Acadia Festival of Traditional Music and Dance

Day one features core morning classes, afternoon workshops, and an evening concert.

The first night in the concert series features performers Adam Hendey & Alasdair White, Conor Hearn & Lauren Rioux, Don & Cindy Roy. Tickets are $25 and doors open at 7 p.m.

Full-time registrants of AFTMD attend progressive morning classes in their chosen major.
Afternoon programming (including enrichment workshops, jam sessions, ensembles, community singing and social dances) are open to full-time registrants and are also available to anyone wishing to drop in. The afternoon program, schedule and tickets (for one-off workshops, daily afternoon or weekly afternoon passes) are available here.

The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance gathers world-class performers, students and community members together at the beautiful oceanfront campus of College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine for awe-inspiring nightly concerts and dances, as well as daily classes and workshops. The 2026 gathering, held June 21-27, offers unparalleled instruction in fiddle, dance, piano, guitar, flute, community singing, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran, and harp.

Concerts are open to the public. Individual concert tickets and weekly concert passes can be purchased here. Seating in Gates Community Center is limited, and concerts often sell out well in advance, so make sure to plan ahead.