The 81st annual Mountain Folk Festival begins tomorrow, Friday April 1, from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and continues Saturday, April 2, from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Most activities will be held in Seabury Center or in nearby facilities on campus. Registration for this festival is $30 per dancer.
Started in 1935 as part of a Berea College outreach program, the Festival has trained a multitude of dancers and leaders of dance who have carried on folk traditions. The Mountain Folk Festival features traditional music and dance from Denmark, Appalachia and other areas that are taught to children from fourth grade through high school. This event has been held every year except for one year during World War II.
The purpose of this festival is to educate the next generation about the joy of dance and to continue an 80-year long tradition of folk dance at Berea College. For more information, call 859-985-3142 or visit https://www.berea.edu/mff/