Ring in 2025 with a delightful mix of swing, cajun, contras, squares, and more - at the Ashokan Center. Music by Jay & Molly with Swingology, T’Monde, and Midnight on the Water with called dances by John Krumm and Erica Weiss.
A winter weekend of exceptional roots music and down-home fun for all ages. Drop by for your favorite bands or activities or stay the whole weekend. Lineup, schedule, and tickets & lodging coming 11/28 at 9am ET.
This exciting specialized field trip program is open to string students (violin, viola, cello, bass) and their teachers, mentors, and parents. Enjoy top-flight strings instruction plus singing, dancing, nature hikes, and some very special hands-on crafts.
Enjoy everyone's favorite hot beverage - choose from 8 delicious flavors in a lovely winter setting! Plus live music, food, guided hikes, blacksmithing, and more! 10am - 2pm
This exciting specialized field trip program is open to string students (violin, viola, cello, bass) and their teachers, mentors, and parents. Enjoy top-flight strings instruction plus singing, dancing, nature hikes, and some very special hands-on crafts.
The Youth Empowerment & Sustainability Summit (YESS) is a global climate solution and leadership summit for young people who are ready to change their lives and their communities by working towards climate resilience.
Come enjoy a day of maple sugaring, pancakes, and good times for all ages! Blacksmithing demos, live music, cozy campfires, and guided hikes to the place where the magic happens - the sugar shack! 10am - 2pm daily.
Earth lovers of all ages are invited to Earth Fest for food, fun, and a variety of planet-friendly activities including wildlife, live music, story readings, hikes, crafts, and more! 12 - 4 pm
Learn tunes by ear, gain confidence and experience on your instrument, and build a fantastic group medley arrangement, with world-class Scottish traditional musicians and teachers, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas.
Un nuevo festival de música y arte abierto al público con música, vendedores de comida, caminatas por la naturaleza, actividades para niños y más - ¡todo en español! Celebrate Latin culture, food, music, and the arts at the Ashokan Center! 12pm - 5pm
Emily Schaad hosts this rollicking weekend for musicians and dancers of all levels. Deepen your playing, build your repertoire, make new friends, and jam until the wee hours.
Expand your skills and thrive in the aloha spirit of the ukulele at the Ashokan Ukulele Weekend with host Ben Hassenger and his amazing teaching staff! You’ll meet new people, learn new techniques and styles, and gain confidence as a player.
The Ashokan Center is proud to present this evening concert in the Performance Hall to showcase the exciting 2025 Uke Fest teaching staff.
Enjoy a big evening of music and fun from these masters of the ukulele.
Dine, dance, or just enjoy a great evening of Swing & Classic Country music under Ashokan’s outdoor pavilion! Learn swing & two-step basics and then get down to live music by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and the Western & Swing Week house band.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason host a fun and friendly full-week of traditional music & dance from New England, Québec, England, Sweden, and France. Beginners welcome!
Ashokan Acoustic Guitar Camp offers guitarists of all levels an opportunity for real immersion and growth in a friendly environment. Come sing, jam, and incorporate new styles and techniques into your playing!
Don’t let the summertime fly by without some quality JOY with your kids or grandkids. Ashokan Family Camp is a laid-back, cross-generational escape into nature, music, arts, crafts, and interactive fun & games! From babies to teens and parents to grandparents, you’ll leave with hearts full of music and family memories to last a lifetime.
Kimber Ludiker hosts a week of bluegrass instruction and jamming for guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, vocals and songwriting. Jam with and learn from inspirational teachers hand-picked to cultivate a magical musical environment.
Enjoy the Bluegrass Camper & Staff Concert, then pick a few tunes at the jam. This is an open community night on the last night of Ashokan's Bluegrass Camp. 6pm dinner (optional), 7:30pm concert
Dine, dance, or just enjoy a great evening of Cajun, Créole, Zydeco, and Old Time string band music under Ashokan’s outdoor pavilion! Learn dance basics and then join in the square dance, Cajun, and Zydeco party.
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. Have fun learning and playing together!
Join us for a fabulous evening of 5-string bliss in the performance hall with Scott Hopkins, Abigail Washburn, Mike + Ruthy, Joe Newberry, Peter Davis, and Ned Luberecki. 7:30pm
It’s Ashokan’s third annual Banjo Weekend, featuring all styles and levels of instruction, jamming, and fun-filled banjo inspiration with Scott Hopkins, Mike Merenda, Joe Newberry, Peter Davis, Ned Luberecki and Abigail Washburn.