fun for kids of all ages! And don’t miss the big fiddle jam that will end this fun packed day—bring an instrument to join in!
Hands On: Rainwater Catchment
June 12, 2022
10am, outdoors. Learn to capture, hold, and gravity feed this precious resource of potable distilled soft water falling from the skies as we install a 1550 gallon rain tank beside the old “seasons barn”
Tim Kliphuis & Jimmy Grant: Gypsy Jazz Concert
June 12, 2022
8pm concert in the Ashokan Performance Hall. Award-winning violin legend Tim Kliphuis (Holland) teams up with America’s rising star on gypsy jazz guitar Jimmy Grant (LA) to recreate 1930 in Paris, and celebrate the music of famed musical duo, Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.
Hands-On: Rain-fed Shower
June 19, 2022
10am, outdoors. 10am, outdoors. Help construct an outdoor rainwater-fed shower. For those who take the rainwater catchment and spring-development classes this class will round out your off-grid water knowledge.
Western & Swing BBQ & Dance
June 25, 2022
An opening-night BBQ, Concert, and Dance with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and members of the Western & Swing Week teaching staff. Join us in the outdoor pavilion for a lovely night of great food, music, and community!
Western & Swing Week 2022
June 26, 2022 - July 02, 2022
Meals included, camping and bunks available.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason host a fun and friendly full-week of vintage Jazz, Swing, Western-Swing, Country, and everything in between.
Northern Week BBQ & Dance
July 16, 2022
An opening-night BBQ, Concert, and Dance with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and members of the Northern Week teaching staff. Join us in the outdoor pavilion for a lovely night of great food, music, and community!
Northern Week 2022
July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022
Meals included, camping and bunks available.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason host a fun and friendly full-week of Northern-influenced traditional music & dance from New England to Québéquois to the musical roots overseas in Scandinavia, France, and the British Isles.
Acoustic Guitar Camp 2022
July 25, 2022 - July 29, 2022
Meals included, camping and bunks available. Ashokan Acoustic Guitar Camp offers guitarists of all levels an opportunity for real immersion and growth in a friendly environment where people can sing, jam and share valuable musical knowledge.
Family Camp 2022
July 31, 2022 - August 04, 2022
Meals included, camping and private lodging available.A laid-back, cross-generational escape into nature, music, arts, crafts, and interactive fun & games! Leave the screens, to-do lists, and household chores behind and experience 3 days and 4 nights of instrumental workshops, guided hikes, drumming, jamming, storytelling, songwriting, dance, movement games, hands-on art projects, wildlife exploration, canoeing, and campfire sing-alongs.
Bluegrass Camp 2022
August 08, 2022 - August 12, 2022
Meals included, camping and private lodging available.
Kimber Ludiker hosts a week of bluegrass instruction and jamming for guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, vocals and songwriting. Learn from inspirational teachers hand-picked to cultivate a magical environment after a long few years of not being able to learn in person!
Southern Week BBQ & Dance
August 13, 2022
An opening-night BBQ, Concert, and Dance with Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and members of the Southern Week teaching staff. Join us in the outdoor pavilion for a lovely night of great food, music, and community!
Southern Week 2022
August 14, 2022 - August 20, 2022
Meals included, camping and bunks available.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason host a fun and friendly full-week of Southern traditional music from the Bayou to the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. Enjoy a weekend of music and friendship.
Summer Hoot 2022
August 26, 2022 - August 28, 2022
Three days of music, nature, and community at The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY! Hear great roots music, see your friends and neighbors, join a jam or singalong, go for a guided hike, and sample great local food, beer, and cider! SLIDING SCALE DAY PASSES available for the whole community! Suggested $30/day for adults. Kids under 18 always free. Thank you to the Hootsters who buy in advance! Please spread the word to new folks and let them know about this amazing little festival!
Private Events
lisa.hurley@ashokancenter.org
Public Events
events@ashokancenter.org