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Presenting fine traditional arts in Central Pennsylvania since 1985

Summer 2024 Calendar

August 9-11 - Susquehanna Folk Festival

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Susquehanna Folk Festival a success! And congratulations to The Honey Badgers, winners of our 2024 Emerging Artist Showcase! Evening concerts featured Cape Breton superstars Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy (Friday), jazzy Texas Swing trio Hot Club of Cowtown (Saturday), and the joyously unconventional Klezmatics (Sunday).

FREE programming on Saturday and Sunday featured hands-on kids’ activities, jam sessions, folk dancing, and mini-concerts from local artists Bobbi Carmitchell, Brazilian Vibes, Tanjo & Crow, and more. Our Emerging Artist Showcase and Archive Challenge round out Saturday and Sunday, getting us warmed up for matinée concerts with African-American roots artist Hubby Jenkins and Venezuelan-Appalachian fusion duo Larry & Joe.

Dance highlights included two contradances (with the Contra Rebels and the Dead Sea Squirrels) and a Swing Dance Sunday evening with Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five.

Definitely the best weekend of the summer!

Sat, August 17 - Apprenticeship Celebration

Apprenticeship Celebration Apprenticeship Celebration Harrisburg
Join us for performances, demonstrations, and stories shared by this year’s SFMS/PCA Traditional Arts apprentices and the master artists who mentored them. This year’s apprentices are studying leadership in Black gospel music, the harmonium in Nepali folk music, and Irish traditional music. This event is part of our “Bringing It Home” series, presented by our Susquehanna Folk Arts Center. Saturday, August 17 at the Fredricksen Library. MORE